California is spending billions more than expected on Medi-Cal for coverage expansions that benefit immigrant households. The post GOP Asks Why CA Is Borrowing Billions to Pay for Medi-Cal for Undocumented Immigrants appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

The state says the insurance company must commit to pause canceling and not renewing homeowners' policies through the end of this year. The post CA Insurance OKs 22% Home Insurance Rate Hike by State Farm, with Conditions appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Last year’s initial budget projection featured an estimated $53 million shortfall. The new budget projection unveiled by Maguire this week showed a projected $46 million shortfall, the equivalent of about 3% of the city’s $1.6 billion spending plan. The post SJ Mayor Mahan Says Despite Sluggish Economy, City Can Reduce Homelessness and Be Safer, Cleaner appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Jairon Escobar, owner and operator of Radiator & Body Parts in San Jose, was charged with jacking up an insurance damage estimate on a “newly purchased” bait car with a single dent to include thousands in damages that did not exist.  The post DA Undercover Sting Catches San Jose Body Shop Owner Inflating Insurance Damage Claim appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

San Jose detectives had identified Juan Ramirez as the man who fatally stabbed the woman, who died at a local hospital after the attack in the afternoon of March 22, 2013, in the 900 block of North First Street. The post Suspect in 2013 San Jose Murder Found in Mexico, Returned to U.S. to Face Charges appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Danhong Chen and her business partner and ex-spouse, Jianyun Ye, were indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2019 for committing fraud to obtain immigration benefits for foreign investors. Ye pleaded guilty in 2021 and served a year in prison. The post San Jose Immigration Lawyer Extradited From Central Asia, Charged with $52M Fraud appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Representatives from both sides met today, but neither side had budged from bargaining positions for a new three-year contract that remained far apart, with no new conversations scheduled. The post VTA Strike Begins, Affecting 100,000 Bus, Light Rail Riders appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Calls to LGBTQ crisis lines spiked after President Donald Trump’s election. His policies target health care for young transgender people, creating uncertainty for a vulnerable community. A spate of recent policy decisions by the Trump administration targeting transgender youth has led to an escalating mental health crisis among an already vulnerable population, experts and advocates […] The post Transgender California Youth Feel Threatened by Trump’s Executive Orders appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Since 2016, the California DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales. The post DMV Makes Millions from Auctioned Cars, Doesn’t Tell the Owners appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

During the attack, the adult female victim attempted to intervene to protect her child and was assaulted as well. The post SJPD Arrests Suspects for Gang-Motivated Assault of Mother and Juvenile  appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more