Drivers who survived San Jose hijackings honored
SAN JOSE — Carlos Zarate was starting his early-morning route driving a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus two years ago when an agitated man got on and insisted on …
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Man charged with attempted murder of Kristin Smart’s killer
Kristin Smart went missing on May 25, 1996, while attending California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In 2022 Paul Flores was found guilty of her murder. Axel Koester/Sygma via …
Man convicted in 2019 trail assault on woman
MOUNTAIN VIEW — A man was convicted this week of viciously assaulting a woman on the Stevens Creek Trail in 2019, a rare stranger attack that raised serious public safety …
SF woman pleaded not guilty in $15K Bath & Body Works theft case
A defocused police car sits behind crime scene tape with flashing lights at night. Ajax9/Getty Images/iStockphoto A San Francisco woman pleaded not guilty in a retail theft case where she …
Governor signs bill outlawing multi-state double voting
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill explicitly outlawing California residents from voting here and in another state for the same election, closing a loophole brought to light by the …
The family-run Mexican restaurant mourning Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Nati Ramirez, co-owner of Don Ramon’s, recalls frequently hosting then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein at her family business. Senator Feinstein died Sept. 28, 2023, at the age of 90. photo by Andrew …
Court reinstates bribery charge for Apple security exec
SAN JOSE — A state appellate court on Friday reversed a Santa Clara County judge’s 2021 decision to drop a bribery charge against an Apple security executive who was accused …