Santa Clara County Business, Economy & Jobs Overview

Cupertino’s decision to draw in new businesses and support longtime merchants has the commerce community cheering.
The Cupertino City Council voted 3-2 earlier this month to prioritize economic development and small business support for the next two fiscal years as …

San Jose police officials told city leaders they need more tools to impound the property of illicit street vendors in downtown, especially during events.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept Police Chief Paul Joseph’s proposal to create a …

A Santa Clara County judge has ruled against striking VTA union workers, bringing bus and light rail services back to the region.
Superior Court Judge Daniel Nishigaya ruled Wednesday that members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which represents about …

San Jose Berryessa Flea Market vendors say a city-owned landfill is their best option for a new home, but a state law is stopping the idea from becoming a reality.
The 90-acre Singleton site, a former landfill, is the favored …

Scores of Santa Clara County hospital and health lab workers are on strike as the county scrambles to relaunch lifesaving care at a long-depleted East San Jose hospital.
Nearly 200 clinical lab scientists, microbiologists, medical laboratory technicians and other workers …

One small West Valley city has some of the most smoke shops per person in Santa Clara County. Officials are taking steps to change that statistic.
The Campbell City Council unanimously approved a temporary ban Tuesday preventing new tobacco retailers …

The VTA board of directors Sunday approved a revised offer in an effort to get striking workers off the picket line and back on the job. Union representatives are saying not so fast because it rolls back previous agreements.
The …

One could not celebrate Women’s History Month without acknowledging the tremendous impact women have had on the local wine industry here in the Santa Clara Valley.

Janeth Zarate is a freshman at Fremont High School who wakes up at 6 a.m. to get to school on time. On any normal day, she takes VTA’s 255 bus, but for the past two weeks service has stopped due …

Thousands of VTA riders have been stranded without public transportation for 10 days due to an ongoing union strike, and the agency's board chair has been out of town.
Social media posts show Sergio Lopez, chair of the VTA board …