Sunnyvale

Former CEO at tech startup pleads guilty to falsifying revenue to fool investors

The former CEO of a Sunnyvale-based tech startup pleaded guilty in a San Francisco federal court Thursday to charges related to defrauding investors.

April 30, 2023 7:38pm PDT

Mother of 22-year-old killed by wrong-way driver says son was her 'superhero'

Mother of 22-year-old man killed in wrong-way crash on South Bay freeway says her son was a "good person, and a good son."

April 28, 2023 5:22pm PDT

Victim in deadly wrong way crash in Sunnyvale identified

The victim in a deadly wrong way crash in Sunnyvale Sunday has been identified as 22-year-old Xavier Selzer of Hayward.

April 27, 2023 12:53pm PDT

Three people die in traffic accidents in Sunnyvale over the weekend

This weekend in Sunnyvale, someone was killed while trying to cross the street and a head-on collision took the lives of two people.

April 23, 2023 10:13pm PDT

Pedestrian struck and killed on Fair Oaks Ave.

A man was struck and killed in Sunnyvale Saturday night as he was trying to cross Fair Oaks Avenue, according to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety.

April 23, 2023 4:47pm PDT

Rep. Ro Khanna meets with Sunnyvale Starbucks workers ahead of union vote

There are 9,000 Starbucks stores nationwide, and at least 290 of them have voted to unionize since 2021. A store in Santa Cruz and in San Francisco have already unionized and now in Sunnyvale, workers say they want to join the fight for a living wage and benefits.

April 6, 2023 9:36pm PDT

PG&E restoring power after powerful winds; school closures

PG&E said that as of Wednesday, 99,000 customers were still without power, with much of the outages occurring in the South Bay.

March 15, 2023 9:47am PDT

Silicon Valley leaders learn about poverty through immersive experience

A group of Silicon Valley leaders learned some hard lessons Friday about living in poverty in one of the wealthiest areas of the country.

February 10, 2023 6:39pm PST

Sunnyvale engineer wins District 3 City Council seat by one vote

A Sunnyvale engineer running for office for the first time made history last month when he won his city council race by one vote. This is the first time this has happened in Sunnyvale and after a mandatory recount, Santa Clara County certified the election last week.

December 12, 2022 11:08pm PST

Sunnyvale suspect punches elderly Asian man; tells him 'go back to your country:' police

Police arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly attacked an elderly Asian man at a Sunnyvale Park over the weekend and told him to "go back to your country."

December 8, 2022 9:09am PST

Fly now, pay later: Here’s how you can book a flight but pay for it next year

With air travel demand rising, one California-based company lets customers book a flight without paying for their ticket upfront.

November 7, 2022 12:02pm PST

San Jose man arrested on suspicion of restaurant stabbing death

A man has been arrested in San Jose on suspicion of stabbing and killing a man on Saturday, the San Jose Police Department announced on Tuesday.

October 26, 2022 9:30am PDT

Medical issue delays court hearing in Sunnyvale cold case killing of Karen Stitt

Hawaiian resident Gary Ramirez, 75, was flown to the Bay Area Saturday after he was arrested earlier in the month on suspicion of raping and killing a 15-year-old Palo Alto girl in 1982, police said Monday.

August 22, 2022 3:56pm PDT

DNA evidence helps link Hawaii man to teen's 1982 murder in Sunnyvale: police

DNA technology leads to the arrest of a 75-year-old man from Hawaii who's now accused of murdering a teen 40 years ago in Sunnyvale.

August 9, 2022 5:08pm PDT

Gary Gene Ramirez arrested on suspicion of killing Karen Stitt in 1982

A 75-year-old man has been arrested for the stabbing death of a Palo Alto teen, who had been snatched from a road in Sunnyvale in 1982, and whose naked body was found dumped by a bus stop near the now-gone Honey Bee Restaurant.

August 9, 2022 4:15pm PDT