Exurban Sprawl

San Jose Planning Commissioner George Casey, who views himself as an independent moderate, is jumping into the District 10 City Council race. Casey, 52, is the third candidate to enter the South San Jose race in an effort to unseat incumbent Arjun Batra, who plans to run next year.

The San Jose City Council changed three ethics rules that could affect how money is used to influence policy. Officials revised the city’s revolving door protocol for former employees, removed fees for late lobbying disclosures and uncapped reimbursement amounts for personal loans candidates made to their campaigns.

The grandson of the Chinese American pioneer whose century-old cannery building has drawn much debate in Palo Alto wants remnants from the property saved if the structure itself can’t be preserved.

With all his varied interests, it is surprising that Toney Canty is able to contain himself within the confines of his food truck. But the Hollister-based chef is content to serve up his fare at events all over San Benito and Santa Clara counties.

San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan is facing swift backlash after agreeing to speak with a local anti-LGBTQ+ parent group, despite claiming ignorance of the organization’s controversial roots.

The First Church of Christ Scientist building is at risk of further deterioration after the tarps and scaffolding that have surrounded it for years were suddenly removed.

Proponents of Midtown Shopping Center, a midcentury retail area, are calling for the center’s revitalization and asking the city for help.

From the 1850s to the 1970s, Santa Clara Valley was the center of apricot production. Today, city-owned heritage apricot orchards are remnants of a history that has been preserved.

With Coyote Valley shielded from urban development through 2040, it’s now being eyed for tourism. But environmental advocates are concerned about the effects of development on wildlife and open space.

Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate. Some school officials fear that pattern is becoming the new normal.

California wildfires every year emit as much carbon as almost 2 million cars, posing a threat to efforts to battle climate change.

No. 2 was Oregon, then New York, Washington, and Massachusetts. Worst place? North Carolina.

Satellite data from across California’s landscapes reveal an increase in nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a paper from UC Davis published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.