An activist and housing rights advocate urges voters to elect Don Rocha as Santa Clara County supervisor.

Silicon Valley needs to protect aging residents from evictions, which can compromise the health and wellbeing of senior citizens.

Advocates for the elderly say the housing crisis imperils the health of seniors, who are harder hit than most tenants when faced with eviction.

A renter who has been fighting eviction and accused her landlord of subjecting her to dangerous and squalid living conditions lost her case.

San Jose police on Sunday fatally shot a man reportedly wielding an ax. The incident marks the city’s sixth officer-involved shooting of 2017.

San Jose’s City Council on Tuesday will hold a contentious debate on new ways to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable.

Women often feel we should support other women running for office. But a few local female candidates prove the importance of substance over sisterhood.

Actors Max Carver, Danny Glover and Kendrick Sampson spoke at South Bay college campuses Thursday to rally support for Bernie Sanders' campaign.

Sheriff Laurie Smith left in the middle of a hearing on jail reforms Tuesday, but her early exit rubbed some people the wrong way.