There is no housing market in the U.S. where someone who is disabled and living on Supplemental Security Income can afford an apartment without rental assistance. A disability-forward housing nonprofit wants to change that.
The Kelsey is changing how housing …
San Jose leaders have greenlit the purchase of more than $400,000 in military equipment for the city’s police department to replenish its existing inventory of weapons and devices.
Approved purchases for San Jose police officers include 125 new .556 caliber …
Mortgage rates for a conventional 30-year mortgage have dropped to the mid-6% range this month after topping out in May at more than 7.5%.
Depending on a buyer’s credit score and downpayment, they may be able to buy down points …
An independent ethics pledge is gaining notoriety in Santa Clara’s elections, while some candidates call it a political tool.
The pledge — created by Tom Shanks, former Santa Clara ethics advisor and former executive director for the Santa Clara University …
East San Jose nonprofits are launching a youth led voting campaign to shape a more equitable society and empower residents.
In preparation for the Nov. 5 election, SOMOS Mayfair's Jovenes Activos youth, in collaboration with Amigos de Guadalupe and other …
After months of fighting to save Regional Medical Center's services, Santa Clara County leaders figured out how to stop the owner of the hospital from gutting them: they plan to buy it.
County officials today announced their intent to buy …
With the stripping of a November ballot measure that proposed putting billions of dollars into building affordable homes in the Bay Area, housing advocates are pivoting their efforts.
Regional Measure 4 would’ve infused $20 billion in affordable housing funds across …
The for-profit company providing water for six Santa Clara County cities will walk back proposed rate hikes over three years. But watchdogs say the cuts are a sham and residents will still face higher water bills.
San Jose Water Company …
Empty land is a rarity in developed Campbell. City officials say vacant sites are an opportunity to build needed housing, but nearby residents have mixed feelings.
The Campbell Planning Commission voted 6-1 last month, with Vice Chair Matt Kamkar voting …
Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez has cemented her next role in New Mexico.
Bernalillo County officials announced Tuesday that they've finalized a contract with Chavez for the role of county manager, the county’s top administrator. The final contract will …
San Jose is on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars after being sued over a planned concert venue at its historic but blighted St. James Park. Yet the plans are undeterred – and poised to start this year. …
San Jose officials want to save the historically significant residence once home to a Japanese community leader, farmer and survivor of World War II internment camps in California.
Preservationists pledged last week to save the North San Jose farmhouse once …
Political leaders across San Jose say the time to honor Janet Gray Hayes, the city’s first woman mayor, is long overdue — and she deserves a building to carry her name alongside Silicon Valley's most influential changemakers.
Hayes was the …
Sunnyvale will have a new outreach team assisting its homeless residents after scrutinizing the city’s previous provider.
The Sunnyvale City Council unanimously approved a more than $900,000 one year contract with homeless service provider Project WeHOPE earlier this month. The …
It's never more important for motorists to slow down and pay attention than when children are present — especially before and after school.
Students throughout Santa Clara County are returning to school. That means school buses are back on the …
Campbell officials are hesitant about a policy change that could increase affordable housing in a city advocates say has been at the forefront of housing solutions.
The Campbell Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously recommended the city refrain from expanding its …
Santa Clara County landlords are dodging a decades-old law that requires they pay to relocate evicted tenants. To combat that, county leaders could give unincorporated neighborhoods stronger eviction protections than surrounding cities.
The Board of Supervisors next month will discuss …
As San Jose develops plans for sanctioned homeless encampments, Mayor Matt Mahan traveled to San Diego to see what he could glean.
San Diego, at the forefront of safe sleeping sites for unhoused people in California, has two sanctioned locations …
Silicon Valley transportation leaders are closer than ever to turning San Jose’s doorstep into one of the West Coast's largest mass transit hubs. They just have to come up with billions to pay for it and get residents on board …
It's a silent killer that could happen to any high school student: sudden cardiac arrest. One school district wants to make sure it prevents another tragedy.
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District is the second public school district in …
