The grand jury report, titled "Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa Clara City Council," alleged unethical relationships between multiple members of the City Council and the 49ers. Becker allegedly leaked a draft of the report at least three days ahead of its planned Oct.10 release.

Karen Stitt was last seen by her teenage boyfriend walking at night toward a Sunnyvale bus stop between El Camino Real and Wolfe Road, in early September 1982. Her body was found 100 yards away.

Anh Colton, 48, of Cupertino, has had no law enforcement experience in the last five years. California law requires that candidates for sheriff have at least one year of law enforcement experience within the last five years. 

If Rosen’s totals hold above 50% he will be declared the winner. He was unopposed in his previous two re-election bids.

Gilroy Officer Catalina Fraide’s disciplined response in September 2021 to a live-fire ambush by a violent felon intent on killing police officers is a credit to her training, professionalism and courage, wrote Deputy District Attorney Robert Baker.

Santa Clara County prosecutors will seek treatment, rehabilitation and accountability for repeat non-violent offenders.

William Gerry, a former San Jose city inspector, was convicted of extorting bribes and molesting children.

The victim's uncle, Rene Aaron Hernandez-Santos,19, and grandfather Rene Trigueros Hernandez, 59, were arrested Wednesday by the San José Police Department's Special Operations Division, MERGE Unit, and charged with felony child abuse in the 2021 death of Arely Naomi Proctor.

One grant will fund 10 artists to paint murals for a walkable art corridor in East San Jose, while others included the NAACP and neighborhood associations in Cassell and Welch Park in San Jose.

Cain Velasquez arraigned on attempted murder charges in relation to Feb. 28 shooting.

Superior Court Judge Christopher Rudy is allowing Santa Clara County's lawsuit against Calvary Chapel San Jose to continue. The county wants to collect $2.8 mllion in fines for violating county health orders prohibiting indoor gatherings and requiring people to wear masks.

'I now hold a deeper understanding of the perspectives and needs of survivors and a broader view of the crossroads of sexual violence and mass incarceration.'

Robert Foster, 48, of Morgan Hill, pleaded no contest to a series of felony fraud charges in connection with his security business and will be sentenced to three years in county jail and two years of mandatory supervision. Foster will repay $1.13 million to Everest National Insurance and the Employment Development Department.

Santa Clara County prosecutors said today they do not have enough evidence to file charges against Benjamin David Calderon, whom Gilroy Police arrested Oct. 30 in relation to a fatal shooting at a Gilroy city councilmember’s home. 

The state Attorney General's Office cleared Christopher Schumb of two felony charges Monday morning, citing lack of evidence

The public defender failed to disclose that he previously argued in support of Stanford student Brock Turner’s “lenient” sentence in June 2016.