While most of Santa Clara County grapples with balancing budget shortfalls, one city has enough money to set aside for future resident services. Now, city officials have to decide where that money should go.
Sunnyvale is putting money into a …
Despite urgent pleas by county leaders and local activists, state officials won't intervene in the closure of lifesaving hospital services in East San Jose.
The California Department of Public Health told Bay Area state legislators that the state has no …
San Jose leaders have approved $7.3 million in Measure E funds for a very low-income affordable housing development in South San Jose.
The $45.4-million multi-family development is the latest affordable housing project to be approved under Measure E since city …
San José Spotlight’s all-day political festival returned for its second year to tackle pressing issues facing Silicon Valley, from artificial intelligence and county elections to the region’s evolving identity.
Roughly 200 attendees heard firsthand from local leaders in government, education, …
Santa Clara County’s main transportation agency needs to change how it is governed and improve its transparency with the people it serves, a recent audit reveals.
The California State Auditor released an audit of VTA earlier this month, requesting the …
San Jose officials plan to allocate additional funding toward mental health services in the upcoming budget, after advocates pushed for more non-police emergency response.
The Santa Clara County-operated Trusted Response Urgent Support Team (TRUST) program will receive about $450,000 from …
A thriving economy relies upon the rule of law, the assurance that fairness, equity and justice will prevail. It drives investment decisions around the globe and here at home. And for the tens of thousands of victims of wage theft …
After public outcry across the Bay Area, state regulators this week barred AT&T from pulling out of a crucial lifeline for hard-to-reach residents in remote pockets of Santa Clara County: basic landline services.
But on the eve of the California …
The California Supreme Court won’t hear former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s appeal of a case that disqualified her from holding public office.
The high court denied Smith’s petition for review on June 18, records show. It comes after …
San Jose could withhold certifications from big developers who use contractors with unpaid wage theft judgments in California under a new construction policy.
The San Jose City Council unanimously approved the "responsible construction" policy on Tuesday after first reviewing it …
The California Supreme Court has blocked an anti-tax ballot measure that faced fierce opposition from local officials, unions and activists in Santa Clara County.
The panel’s unanimous decision on Thursday orders Secretary of State Shirley Weber not to place the …
Santa Clara County courthouses are trading in ankle monitors for less conspicuous surveillance of people who are on probation or awaiting trial.
County judges in the coming weeks can instead monitor people through wristwatch trackers or specialized mobile phones with …
Santa Clara County leaders have managed to approve a $12.5 billion budget that closes a massive deficit. But their problems will only mount in the coming year.
The budget — which the Board of Supervisors approved unanimously earlier this month …
A popular farmers market in Cupertino is up for grabs in a battle over who can provide the West Valley city fresh tomatoes and strawberries — and it hasn’t been without growing pains.
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District has …
San Jose is cutting taxes and fees for at least 14 high-rise development projects or more than 4,000 homes in downtown.
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend the existing Downtown Residential High-Rise Program to reduce …
A bacterial outbreak has emerged among homeless individuals living at San Jose encampments in Columbus and Roosevelt parks, but health officials say the risk to the general public is low.
Three confirmed cases of Shigella, a highly contagious intestinal bacteria, …
For nearly two years, drivers working cleanup on the Bay Area’s biggest development projects have gone without a new contract while fighting their employer, Premier Recycle, for the right to hold union activities. The local branch of the National Labor …
An annual report compiling metrics on inequity offers a dismal outlook for people trying to get by in Santa Clara County.
The findings of the 2024 Silicon Valley Pain Index published by San Jose State University researchers came out today. …
San Jose officials are set to give hundreds of homeless residents designated places to sleep outside without the fear of being swept.
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday will weigh signing off on nine safe sleeping sites for the …
Disabled San Jose residents have been confined to their apartments for more than a week after the second elevator in their supportive housing complex went down. Residents said the slow response by the housing operator to this and other issues …
