The Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a leader in water innovation in the region. Over the past decade, the center has provided purified water to enhance recycled water quality for non-potable uses such …
Joe Lopez said he was thrust into the world of public service when he became one of the first bilingual hostage negotiators for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, an experience enhancing the decades-long law enforcement career that sparked his …
A potential sanctioned encampment for homeless individuals near San Jose’s Watson Park has some neighbors upset with what they perceive as a lack of outreach.
City officials have zeroed in on the first potential safe sleeping site at 1157 E. …
Earth’s most valuable asset is potable water. So we store every drop we can capture in massive reservoirs like Shasta, Trinity, Folsom, Hetch Hetchy, Meade and a dozen more. But a thief has been stealing increasingly more amounts of that …
In an effort to wrangle power and secure a favorable majority in her final term, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has handpicked two candidates to challenge her loudest critics on the City Council and is supporting two others — a …
Kaiser Permanente plans to rebuild its 50-year old hospital in South San Jose and city officials call it a "win-win" for residents.
The San Jose Planning Commission earlier this month unanimously approved Kaiser's plans to more-than double the size of …
A Cupertino incumbent is dropping out of the City Council race to focus on her health, leaving an open seat in November.
Councilmember Hung Wei suspended her campaign Tuesday to prioritize her health after battling stage four lung cancer since …
Lime and Bird brand electric scooters are disappearing from San Jose streets as the city brokers an exclusive deal with another company to launch up to 1,000 e-scooters.
City transportation officials made the switch to Spin scooters Sept. 1, as …
San Jose housing advocates say corporate property owners are taking advantage of the latest artificial intelligence tech to drive up rent prices — and renters are feeling the financial pain.
Councilmember Peter Ortiz has proposed a policy to restrict the …
San Jose officials this week will reckon with a political fight over a park important to the city's Vietnamese community.
Councilmember Peter Ortiz is requesting a public discussion over who controls the contested Vietnamese Heritage Garden, after Councilmember Bien Doan’s …
Madison Nguyen, wearing black athletic pants and tennis shoes, walks with her 12-year-old daughter Olivia Tran in scorching 93-degree heat, canvassing an East San Jose neighborhood across from Story Road. They coordinate reading out house numbers, before her daughter jogs …
As early learning program options continue to expand to meet the needs of families, Santa Clara County will need more child care providers, teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and wellness staff to serve our county’s youngest learners.
Within Santa Clara County, 89% …
Terming out of office hasn't kept San Jose policymakers from sticking around City Hall as paid lobbyists. But the business of swaying former colleagues is becoming a crowded field.
Councilmember Sergio Jimenez is jumping into the elected official to lobbyist …
After angry community protests, San Jose officials are scrapping plans to sell Santa Clara County a tiny homes site to house incarcerated people with mental health issues on the south side of the city.
Councilmember Arjun Batra, who has vowed …
A proposed West San Jose housing project that would have added more than 100 affordable homes has been scrapped.
Sand Hill Property Company had a previously approved redesign for nearly 1,000 apartments across four separate buildings at the El Paseo …
Campaign finance reports are crucial to learning who’s funding elected office seekers. But new data shows Santa Clara County is rife with disregard for election transparency laws.
Nearly 40 political campaign committees across the county have failed to file transparency …
Betty Duong knocks on the door of an East San Jose porch wearing a big floppy sun hat and white sneakers. She chats with the man who opens the door in Vietnamese about her run for the District 2 seat …
A struggling East San Jose school district plans to close multiple campuses as it brings on a new superintendent to help guide officials through the difficult process.
Due to a projected $20.8 million budget shortfall, along with declining enrollment, Alum …
More than 100 apartments for older adults and a medical facility could be coming to Sunnyvale within the next few years.
The Sunnyvale Planning Commission unanimously approved plans for a six-story senior living site and 72,000-square-foot convalescent hospital at 1027-1035 …
Officials in one West Valley city are taking action to combat a statewide policy gap that leaves residents in affordable housing vulnerable to rent increases that could price them out.
The Campbell City Council voted 4-1 last month to cap …
