Recorded incidents of such wastewater flow from the mushroom-growing site date back more than 30 years, authorities say.

Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. faces $67-million lawsuit, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.

The Anderson Dam earthquake-proofing project will take at least two years longer and cost much more than initially planned.

San Jose cleared homeless people out of their illegal camps this year at more than 11 times the rate it had in 2013, according to a new report.

Omar Torres has dropped his challenge to Tony Estremera for the District 6 Santa Clara Valley Water District seat.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District says it spent $1.4 million this year on 571 cleanups of creekside camps in San Jose and South County.

In the last 12 months, the water district has taken great strides to reduce the risk of flooding in vulnerable communities along Coyote Creek.

To ensure that everyone can enjoy the holiday, local charities will spend the rest of the week distributing turkeys to needy families.

Since an historic flood in February, San Jose and the water district have spent the past nine months bolstering defenses against future disasters.

The City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to extend the interim rent control cap, which sunsets Dec. 31.

San Jose has named a successor for outgoing City Manager Norberto Dueñas: his second-in-command, David Sykes.

Faced with burgeoning homeless population, San Jose will consider changing up its zoning rules to allow for more shelters.

A group of flood victims have filed claims against local agencies that they say failed to protect them from the February flood.

Silicon Valley’s flood protection agency might have prevented the Anderson Dam from overflowing earlier this year, but failed to act.

In a bit to improve transparency, San Jose will consider increasing the frequency of its lobbying reports.

San Jose this week adopted a $3.2 billion budget that allocates money for disaster response and re-housing people displaced by the flood.