Santa Clara County Local News


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04/25/2024
A legal ruling by a Los Angeles judge will impact the ability to build duplexes or triplexes on single-family zoned lots in charter cities such as Mountain View, Palo Alto and Redwood City.

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04/25/2024
Nine counties located more than an hour away from universities with teacher preparation programs face particular difficulties.

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04/24/2024
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Sunnyvale officials may have found a new source of revenue, with a green light from residents to place a proposed tax measure on the November ballot.

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04/24/2024
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Dozens of affordable homes near Sunnyvale’s downtown are ready to welcome hundreds of residents.

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04/24/2024
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Final counts reveal that more than 10,000 letters were submitted to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors during the public comment period for the Sargent Ranch Quarry Draft Environmental Impact Report.

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04/24/2024
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Over the next few days, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department will be conducting a door-to-door survey in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.

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04/24/2024
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Santa Clara County is experiencing a surge of domestic violence cases, spreading county prosecutors thin and holding up court hearings at a time when a looming budget deficit will cut District Attorney resources.

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04/24/2024
Several bills making their way through the California Legislature seek to address overcrowded animal shelters and streamline how animals receive care.

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04/24/2024
Newsom-backed bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California as the Republican-led state restricts access.

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04/24/2024
A new license plate reader has been installed in East San Jose at the intersection of King Road and Wilshire Boulevard.

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04/24/2024
In its April 23 meeting, the Mountain View City Council approved a plan to address the slow recovery from economic effects of the pandemic.

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04/24/2024
Teachers and supporters attending the April 23 Palo Alto Unified School District board meeting petitioned for cost-of-living increases in teacher salaries.

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04/23/2024
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To celebrate Earth Day, Performance Food Group on April 22 held an open house event in Gilroy to show how they have created a sustainable distribution model at the company’s local facility.

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04/23/2024
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The new leader of a once-powerful San Jose business group is determined to rebuild the organization after years of controversy.

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04/23/2024
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Morgan Hill Unified School District announced earlier this month that it has achieved Eat Real certification at the green tier.

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04/23/2024
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A homeless housing project is coming to South San Jose, and city officials want to clear the area of unsheltered encampments before it's built.

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04/23/2024
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The counting process exploded into a controversy involving political action committees, campaign surrogates, the Federal Election Commission, members of Congress and the counting of previously discarded ballots.

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04/23/2024
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BART’s expansion through Silicon Valley is taking shape as pre-construction work gets underway in Santa Clara.

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04/23/2024
A 28-story mixed use high-rise has been proposed for downtown San Jose on East Santa Clara Street.

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04/23/2024
Documents filed with the California state employment department indicate Tesla will cut layoff close to 500 employees working in Palo Alto.

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04/23/2024
A new police chief has been selected for the City of Los Altos and is undergoing vetting and background checks before being named.

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04/23/2024
License plate readers have been placed and active in Los Altos since March 1 as an assistance in solving crimes.

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04/23/2024
In its April 15 meeting, the Los Altos Hills Town Council considered using ARPA funds to expand broadband infrastructure.

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04/23/2024
In its April 22 meeting, the Palo Alto City Council approved the Stanford University plan to put a transit roadway through El Camino Park on the November ballot.

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04/22/2024
Image for display with article titled Santa Clara County Hears Overwhelming Support for Sargent Ranch Open Space

More than 10,000 comments submitted to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voice concerns about proposed open-pit mine at Juristac’s sacred tribal land.

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04/22/2024
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A week after an expensive and highly-criticized recount of ballots began in a tied congressional race, the California Secretary of State says the requester will not get his money back.

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04/22/2024
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San Jose councilmembers are supposed show who they’re meeting with behind closed doors — but their public calendars lack vital details and skirt the spirit of transparency.

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04/21/2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new ad blasts GOP efforts to make it harder for people to leave states with abortion bans and seek treatment elsewhere.

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04/21/2024
One of the tools in state housing law that’s generated excitement among YIMBYs for its power to build new high-density housing could also end up leading to just the opposite: urban sprawl.

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04/21/2024
Five light rail stations in Mountain View will be closed between April 24 and April 28 for infrastructure repairs.

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04/21/2024
After serving for 10 years as Saratoga City Manager, James Lindsay announced his retirement with a last day of June 29.

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04/21/2024
The California Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the City of Cupertino’s Housing Element, which outlines the number of units and locations of new housing to be built in the city.

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04/20/2024
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Cupertino officials are about to implement some of the largest cuts to city services residents have ever seen, as the city works to balance its budget in the face of a multimillion-dollar deficit.

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04/20/2024
California has released 500,000 salmon into the Klamath River. As dams are removed, the fish will be some of the first to return to a free-flowing river.

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04/19/2024
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Silicon Valley congressional candidate Sam Liccardo is facing a complaint with the federal election commission alleging his campaign is coordinating a "dark money" effort to fund a highly-criticized recount in the Congressional District 16 race. 

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04/19/2024
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Federal inquiry into South County general aviation airport was opened after pilots sounded alarms over damages.

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04/19/2024
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged three East Bay police officers with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez.
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