Supervisor Cindy Chavez's final referral to county staff asked for options to address working conditions at residential care facilities and to contact stakeholders regarding the possible formation of an advisory council.
This recommendation aligns with the county's 2024 legislative policies …
Fruit picking, wine tasting and weddings — Silicon Valley leaders want to preserve the romance of their farmlands through tourism as the “Valley of Heart’s Delight” gives way to strip malls and tech campuses.
The Santa Clara County Board of …
Silicon Valley’s main water supplier will maintain a hiring freeze in order to offset hundreds of millions of dollars in a budget shortfall.
Valley Water officials instituted a hiring freeze in February for 72 job vacancies amid a $222 million …
Santa Clara County's top educator says a series of investigations into his ousted predecessor have revealed even more issues beyond major allegations of misspending public funds and malfeasance and now the findings are being turned over to authorities.
Former superintendent …
As an educator with more than three decades of experience, including 16 years as a superintendent in the Bay Area, I’m deeply concerned about the crisis in California’s public schools. Recent school closures in the Bay Area serve as a …
San Jose housing advocates are expressing concern over a recently-approved development that dropped its pledge toward more than 100 affordable homes, including a former vice mayor.
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a modified plan to redevelop …
Two major retailers are slated to fill an empty space in Los Gatos that’s been partially vacant since 2008.
Sand Hill Property Company is putting in a Whole Foods Market and a Tesla showroom and service center between 15500 and …
In Silicon Valley where innovation, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship reign, a recent study puts San Jose as a leader in the nation’s manufacturing market.
The study by equipment supplier company ABM ranks San Jose as No. 1 for cities with …
Stevens Creek Boulevard is one of Santa Clara County’s most important corridors.
The boulevard hosts major schools, job centers, retail hubs and housing. Some of its biggest destinations include De Anza College, Main Street Cupertino, Santana Row, Westfield Valley Fair …
Santa Clara County gun owners will have to pay more for concealed carry weapons licenses — and threats of lawsuits are already rolling in.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved Sheriff Bob Jonsen’s proposal to hike the fees …
After disgraced San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres admitted to molesting a child and sending lewd texts about minors, there are questions about whether he met some of Silicon Valley's most vulnerable youth through his romantic partner — a court-appointed child …
A long overdue agreement between San Jose and Santa Clara County's largest water agency to build housing for homeless residents has been greenlit and is slated to break ground next month.
The San Jose City Council unanimously voted on Dec. …
Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker plans to appeal his guilty verdict, days after a jury found he committed perjury and failed to uphold his duties as a public official.
Deputy Public Defender Chris Montoya, one of the lawyers representing …
Last month, Destination: Home and the National Coalition for the Homeless co-hosted a lived experience leadership conference in San Jose.
It was the first of its kind on the West Coast, welcoming over 350 participants from 40 states and two …
An affordable housing group is celebrating its biggest win to date after San Jose officials approved the permanent preservation of 18 homes.
The South Bay Community Land Trust has spent nearly two years engaging with residents, city leaders and the …
The Japanese American Museum of San Jose is teaming up with preservation advocates to save a farmhouse once home to a World War II internment camp survivor.
A 1,472-apartment development on Seely Avenue threatened the North San Jose farmhouse once …
Homeless residents in Campbell will soon find some relief through the city’s new hotel program, adding a resource to the West Valley where little support exists.
The Campbell City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to grant nonprofit Silicon Valley Independent Living …
Palo Alto’s three council appointed officers – City Manager Ed Shikada, City Attorney Molly Stump and City Clerk Mahealani Ah Yun – are all set to receive raises next week, according to a report from the Human Resources Department.
The …
San Jose leaders are tightening local gun buying laws to pair with California firearms regulations and through recommendations from the city’s watchdog group.
A 10-day waiting period for buying handguns in San Jose will extend to all firearms, and residents …
A new luxury movie chain is moving into The Village at San Antonio Center in Mountain View, taking over the site of the ShowPlace Icon theater that abruptly closed earlier this year.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, an Austin-based company, plans to …
