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11/01/2024
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Candidates on both sides of a historic race to seat Santa Clara County’s first Vietnamese American supervisor say their campaign signs have been stolen, torn and defaced. One San Jose leader wants to investigate who's behind it.

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11/01/2024
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Citizens throughout the nation have begun voting in the 2024 general election, and voters in Santa Clara County can cast their ballots at in-person voting centers or at a number of secure dropboxes throughout the county until the night of Nov. 5.

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11/01/2024
The invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitos have been detected in more areas of Santa Clara County, prompting officials to hold meetings to discuss their response to the threat posed by the species. 

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10/31/2024
Image for display with article titled Santa Clara County Homeless Shelter Model Displaces Seniors

Alma stared at her phone, rattled. She had just received a text from her case manager on Sept. 30 that she'd been evicted from the Sunnyvale homeless shelter while on the way back from work. With nowhere to go, she reverted to sleeping underneath the stairwell of a school.

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10/31/2024
A project to potentially develop a site on East St. Jon Street in San Jose into affordable housing for seniors took a step forward with the purchase of the parcel by the Santa Clara County Housing Authority.

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10/29/2024
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The fight between business and labor interests is finding ground in the race for District 2 on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

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10/29/2024
In an October 29 press conference, Santa Clara County officials announced a Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative to offer health services for Medi-Cal eligible individuals who are 90 days from their release from incarceration.

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10/29/2024
A look at the latest campaign finance filings from the candidates running for the District 5 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

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10/23/2024
Image for display with article titled Mail Balloting Starts Slowly in Santa Clara County, With Two Weeks to Go

The more than 1 million registered voters in Santa Clara County are voting by mail at the pace of about 20,000 per day. The 26 voting centers open this weekend for in-person voting, with 13 days until the polls close.

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10/23/2024
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Nursery crops retained their top spot in Santa Clara County in 2023, according to Santa Clara County’s latest Crop Report, with mushrooms clinging to the No. 2 spot despite a drop in crop value of almost 8% from 2022 due to the closure of one mushroom farm, according to county officials.

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10/22/2024
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Santa Clara County leaders may exert more power over the Office of Education, whose elected board voted to fire its controversial superintendent, Mary Ann Dewan.

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10/16/2024
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Santa Clara County elections officials have taken down a Vietnamese language billboard in San Jose’s Little Saigon neighborhood, after passing drivers noticed it advertised the wrong election date.

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10/12/2024
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Santa Clara County and its cities will have a new revenue stream next month to help people at risk of becoming homeless.

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10/11/2024
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Homeless deaths in Santa Clara County are down so far this year despite an opioid crisis and thousands of people living on the streets.

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10/10/2024
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Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools Mary Ann Dewan has filed a lawsuit against the county Board of Education after trustees voted to fire her in closed session.

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10/09/2024
A look at the money raised so far by candidates running for the District 5 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

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10/07/2024
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Ballots and other information contained in the Santa Clara County vote-by-mail packet will be sent to more than 1.04 million local voters starting this week, according to election officials. The packets for the Nov. 5 general election are being mailed to every active registered Santa Clara County voter.

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10/07/2024
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Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new state law that could lead to more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County.

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10/04/2024
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Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new state law that could lead to more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County.

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10/03/2024
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After surviving multiple attempts to get rid of her, Santa Clara County Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan was fired during a late-night meeting this week.

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10/03/2024
A look at candidates for open seats on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

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10/02/2024
A Q&A with the candidates running for the District 5 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in the November election.

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09/30/2024
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Margaret Abe-Koga grew up in San Mateo watching her parents live in a bubble.
As Japanese immigrants seeking a better life in the U.S., Abe-Koga's parents became enmeshed in the Japanese American community — but struggled outside of it and relied on her to translate English. 

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09/30/2024
Meet the candidates running for the District 5 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in the November election.

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09/27/2024
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Sally Lieber jumped into politics at age 13, rallying in Detroit for former Michigan state Sen. Doug Ross between delivering newspapers. She caught the political bug early, and since then has held numerous posts in California. This November she wants to add another achievement to her lengthy resume: Santa Clara County supervisor.

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09/25/2024
Image for display with article titled Silicon Valley Food Stamps Levels Highest Since 2014

It's a tale of two worlds in Santa Clara County — one of affluence and one of survival, as thousands of residents struggle to put food on the table.

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09/24/2024
Image for display with article titled County Leaders Secure Purchase of East San Jose Hospital

Santa Clara County leaders have approved a $315 million effort to acquire and integrate Regional Medical Center into California’s second largest public hospital system — and restore the lifesaving care a for-profit corporation systematically cut from East San Jose.

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09/21/2024
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Candidates vying for two open seats on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors are sharing their plans for the region's top issues: homelessness and housing.

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09/20/2024
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A non-native Aedes aegypti mosquito—an aggressive species that can spread certain diseases—has been discovered in a residential area of Gilroy, according to the Santa Clara County Vector Control District. A mosquito of the same species was also found recently in a neighborhood of east San Jose.

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09/20/2024
Image for display with article titled South San Jose Utility Project Could Threaten Wildlife

A proposal to strengthen Santa Clara County's electrical grid could become an environmental hazard and threaten efforts to protect Coyote Valley wildlife from being killed along busy roads south of San Jose.

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