Police are now looking claims that Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta pressed his clothed groin on a young woman, sources say.

Some hoped Santa Clara County would take a cue from San Francisco and other cities that erased pot convictions in the wake of Prop. 64.

The #MeToo ethos fuels the effort to oust Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky from the bench in an unprecedented recall election.

The city of Mountain View will host a forum on Wednesday to discuss the limits on our right to free expression.

Santa Clara County will study how to speed up rape kit analysis, which typically takes more than three months to complete.

SJPD has seen an increase in sexual assault reports. But they aren’t sure whether rapes are rising, or whether more victims are speaking up.

Proponents of the recall submitted nearly 95,000 signatures—well above the 58,634 valid names needed to land on the ballot.

A Santa Clara County inmate died in custody early Thursday by what officials are calling an apparent suicide.

Inmates and their advocates call Santa Clara County’s jail grievance system unfair because of an official’s alleged conflict of interest.

Three Santa Clara County jail guards convicted of fatally beating a mentally ill inmate will serve 15 years to life in prison.

San Jose saw a sharp increase in violent crimes in 2017, according to preliminary data that the city expects to finalize later this month.

Shocking allegations shut down Life Choices rehab in 2014, but the people in charge dispute the charges and are back in business.

Jon Gundry walked away from his post as county schools chief with $151,000 in severance pay and benefits through July 2018.

Authorities concluded that Santa Clara police acted lawfully when they fatally shot an unarmed, mentally ill man.

Milpitas’ City Council authorized the firing of its embattled City Manager Tom Williams in a 4-0 vote Tuesday.

One of the key organizers of the white supremacist rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville has roots in the South Bay.