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The West Valley is known for its flagship festivals that bring multicultural food, live music and dancing to the streets. Those festivals come with a lofty price tag, and organizers are asking their cities for help keeping these beloved events afloat.

The West Valley has scarce resources for the hundreds of homeless residents living on its streets. That may change as elected leaders consider adding its first shelter.
All five West Valley municipalities — Cupertino, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Campbell and Los Gatos —  recently approved a homeless shelter feasibility study conducted by Good City Company.

Campbell homeowners applying for a tiny home could get city approval in days.
Campbell launched an express backyard home permit process this month that shortens approval time to a week or less — the fastest in Santa Clara County where approvals can average between two to three months.

One small West Valley city has some of the most smoke shops per person in Santa Clara County. Officials are taking steps to change that statistic.

Nearly 100 homes could fill a vacant block next to downtown Campbell that has dragged through the development process for almost a decade.

A busy Campbell corner with multiple businesses could transform into more than 100 homes.

Campbell is facing a lawsuit over a sales tax measure resoundingly passed last November.

A downtown Campbell street is about to become safer for pedestrians on their way to peruse the city’s local businesses.

Campbell is making it easier for residents to create a wide array of housing options in their own backyards.

Campbell Mayor Sergio Lopez never wanted to be in the spotlight. He's the son of Mexican immigrants who migrated to Campbell from Michoacán, speaking little English. After his parents lost their restaurant and had to foreclose on their home during the Great Recession, he felt compelled to enter public service to tackle cost-of-living challenges at their roots.

Campbell is putting in homes wherever it can, including more than a dozen townhouses on less than an acre, to meet its housing goals.

Homeless residents in Campbell will soon find some relief through the city’s new hotel program, adding a resource to the West Valley where little support exists.

Leaders across the West Valley are pushing for a greener future in one of the country’s most polluted areas, but it could be more challenging after a controversial ruling on the use of gas.

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 West Valley’s city council races are tight this election season, with some candidates trailing just a few hundred votes behind the leaders — leaving the seats open to change with hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots remaining.

Campbell voters are slated to choose a fresh councilmember this November, with housing among the top issues.

Campbell’s mayor took a fireside chat approach to this year's State of the City, reading off her priorities in a soft, cushy armchair.

Officials in one West Valley city are taking action to combat a statewide policy gap that leaves residents in affordable housing vulnerable to rent increases that could price them out.

Campbell is adjusting its affordable housing policy in hopes of creating more homes and raking in more development funds, despite an official recommendation not to.