Santa Clara County leaders are facing their most uncertain financial crisis since the pandemic, and they're turning every stone for ideas on wrangling extra money. That includes, for the first time, spaying and neutering pets.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously …
Mountain View’s plans to redevelop Moffett Boulevard are taking shape, with several proposals on the table to roll out new land use regulations that would encourage more housing and commercial activity along the busy corridor.
The Environmental Planning Commission deliberated …
The only thing consistent about the 2025 housing market so far is its inconsistency.
We have had slow weeks followed by red-hot weeks. Mortgage rates have fluctuated substantially thus far and have become as unpredictable as the stock market. Home …
With the union worker strike over, some VTA bus service will resume Friday, with more bus lines and light rail services restarting over the next few days.
VTA has yet to determine which bus lines will return tomorrow, but representatives …
As Democrats soul-search for a new message to meet the current Trump era, many lawmakers are pointing to the ideas at the center of “Abundance,” the much-hyped book by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, as at least a partial solution …
The shifting political tides in Washington, D.C. have Los Gatos officials strategizing ways to protect vital services.
The Los Gatos Town Council voted 4-1 March 18 to review federal funding changes every two months to determine the effect on town …
Sunnyvale’s top public safety officer is retiring after eight years of service.
Public Safety Chief Phan Ngo will step down at the end of April, after steering the city through its COVID-19 emergency response and bolstering community trust in the …
San Jose police officials told city leaders they need more tools to impound the property of illicit street vendors in downtown, especially during events.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept Police Chief Paul Joseph’s proposal to create a …
A Santa Clara County judge has ruled against striking VTA union workers, bringing bus and light rail services back to the region.
Superior Court Judge Daniel Nishigaya ruled Wednesday that members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which represents about …
A local university is trying to help its students caught in the ongoing VTA strike find transportation.
The union worker strike started March 10 and has left San Jose State University students stranded at the BART Berryessa station and elsewhere. …
Santa Clara County leaders want to reduce recidivism at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas and plan to study offering transportation and housing options upon release.
Unlike the county’s main jail in San Jose, Elmwood doesn’t have a nearby resource center …
Silicon Valley commuters are feeling the pain of digging deeper into their wallets on a daily basis due to the ongoing VTA worker strike. To compensate for the extra outlay, VTA is partnering with Uber to support riders while bus …
San Jose Berryessa Flea Market vendors say a city-owned landfill is their best option for a new home, but a state law is stopping the idea from becoming a reality.
The 90-acre Singleton site, a former landfill, is the favored …
A new lawsuit alleges Valley Water CEO Rick Callender pushed to have his agency sponsor the NAACP California-Hawaii State Conference — a private group he personally oversees — with public dollars.
The conflict of interest claim comes from a civil …
San Jose has been clearing homeless encampments along city waterways, and is looking to do the same for people living under freeways.
Mayor Matt Mahan is exploring a partnership with Caltrans to accelerate sweeps near freeways through state legislation and …
City leaders are set to discuss a fee program that would allow the San Jose Fire Department’s emergency medical services to collect payments from people they treat.
Fire Chief Robert Sapien said San Jose needs to join the 23 fire …
Today is the last day to register to vote for one of seven candidates running for the District 3 San Jose City Council seat, with just more than two weeks left until the special election.
Eligible residents in the downtown …
Mountain View Whisman’s school board passed a resolution this week affirming the district’s commitment to supporting LGBTQ+ students and ensuring their rights are protected.
The board members voted unanimously at a Thursday, March 20, meeting to pass the resolution, which …
Palo Alto is preparing to lead the charge in support of a new legislative effort to limit builder’s remedy applications, which allow housing developers to bypass zoning regulations in cities that don’t have compliant housing plans.
The city is working …
Scores of Santa Clara County hospital and health lab workers are on strike as the county scrambles to relaunch lifesaving care at a long-depleted East San Jose hospital.
Nearly 200 clinical lab scientists, microbiologists, medical laboratory technicians and other workers …
