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Los Altos library supporters are looking to build a 4,000 square foot courtyard into a neighboring heritage apricot orchard at the city’s civic center. They’re touting the project as a

The historic Burbank Theater in San Jose, a long-shuttered cinema palace whose past dates back to a bygone era of movies but whose future is murky, may become part of a housing development.

James Salata, head of Garden City Construction, decided that enough was enough when it came to an abandoned historic church in downtown San Jose covered with a tattered tarp.

A San Jose group has terminated its lengthy court fight over a downtown brutalist building and now hopes to rescue what it calls an "Endangered Eight" set of structures that include a neglected old church.

Preservationists in San Jose are frustrated. They say two historic buildings on West St. John are about to be demolished to build a temporary parking lot. But city officials say the move may be necessary to satisfy their contractual obligations with the nearby SAP Center.

Historic S.J. boxing venue and cottage could be demolished for SAP Center parking.

The city of San Jose is preparing to fine a developer a $1,000 a day for neglecting a historic downtown church. If the church is not sold to someone else soon, city officials said they may take ownership.

A panel of state judges has backed San Jose's decision that had cleared the way for the demolition of a brutalist building on a prime site that would be part of a huge downtown tech campus.

Black bears breaking into homes in the Tahoe area has been a year-round issue for residents, but the coming winter might warrant additional caution.

The plan has drawn the ire of city residents, business owners, environmental advocates,...