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Sunday, July 26, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

San Jose Inside (https://www.sanjoseinside.com)

Santa Clara County Voter Registration Hits All-Time High

A record-breaking 887,000 Santa Clara County residents have registered to vote in this year’s midterm election.

Santa Clara County is debating whether to create a new behavioral health center that offers psychiatric services for children and teens.

The county has offered to buy the local hospitals as part of a bankruptcy reorganization by the facilities’ parent company.

Santa Clara County has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by former inmate Rikki Martinez, who says he was brutally beaten by jail guards.

The Registrar of Voters has started sending voter information guides and sample ballots for the Nov. 6 general election.

Don Morrissey, a twice-demoted deputy who recently resigned as union president, is set to give up his badge this weekend.

Hope Village, a homeless camp that moved onto state land without permission, has been adopted as a pilot program by Santa Clara County.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has far exceeded its overtime budget in the past six years, according to a newly published audit.

After budgeting an additional $1 million to ensure a complete count, Santa Clara County has already been gearing up for the 2020 census.

Plans to convert San Jose’s old City Hall Annex into a parking lot instead of housing for the homeless has drawn the ire of a prominent developer.

While San Jose rakes in $10 million-plus a year in tax revenue from cannabis, Santa Clara County is leaning toward prohibition.

Santa Clara County will host a series of events through the rest of the month to raise awareness about human trafficking.

A poll testing negative messaging gives us a hint at the kinds of hits voters will see in campaign mailers later this election season.

A spike in child drownings and drowning scares has prompted Santa Clara County health officials to issue a public warning.

Yet another report came out that puts the troubled Alum Rock Union Elementary School District in a bad light.

A powerful union leader violated agency policies by failing to report hate speech—and the former undersheriff leapt to his defense.