Former Councilman Johnny Khamis suggests CEQA reforms to keep businesses in California and address rising housing costs.

While much has been made of tech’s unwillingness to work with the Pentagon, startups are still plumbing the industry’s ties to the military.

George Shultz died Saturday at his Stanford home at the age of 100.

The order stems from an appeal filed by one of several defendants accused of conspiring to exchange bribes for concealed gun permits

In the current election cycle, Californians are being asked to weigh in on two more changes to the tax-slashing constitutional amendment.

State Sen. Jim Beall said he’d like to introduce one more mental health parity bill before he terms out—though he’s still working out the details.

Sam Liccardo will be speaking in front of the House Subcommittee on Environment at 7am today, Pacific Standard Time.

In light of the immigration issues dominating the headlines, here’s a rundown of key data about immigration in San Jose and beyond.

Two unions repping nurses in the expanded county-run hospital system are at odds over differing interpretations of a labor-relations law.

Is the California Environmental Quality Act an unfair tool for anti-development activists, or a developer scapegoat?

Extensive records requests San Jose Inside filed with law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area show that the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has become ground zero for concealed weapon permit requests.

How many more years will the country and Silicon Valley put up with broken promises made to our children, before it is too late for us to recover from the lack of political will? This year we commemorate the 30-year anniversary of a national report that provided a clarion call to improve our public education system.

Sitting in section 101 at the Oracle Arena on Saturday night, I was struck by something rock star Tom Petty said during his song “Mystic Eyes.” He came to the microphone and said “wouldn’t it be great if, for one moment, everything was all right.” I shouted in agreement then.

Twelve hours later, however, I found myself wondering what that statement would really mean to most baby-boomers filling that sold-out concert. I am certain we would not get unanimity on any issue, but the subject of this column might have the most agreement.