July 6, 2022 Santa Clara County Begins Virtual Workshops Seeking Community Ideas on Housing Needs By San Jose Inside Community engagement will include a series of public meetings hosted between July and September, which began with the first workshop today, July 6. Read More 3
April 26, 2022 Santa Clara County Names First Female Fire Chief By San Jose Inside Suwanna Kerdkaew, formerly the department's deputy chief of administration, replaces former chief Tony Bowden, who retired after being on injury leave. Read More 0
January 21, 2022 Attorney General Probe of Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Adds to Heat on Smith By Barry Holtzclaw Attorney General Bonta announced he is opening a wide-ranging civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s office. Read More 5
May 7, 2021 Santa Clara County Seeks Applicants for Commission to Redraw Supervisorial Districts By Victoria Francol, Bay City News Applications close at 9am on June 1, and 10 commissioners will be appointed next month. Read More 0
February 25, 2021 Santa Clara County Opens New Vaccine Site at Gilroy High By Jana Kadah, Bay City News About 1,000-2,000 residents could be vaccinated per day in a city that has been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19. Read More 0
February 24, 2021 Hazard Pay Approved for Grocery Workers in Parts of the County By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The boost in pay in unincorporated Santa Clara County would last 180 days or until the Covid-19 public health emergency is terminated. Read More 3
February 17, 2021 Los Gatos Vice Mayor Eyes Santa Clara County’s D1 Supe Seat By The Fly Los Gatos Vice Mayor Rob Rennie will be up against former San Jose Councilman Johnny Khamis. Read More 0
February 12, 2021 South Bay Elected Leaders Say They’re Waiting Their Turn for Coronavirus Vaccine By Jennifer Wadsworth To date, no one on the San Jose City Council or Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have been inoculated against the virus. Read More 3
February 2, 2021 San Jose Considers ‘Hazard Pay’ for Grocery Store Workers By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The additional pay would apply to stores with 300 or more employees nationwide and companies that are publicly traded. Read More 31
December 14, 2020 Op-Ed: Santa Clara County Should Do More to Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers By Allan Kamara The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the county is falling short in its response to the ongoing surge in Covid-19. Read More 1
November 18, 2020 San Jose’s Reid-Hillview Airport to Close—But Not Until 2031 By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The county Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to move forward with closing the East Side airport and figure out what else to do with it. Read More 9
November 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Trades Jail Plans for Mental Health Facility By Jana Kadah, Bay City News In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors reinforced its commitment to build a new mental health facility. Read More 1
November 10, 2020 With 60 Percent of Votes, Otto Lee Succeeds Dave Cortese in Santa Clara County’s District 3 By Jennifer Wadsworth The former Sunnyvale mayor, U.S. Navy Bronze Star recipient and intellectual property attorney starts his newest gig in a few short weeks. Read More 3
August 28, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Cites Memory Lapse in CCW Testimony By Silicon Valley Newsroom While Wasserman dodges questions, the person believed to have processed his application faces some serious consequences. Read More 9
August 27, 2020 Facebook Exec Security Team Escapes Prosecution in Gun Permit Scandal—So Far By Jennifer Wadsworth The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues. Read More 6
August 13, 2020 Santa Clara County to Install 200 Touch-Free Crosswalk Devices By Grace Hase County officials say they plan to concentrate the touchless sensors around 25 pedestrian-heavy expressway intersections. Read More 1