Police asked people to avoid the 1300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has thrown his support behind Anthony Tordillos for the District 3 City Council seat after Tordillos narrowly advanced into a runoff over his preferred candidate.

Also: Democracy's resilience | Abortion rights | Homeless youth | Legislators' responsibility. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for May 4, 2025.

While the region overall saw a slight 0.04% increase in population, about 2,500 more residents, the majority of the region's 69 cities saw a drop in population from Jan. 1 2024 to Jan. 1 2025.

His one term as governor ended amid accusations he used government offices to reward friends, win elections and hide corruption that played a role in the fiery deaths of six kids.

Unequal distribution of revenue will create two tiers of major college football in the 2030s.

NHL Draft Lottery: Monday's broadcast will, for the first time in its 30-year history, feature the drawing live in-studio.

The property located in the 800 block of Summerbrook Lane in San Jose was sold on March 25, 2025, for $1,300,000, or $935 per square foot.

The 1,714-square-foot property, built in 1950, was sold on March 20, 2025, for $4,280,000, or $2,497 per square foot.

Bay Area Shorelines was placed under a wind advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 1:11 p.m. The advisory is valid from Saturday 11 a.m. until Sunday, May. 4 at 5 a.m.

Nvidia has widened its South Bay footprint with a $100 million-plus property deal near its headquarters.

49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir best exemplifies Dwight Clark's 'spirit of teamwork and camaraderie'

Carquinez Strait and Delta, Northern Sacramento Valley, Central Sacramento Valley and Southern Sacramento Valley are the focus of an updated wind advisory issued at 12:18 p.m. on Friday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from Sunday 8 a.m. until Monday, May. 5 at 8 p.m.

John King was given a 90-day house arrest term and probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor and felony charges.

Carquinez Strait and Delta, Northern Sacramento Valley, Central Sacramento Valley and Southern Sacramento Valley are the focus of a wind advisory issued at 12:09 p.m. on Friday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from Sunday 8 a.m. until Monday, May. 5 at 8 p.m.

The announcement comes as Lee prepares to become Oakland's fourth mayor in just seven months.

A recent battle over which union should represent future community intervention specialists has held up the city's public safety reform process.

Chef Kyle Itani makes sea urchin, tuna belly and caviar, all wrapped up in pretty seaweed packages.

The property located in the 7300 block of Joshua Circle in Pleasanton was sold on March 6, 2025.

Bay Area universities used their academic freedom and federal funding to make America great. Now, thats all at risk.

Experts have long called for better ways to treat snakebites, which kill some 200 people a day, mainly in the developing world, and leave 400,000 people a year with disabilities.

Riverside County sheriff said department hasn't uncovered evidence of criminal activity related to Sperbeck's death.

Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston.

The performer appeared in a handful of films, did extensive voice work on cartoons and appeared in several music videos.