Santa Clara County Local News

As the warm weather season begins, a warning to beware of jumping into lakes, rivers and streams.

A conversation with State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant about the new fire hazard maps and how local communities are preparing for widfires.

The public is invited to an online coffee hour with Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale.

A press release from the City of Cupertino states that City Manager Pamela Wu has been placed on administrative leave while an internal review process is underway.

California Republicans are increasingly pushing Democrats on child sex crimes bills. The supermajority is growing more divided about it.

Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind.

A Republican bill to require more transparency from California’s 50,000 homeowners associations failed to advance out of committee despite bipartisan support.

Delivery drone service for small packages has begun in Mountain View and Sunnyvale.

The original proposal would have mandated phonics instruction in K-12 classrooms. The latest version makes that optional.

Two consecutive committee chairs getting overruled by their committee members signifies a growing rift among California Democrats about how to address the housing crisis.

Finding a homeless loved one can be difficult. So can helping them once you’ve found them. Here are some tips from people who’ve been there.

After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here’s what happened next.

On April 29, the administration released rules for Yosemite Park Reservations in the coming months.

An update on the endangered condors released in California three years ago.

A California law empowers state investigators to check on conditions at ICE detention centers. A new report raises concerns about health care inside them.

‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps.

Dixon Trail is the first purpose-built “wildfire resilient neighborhood” in the United States. Making that a reality for the millions of Californians who already live in harm’s way is a daunting and costly challenge that lawmakers are only just beginning to grapple with.

Three road construction projects are scheduled for this summer in downtown Los Altos.

After being awarded a $1.5 million grant, efforts by a local nonprofit to purchase an apartment building in Mountain View to be used for low-income families advances.

The renovation and expansion of Boulware Park in Palo Alto's Ventura neighborhood has been completed.