A troubled San Jose modular housing project for homeless residents has hit another snag.
The opening of a temporary housing site on Branham Lane has been delayed over difficulties ensuring the homes are structurally safe. The project was supposed to …
Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker’s perjury trial is underway, with witness testimony alleging he leaked a 2022 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report.
Becker is on trial for allegedly lying about whether he leaked an early copy of …
San Jose residents have scored a win in their fight against a $1.2 billion proposal to expand Good Samaritan Hospital after securing a meeting with the hospital CEO over possible community benefits.
Members of the Rescue Our Medical Care campaign …
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with numerous Nobel laureates and other internationally renowned climate scientists, reported in 2018 that global warming was occurring because of humans — and rapidly advancing.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared, in 2018 …
It’s an election year like none other, including the races for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
The board is set to have an Asian American majority for the first time, with Betty Duong and Margaret Abe-Koga leading in Districts …
A state transparency law is shedding light on the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s cache of semi-automatic weapons – and publicizing the lesser known police agencies inside California’s top prosecutor offices.
District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s office this year disclosed the …
A San Jose school district has to make some tough decisions and no one is happy.
Facing declining enrollment and decreased federal and state dollars, the Berryessa Union School District will have to close a handful of schools. A consolidation …
Eight years ago, Santa Clara approved a policy to prohibit anyone from serving more than two terms on the city council or as mayor. But the city’s top political leader — Mayor Lisa Gillmor — might have broken that rule. …
If ever there was a case where there would be serious environmental impact, it's San Jose's plan to install enormous digital billboards on buildings downtown and at sites along freeways.
These publicly-owned locations include The Tech Interactive, San Jose Center …
San Jose officials want to recreate the success of downtown gathering spaces like San Pedro Square and Paseo de San Antonio by permanently closing off vehicle traffic in a third location.
The San Jose City Council voted on Nov. 5 …
Last year, the U.S. government spent $67 billion on housing assistance for low-income residents. That’s approximately 1% of the total federal budget. This disproportionately small slice of the pie is nothing new. In fact, with the exception of a spike …
Santa Clara County has made strides to house homeless veterans, but the work isn't over.
The county reached a milestone of "functional zero" among homeless veterans in 2020, where the number of veterans getting housed exceeded the number falling into …
San Jose officials are at a crossroads over how to fill the City Council seat left vacant by Omar Torres’ stunning Election Day arrest and resignation — and several potential contenders want to take his place.
City leaders in the …
Another top San Jose political leader was contacted about Councilmember Omar Torres — now facing charges of molestation and child sex crimes — more than a year before his downfall.
Screenshots obtained by San José Spotlight shows a tipster — …
All Santa Clara County residents should be proud that one of our own, Edwyn Mendoza, will be playing for the Earthquakes and using this opportunity to advocate for other youth to have “safe fields to play on” in a San …
A proposed development with hundreds of apartments in North San Jose has housing advocates and nearby residents cautiously optimistic.
San Jose-based developer Valley Oak Partners recently submitted a detailed plan to the city planning department for 637 apartments and 100 …
For avid Campbell skateboarders, a long overdue facelift of the city skate park is happening earlier than planned, along with greater security at the community center, thanks to some leftover federal cash in city coffers.
The Campbell City Council unanimously …
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has stopped short of letting the San Jose Earthquakes build a private soccer complex at the county fairgrounds under the current proposed terms.
Some county leaders on Tuesday slammed the Earthquakes’ proposed terms …
In an anxious 30-second voicemail, Sam Liccardo urged a friend to kill a critical article related to California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas — warning it would “blow up in a really bad way” for himself and San Jose Mayor Matt …
Sunnyvale voters are on track to reelect Mayor Larry Klein and fill two open City Council seats with women of color.
As of 4:48 p.m. on Thursday, Klein is leading with 72.8% of the vote. Councilmember Russ Melton is trailing …
