Santa Clara County Local News

Read on for more information about the Palo Alto planning commission approval of a teacher housing development planned for El Camino Real.

Three days after immensely destructive and deadly wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $322.3 billion state budget with a positive revenue forecast “based on an assumption of continued but slowing economic growth.”

Santa Clara County jail deaths reached a 20-year high in 2024. Ten people died in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office last year across the main jail, Elmwood Correctional Facility and county hospitals where deputies transported incarcerated people for medical care.

SAN JOSE HAS begun temporarily banning RVs in designated areas across the city this week. Under a $3.3 million pilot program, Oversized and Lived-In Vehicle Enforcement (OLIVE), the city has chosen 30 temporary tow-away zones to clear RVs for street sweeping and cleanup throughout this year.

A new bill would remove the right of California’s female transgender athletes in to participate in high school sports teams that match their gender identity.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to produce a cheap, generic insulin for the 3.2 million Californians with diabetes is behind the schedule he announced and unlikely to make it to market for several years, industry experts say.

Jennielynn Holmes stood in the middle of a make-shift evacuation center when the scope of the crisis hit her.

Key moisture measurements are only 2% to 5% of average, leaving dusty soils. And the recent swing from wet to dry is among the most extreme on record. This combination of climatic conditions crossed into a danger zone, priming much of Southern California for wind-whipped fires.

In a striking setback to reduce California’s air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious plan to phase out diesel trucks less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Read on to learn what former Jonathan Weinberg had to say about his 2024 term as Los Altos Mayor at a recent Los Altos Community Coalition meeting.

In their January 14 meeting, the board of the Santa Clara Valley Water District approved funding toward the massive Delta Conveyance project. Read on to learn more.

Read on to learn about the measures taken to harden and protect the lone remaining house of the neighborhoodfrom the Pacific Palisades fire in Southern California.

A presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a child who resides in San Francisco, the city’s Department of Public Health announced.The child had a fever and conjunctivitis but did not need to be hospitalized and has since made a full recovery, public health officials said Friday.

Federal funding for rural schools goes to 39 California counties. School districts in those communities consider the money a lifeline.

The Milpitas Beat sat down with newly elected Milpitas City Council member William Lam for a Q&A. Read on to learn what he has to say.

Read on for more information about the finalized agreement for the purchase of Regional Medical Center in San Jose to Santa Clara County.

In their meeting on January 12, the Palo Alto City Council agreed to support the expansion of restaurant street parklets into their neighbor's space without the need for prior permission. Read on to learn more about this change of policy.

Read on to learn what's behind the delay in the rollout of automatic license plate readers in Monte Sereno.

Official updated information from WatchDuty about the Eaton Fire in Southern California.

Official updated information from WatchDuty about the Palisades Fire in Southern California.