The DA claims that a sheriff’s official falsified an application for a concealed carry weapon permit for the South County supervisor.

The names appear on a list from the Sheriff’s Office, which is under investigation by the DA for the way it grants concealed gun permits.

Santa Clara County’s six-term sheriff and her closest allies are the subject of an ongoing criminal inquiry led by the office of DA Jeff Rosen.

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is heading for a runoff for the first time since her election five terms ago in 1998.

A new petition is calling on Franklin-McKinley school trustee and accused felon John Lindner to resign.