San Jose road crews face daunting crop of new potholes from rain
Potholes on Bay Area roads are being made worse by the recent severe weather, with work crews across the region working hard to make repairs quickly.
Woman helping Bay Area immigrants recalls harrowing border crossing as a child
Andrea Orea sees America's confusing and sometimes chaotic immigration system from a front-row seat.
Chinook salmon return to urban watershed in the Santa Clara County
A growing number of wild Chinook salmon are turning up and spawning in a most unlikely place: an urban stream in the South Bay.
Silicon Valley event calls attention to Latina employee pay gap
Latina Equal Pay Day calls attention to compensation inequity among the fastest-growing segment in the American work force.
BART San Jose extension threatens longtime small businesses in its path
The long awaited BART extension to San Jose is taking some key steps forward, but the progress could lead to some longtime downtown small businesses getting squeezed out.
East Bay non-profit receives community help to build bikes for kids
An East Bay storage container company is teaming up with a local non-profit to make the holidays a little brighter for hundreds of young people.
VTA looks to hire new bus drivers amid nationwide shortage
Wait times are getting longer for bus riders in Santa Clara County just as bus ridership is rebounding after the pandemic, largely due to a nationwide shortage of drivers.
Iranian hair salon owner stands up for human rights in her homeland
A visit to Nooshi Nayak's hair salon in San Jose was always about more than a cut and a blow dry.
Bay Area's Muwekma Ohlone tribe struggles to get official recognition
When Monica Arellano drives across the Santa Clara Valley with her 12-year-old son Lucas, she's reminded of the hundreds of generations of her Muwekma Ohlone ancestors who originally called this area home.
Tech cutbacks, slow recovery concern San Jose restaurant owner
As a growing number of Silicon Valley companies cut back and announce layoffs, a South Bay restaurant owner is worried about the ripple effects.
Santa Clara County Sheriff candidates weigh in on plans for jail reform
Jail reform is one of the key issues in the Santa Clara County Sheriff's race that pits former Palo Alto Police Chief Bob Jonsen against former Sheriff's Captain Kevin Jensen.
Longtime San Jose crossing guard sets high bar for new recruits
In addition to pedestrian deaths being at a 25-year high, San Jose is facing a severe shortage of school crossing guards to keep kids safe at busy intersections near schools.
Big Sur volunteer fire department grappling with critical staffing shortage
Fire departments across the country are facint staffing shortages and Big Sur is no exception. In this small volunteer fire department, even the chief must be hands-on.
San Jose homeless camp cleanup proceeds with caution as heat wave looms
The clearing of hundreds of homeless encampments on Spring Street in San Jose had been planned for a year. But it's happening now, in the middle of a heat wave.
Opposition mounts against Pacheco Reservoir expansion project
The Sierra Club announced it has joined a lawsuit with other plaintiffs such as the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and nearby landowners in opposition to the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project.