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A years-long battle over one of the hottest pieces of land in San Jose ended Thursday night, and it appears almost everyone will come out a winner.

A years-long battle over one of the hottest pieces of land in San Jose ended Thursday night, and it appears almost everyone will come out a winner. Scott Budman reports.

An American airstrike earlier this week targeted an al-Qaida operative accused of involvement in the attack nearly two decades ago on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors, a U.S. military spokesman said Friday. The man targeted, Jamal al-Badawi, is wanted in the United States for his role in the Cole attack on Oct. 12, 2000. He was indicted by...

The San Jose City Council on Tuesday night voted 9-2 to pass an urgency ordinance protecting renters in the city.

The San Jose City Council has already approved a tenant protection ordinance, but now supporters of the new law said it needs to get on the books faster.

Santa Clara County officials are looking for ways to protect immigrants who could be deported once the country’s new leadership takes the helm in January.

City leaders are investigating an east San Jose neighborhood after tenants complained that they are being abused by a property management company.

City leaders are investigating an east San Jose neighborhood after tenants complained that they are being abused by a property management company. Robert Handa reports.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan Tuesday to form a blue ribbon commission dedicated to examining issues at the jails in response to an inmate’s death allegedly at the hands of correctional deputies in August.

An inmate at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose died in custody Monday morning, about a month after three guards were charged with murder after another inmate was found beaten to death in his cell. Stephanie Chuang reports.