Authorities say Andre William Furtado, a Watsonville resident, exploited and abused victims for years.

A pair of reports recently presented to county officials underscore some of the difficulties in tackling modern-day slavery in Silicon Valley.

Sentencing for the Saratoga business owner has been set for 9am on Sept. 20 in Department 30 at the Hall of Justice.

A 33-year-old Stockton man has been charged with sex-trafficking a young woman from San Jose to Salt Lake City.

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.

After three hours of public testimony and discussion, city leaders tabled a vote on how to better regulate cannabis clubs.