We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire Department fire captain.

There were angry protests on Tuesday over the recent immigration enforcement in San Jose. Students and community members hit the streets to denounce the ICE activity over the last few days.

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Federal agencies working in California pledged cooperation in immigration enforcement operations and posted photos of people being taken into custody.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were conducting an operation in the city on Sunday, Mayor Matt Mahan said in a statement. The San Jose Police Department was notified that ICE would be carrying out an operation Sunday earlier that morning.

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in nearby soil.

A parade and festival celebrating Tet, marking the beginning of the Lunar New Year, kicking off Saturday morning in San Jose's Little Saigon neighborhood.

Protests occurred in San Jose on Tuesday due to recent immigration enforcement actions. In response, students at UC Berkeley are organizing a rally and march on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to denounce the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Salas is a 50-year resident of San Jose, and built a solid reputation for his work promoting civic projects, leading the downtown Rotary Club.

We spoke to immigration experts and advocates about what to know about current ICE operations in California and how to avoid sharing misinformation about raids yourself — even with the best of intentions.

The new panel will expand the Ad Hoc Committee for Immigrant and Refugees Rights, which was formed in 2016 to provide a resource network for Alameda County immigrants.

How do you think the next four years under President Donald Trump will affect your daily life and community? That’s the question KQED and its California public radio partners in The California Newsroom posed to our listeners and readers around the state as Trump returned to the White House for a second term.