With the election in the rearview mirror, speculation abounds about what next year's housing market will look like.
"We’ve seen after presidential elections — and it doesn’t matter who wins —that there’s usually a slight boost in home sales,” Lawrence …
San Jose officials have homed in on a stretch of waterway to clean up debris and ban homeless encampments.
A 12-mile stretch along Coyote Creek is slated to be cleared of homeless people starting in January and an encampment ban …
Next month will bring a minimum wage bump to workers in Silicon Valley, but it's barely enough for these earners to survive in one of the most expensive places in the country.
Once a trailblazer in increasing minimum wage, San …
California lawmakers want to protect students and their families from deportation amid threats from the incoming federal administration.
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond is sponsoring a bill from state Sen. Lena Gonzalez to protect immigrant families from U.S. Immigration and Customs …
A San Jose police academy recruit died by suicide using a city-issued handgun in late September — quietly rattling the department and highlighting the risk of arming cadets. The unusual tragedy has also prompted questions about whether higher-ups missed any …
The dynamic in three San Jose neighborhoods is about to shift, with a greater focus on residential development.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to change the neighborhood business districts of Japantown, Willow Glen and 13th Street to allow for …
One of Northern California's largest health care providers has plans to build two medical campuses, as patient overflow is straining Silicon Valley emergency rooms with long wait times and life-threatening delays.
Sutter Health is investing $800 million to renovate two …
Los Gatos resident Gordon Yamate remembers overhearing a conversation between his parents when he was in third grade. They had decided to move back to the West Valley from San Jose, but didn't feel comfortable returning to his mother’s hometown …
Santa Clara County is nearly two years behind on receiving state approval for its housing plans, allowing developers to push projects forward in unwanted ways.
County officials submitted their fourth draft of the housing element on Nov. 1 and expect …
Eyes welled with tears as people lit candles and spoke the names of Santa Clara County homeless residents who died this year at a Friday memorial — a reminder of the harsh reality of living on the streets and the …
A high-ranking official in the San Jose mayor's office has plans to run for City Council — and he's got his boss's backing.
Mayor Matt Mahan stood in support of Matthew Quevedo, his deputy chief of staff, as he announced …
A North San Jose site originally planned for what city officials described as a new day care center is shifting gears to an affordable housing complex.
McKenzie Dibble, project manager for housing developer Danco, said during a Monday meeting with …
Stevens Creek Boulevard is on the road to a complete renovation in the name of safety and public transit, but improvements are years away.
The Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor Vision Steering Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to recommend a plan …
San Jose has received another infusion of cash from Google, adding to the community benefits pot.
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $5 million payment from the tech company as part of its community benefits agreement …
It has been three years since Mountain View approved a rent control ordinance for its mobile home parks. Now it is looking to update the ordinance to offer more protections for tenants who are struggling to keep up with annual …
Making some tradeoffs to get more homes built, Mountain View backed an affordable housing development that will support lower-income residents, but will have very few parking spaces for them.
CRP Affordable Housing is proposing to build an eight-story apartment complex …
As Palo Alto’s most critical infrastructure project nears the finish line, the city remains embroiled in a dispute with the main contractor, a conflict that is threatening to further raise the costs of the $120-million public safety building.
The project …
California Avenue will finally get some love next month, when Palo Alto’s contractors start painting two-way bike lanes, implementing colored paving and installing planters at the entrance points of the eclectic retail district that expelled cars and welcomed dining tents …
One day on my evening walk, I noticed new signs stapled to beautifully flowering trees lining the VTA light rail. The plan? Better infrastructure and direct public transit to Eastridge Mall. The impact? The removal of eight mature trees, noise …
Another San Jose school district is making the difficult decision to close and consolidate campuses due to declining enrollment.
The Berryessa Union School District board of trustees on Wednesday voted 4-1 to close three elementary schools for the 2025-26 academic …
