County of Santa Clara Government News

She came to San Jose alone from the Philippines in 2016, expecting to be connected with a decent job and living arrangements so she could send money back home. Instead, what she encountered was a nightmare.

A massive budget deficit means the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will make hard decisions about grant funds for competing community groups that help residents with food, housing and immigration resources — yet two supervisors want to provide a significant grant to a national political group based in Washington, D.C.

The County of Santa Clara launched a multilingual media campaign on Monday to reaffirm its support for immigrants and those under threat from the Donald Trump Administration's policies to information and resources.The “One County One Future” campaign reflects the County’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all residents, regardless of immigration status.

Santa Clara County is expanding clinic space for youth with developmental disabilities at county-owned O’Connor Hospital to accommodate more patients.

A discussion among Santa Clara County supervisors on everyday gardening tools this week morphed into concerns about immigration witch hunts.

The number of Latino residents dying by suicide has gone up 48% over the last 15 years while making up half of Santa Clara County's homeless population — and they're reporting more instances of unfair medical treatment than any other demographic in the county.

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner this week confirmed the county’s first overdose death due to carfentanil, a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

In March, a  Nazi flag was hung on the north Morgan Hill overpass in where supporters of President Donald Trump had gathered for a political demonstration.

Santa Clara County’s top executive is recommending layoffs to keep core social safety net services alive in the face of two threats: a steep budget deficit and proposed federal spending cuts under President Donald Trump.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is reporting a slight downtick in uses of force last year — yet deputies sent more people to the hospital.

Santa Clara County wants to help homeless people on probation avoid extra jail time by bringing legal services to encampments.

Authorities said this week they will not file charges against a person who hung a flag depicting a Nazi swastika on the Burnett Avenue overpass in Morgan Hill.

Sunnyvale's new partnership with Santa Clara County Animal Services has some major glitches.

Santa Clara County is expanding its hotel shelter program for North County homeless residents following the delayed opening of a modular housing site in Palo Alto.

Santa Clara County elections appear to be cursed they can't seem to avoid recounts for too-close-to-call races.

Santa Clara County officials are bracing for more cuts to their housing voucher programs, which subsidizes rent for low-income individuals.

A Santa Clara County commission will hold a hearing on May 7 to receive written protests regarding a proposal to dissolve the South Santa Clara County Fire Protection District.

Silicon Valley is known for technological innovation, but its jails are running on paper — and it's fueling a public safety crisis.

Homes for people struggling with mental illness or recovering from substance use have long flown under Santa Clara County’s radar with substandard conditions and little to no accountability. The county is attempting to right some of those wrongs, starting with a grant to help landlords make much needed repairs to improve residents’ living conditions.

Santa Clara County officials aren’t killing the idea of ranked choice voting — they just need to sort out an “existential crisis” before seismically shifting Silicon Valley elections.

The pieces are in place to seismically shift Silicon Valley elections — and Santa Clara County supervisors are holding all the cards.

It's been a good week for fast-food workers in Silicon Valley.
Employees at local McDonald's, Taco Bell and other fast-food franchises roared with applause Tuesday when the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved creating a training program for fast-food workers on their state-mandated labor rights.

Silicon Valley officials want to extinguish their feud with state firefighters over regional fire protection territory. But their vote to expand Santa Clara County Fire Department coverage threatens to fan the flames.

Local government and nonprofit leaders in Santa Clara County are bracing for the impact of proposed federal budget cuts that could dramatically reshape public services, potentially leaving thousands of vulnerable residents without critical healthcare, social services and support programs.

San Jose is transferring ownership of a former motel rife with issues to the Santa Clara County Housing Authority, with plans to convert it from temporary homeless housing to permanent apartments.

Santa Clara County leaders are facing their most uncertain financial crisis since the pandemic, and they're turning every stone for ideas on wrangling extra money. That includes, for the first time, spaying and neutering pets.