Santa Clara County Local News

For five years, California officials responding to the homelessness crisis had to work around one big restriction imposed by the federal courts: Because they didn’t have enough shelter beds, cities generally couldn’t make homeless camps illegal.

California’s inland regions are experiencing dangerous heat waves, exacerbated by rapid population growth. As more people move away from the expensive coastal areas to more affordable inland communities, these regions are seeing significant demographic changes and spiking electricity bills.

San Jose is considering the creation of a new business improvement district advocated by the Tully Road-Eastridge Business Association.

A proposal by Kaiser Permanente to further develop and expand its medical campus on Hospital Parkway has been approved by the San Jose Planning Commission.

The project to develop housing for Mountain View teachers and other school staff is complete and almost ready to open to new residents.

The San Francisco 49ers have reportedly funded almost $1 million to political action committees focused on the Santa Clara City Council elections.

H5N1 bird flu has been reported in three California dairy herds.

California’s public schools have a numbers problem —and it’s not just that their students don’t score very highly in national tests of mathematics ability.

More than two-dozen California cities passed, strengthened or are considering ordinances that penalize people for sleeping outside, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities to crack down.

The City of Mountain View plans for the property transfer tax Measure G on the November ballot prioritize public safety, followed by parks and open spaces.

An exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest California homeless count reveals some good news and bad news: Though the growth rate of homelessness appears to be slowing, the overall number of unhoused Californians increased from two years ago.

The nonprofit Community Services Agency has been preparing to provide more services for homeless residents of Mountain View, Los Alto and Los Altos Hills following Governor Newsom's order to agencies to clear camps from state property.

Several local groups are co-sponsoring a public forum for candidates running for three seats on the Los Altos City Council on September 25.

In their September 9 meeting, the Gilroy City Council voted to raise their salaries and that of the mayor by more than 50%, effective January 2025.

Following a newsroom investigation uncovering unlicensed and illegal youth group homes, Santa Clara County Supervisors are exploring ways to address the situation.

A development of three towers with over 1,000 units of housing has been proposed for South First and South Second Street in San Jose.

A plan by the City of Cupertino to reduce automobile lanes on De Anza Boulevard to increase bicycle safety is receiving pushback from residents.

Celebrating their new electric train service, CalTrain is offering free rides September 21 and 22.

The California state goal to conserve 30% of its land and coastal waters has advanced, with conserved lands reaching 25% and coastal waters 16%.

Amid a Southern California heat wave, about 300 advocates for rent control — with two 10-foot “greedy landlord” puppets — rallied Thursday in downtown Los Angeles, chanting: “The rent is too damn high!”