Valley Water CEO Rick Callender is on “voluntary leave” after one of his employees filed a misconduct complaint against him, according to agency leaders.
The region's largest water supplier is searching for an interim leader in Callender's absence through April …
Karen Noryko had not lived in Mountain View for long before she started to notice a lot of items that she wanted to recycle were not eligible for curbside pickup outside her home.
So, Noryko looked into options other than …
A proposal to build housing for educators on the site of a shuttered Travelodge motel in Palo Alto eked out a hard-fought victory on Wednesday when Palo Alto’s planning commissioners voted 3-2 to move the project forward.
The Planning and …
A local community college district is no longer facing legal action from a politician who used to serve on its board.
Gilbert Wong, a former Foothill-De Anza Community College District trustee and Cupertino mayor, filed a motion dismissing his lawsuit …
Santa Clara has paused its ban on natural gas in new buildings and is looking for other ways to lower its greenhouse gas emissions.
The Santa Clara City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to suspend the city’s ban on natural gas …
With the incoming presidential administration threatening mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, Santa Clara County is stepping up to protect them.
Santa Clara County has created policies and provided funding to defend immigrants against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but …
Santa Clara County supervisors could relax restrictions on how much they can raise for their reelection campaigns.
The issue sparked a 30-minute debate at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday about whether a higher ceiling for candidate fundraising would help …
San Jose residents want a neighborhood improvement initiative to restart after it sunsetted last June due to lack of funding.
Community organizer Jaime Angulo created the Responsible Landlord Engagement Initiative (RLEI) in 2010 to help neighbors resolve issues they faced …
Latino members of the San Jose City Council are calling for more funding for undocumented immigrant protections as the incoming presidential administration threatens to ramp up deportations.
Councilmembers Pamela Campos, Domingo Candelas, David Cohen and Peter Ortiz want the city …
A safe parking site for people living in their vehicles will open next month, and San Jose officials have chosen who will manage it.
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to award WeHope, a nonprofit homeless services …
Palo Alto’s effort to transform downtown parking lots into affordable housing sites could reach a milestone later this month, when the City Council considers a new plan from the nonprofit Alta Housing to build more than 50 apartments on a …
Santa Clara County officials have finalized their $150 million purchase of Regional Medical Center from private corporation HCA Healthcare, which depleted the hospital's services over the years. But the hard work to make it whole again is just beginning.
County …
Concerned about the health and environmental impacts of synthetic turf, Palo Alto has halted its plans to resurface the playing fields at El Camino Park as it weighs the costs and benefits of plastic and grass.
The turf-versus-grass debate came …
An ousted Milpitas city manager wants the former mayor to be penalized for failing to show up for a deposition prior to a court hearing.
Former City Manager Steve McHarris filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Milpitas in December 2023, …
Mama Kin, known for its live music and good eats, is closing after about two years in downtown San Jose.
The restaurant, which offered Cajun appetizers and entrees along with craft cocktails named for dead rock and jazz stars, announced …
Campbell is making it easier for residents to create a wide array of housing options in their own backyards.
The Campbell City Council unanimously voted Monday to implement a temporary policy to make the city compliant with Senate Bill 450. …
The Biden administration's efforts to expand Title IX policies have been struck down, resulting in a loss of protections for LGBTQ+ students.
The court ruling made by U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves in State of Tennessee v. Cardona erases the …
VTA has pledged to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses in its ongoing BART expansion into San Jose.
Sergio Lopez, mayor of Campbell and chair of VTA's board of directors, signed the Equity in Infrastructure Project pledge on behalf of …
Mountain View’s longstanding Kohl’s store is set to close this week, making it the final retail outpost to shutter in a shopping center where the Los Altos School District hopes to build a new school.
The department store, located at …
Housing and business developers in San Jose avoid building public improvements by paying fees to the city, but this often leads to infrastructure projects slowing to a crawl.
Developers are typically responsible for building necessary infrastructure as part of residential …
