Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies apprehended two men suspected of armed robberies in Cupertino early Saturday, after a vehicle pursuit through several cities ended in a foot chase off Highway 85.

The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office announced this week that five officers who shot and killed a domestic violence suspect in Redwood City in November will not be charged in the case. Abran Gutierrez, 36, died in the shooting on Nov. 15 on El Camino Real, a main thoroughfare in the city, near the intersection with Maple Street, police and prosecutors said.

Annie Corbett, 55, formerly of Redwood City, was charged in October 2020 with wire fraud in connection with Corbett Group Homes, Inc., a company that provided foster care for children and adolescents in group homes. 

Hundreds of health care and support workers at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City are striking today, calling for better working conditions and a new contract. Picketing began at 6 a.m. at the hospital located at 170 Alameda de las Pulgas. Nurses assistants, aides, surgical technologists, respiratory therapists, cooks and others took part in the demonstration, according to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 829.

Peter Michael Columbo, a 55-year-old Redwood City resident, was a part-time coach employed by the city in Palo Alto's middle school athletic program, at Greene (formerly Jordan) Middle School between 2015 and 2019. 

Two men have been charged with hate crimes in Santa Clara County for separate assaults against an Asian American woman walking her dog in Los Gatos and a 93-year-old Persian American in San Jose. According to a press release today by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, Richard Hanford, 62, of Los Gatos, told an Asian American woman: “This is America, (expletive deleted)” before striking her on a sidewalk in Los Gatos. David Greenburg, 56, of Redwood City, spit at an elderly San Jose Persian American man and told him: “Go back to your (expletive deleted) country.”

Both are charged with misdemeanor hate crime charges.

Redwood City Police arrested bouncer on an assault charge in beating of a customer at a Brewster Avenue wine bar.

As the valley’s tech companies have driven the U.S. economy since the Great Recession, the region remains one of the most unequal.

This year, ticket-holders can host or join screening parties, a nod to Cinequest’s in-person soirees after film credits roll. 

Sean Kali-Rai said the city has been dragging its feet on a policy that the council asked to prioritize three years ago.

As wildfire and mudslide threats prompt mountain residents to flee, Silicon Valley’s remote workers are eager to take their place.

According to Cal-OSHA, Kaiser’s San Jose Medical Center is one of the top pandemic-safety violators in the state.

A blog post published today names a litany of cops whose apparent prejudice calls into question the integrity of their policing.

Tipsters who help lead to a conviction of Marcos Lopez-Cabera may qualify for a cash reward from Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers.

The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues.

Nancy Nordland told police that they have the wrong suspect, reportedly asking: “Do I have a twin walking around somewhere?”