Khoa Dag was shot to death last August in the 900 block of McLaughlin Avenue.

His appointment comes at a tense time for the state’s vaunted system and elite universities nationwide.

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.

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The judge said the order against the law firm of Perkins Coie violated multiple provisions of the Constitution.

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.

The Trump administration had terminated legal status for more than a thousand international students in the U.S., mostly for minor violations, and then reversed course. Some students left before that happened.

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.