The cement plant and quarry are part of the Lehigh property, which encompasses 3,510 acres, 2,656 of which are in unincorporated Santa Clara County.

County elected officials punted on making a final decision about Laura’s Law in 2019, but a new state bill is forcing a vote.

Last year was all about triage. It is now time to move into recovery, with the primary focus on areas that impact the lives of our families.

Officials will discuss some of the latest developments about the mine in a 6:30pm Wednesday Zoom meeting.

To date, no one on the San Jose City Council or Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have been inoculated against the virus.

Santa Clara County, meanwhile, is inviting small businesses to apply for low-interest loans of up to $100,000.

The loan program was first proposed two months ago by county supervisors Joe Simitian and Susan Ellenberg.

The ordinances limit how much money food-delivery apps can charge mom-and-pop restaurants struggling to survive the pandemic.

The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the county is falling short in its response to the ongoing surge in Covid-19.

Local leaders will consider regulating one of restaurants’ major costs when on-site dining isn’t allowed: third-party delivery charges. 

The former Sunnyvale mayor, U.S. Navy Bronze Star recipient and intellectual property attorney starts his newest gig in a few short weeks.

Seniors interested in R.Y.D.E services can sign up at rydescc.org and book rides as early as a month in advance.

The plan would make low-interest loans available for small local businesses adversely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The new ordinance “is critical to deal with the significant volume of complaints,” County Counsel James Williams told the Board of Supervisors.

The verdict’s in. There will be no proposal for a 0.625-cent increase in the Santa Clara County sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot after all.

Supervisors Joe Simitian and Mike Wasserman voted against taking this first step towards a sales tax boost.