The Working Partnerships USA executive’s signature appears on county contracts that included salary reimbursements for herself, South Bay Labor Council’s then-chief of staff and current chief executive, Ben Field, and other key campaign officials. The county gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Working Partnerships USA, including more than $200,000 to expand local anti-smoking ordinances […]
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Darcie Green Resigns from Santa Clara County Board of Education
Santa Clara County Board of Education member Darcie Green says she is resigning from the board “to avoid a long, messy legal battle to defend my seat.” Green was appointed to the board Oct. 17 of last year to fill a vacancy in Board Trustee Area 6, which was created by the resignation of Craig Mann. New district lines were drawn following Mann’s reelection in 2010. In making the appointment, the County Board relied on its legal counsel’s opinion, which turned out to be a mistake.
Santa Clara County Gun Buyback Nets 1,116 Firearms, 47 Assault Weapons
A South Bay gun buyback became the third largest in the nation last weekend, when Santa Clara County traded $114,000 in cash for 1,116 firearms. Forty-seven of the guns were assault weapons, 479 handguns, 355 rifles and 235 shotguns. There’s still $36,000 leftover for a future buyback.
Green Appointed to Santa Clara County Board of Education Seat
When the music stopped and a vote was taken to add a new trustee to the Santa Clara County Office of Education board Wednesday night, two elected officials must have realized they lost this round of political musical chairs.
Santa Clara County Property Values Increase
Almost half a million assessment notices went out to Santa Clara County property owners today, and following three years of minimal or negative growth in assessed property values, the county reports its first solid increase since 2008. Overall, total net assessed value of all real business and personal property values increased by 3.25 percent to $308.8 billion.
Stimulus Money Trickles in for Santa Clara County Water District
The Santa Clara County Water District received $44.1 million in federal stimulus money for a number of flood protection and water recycling projects. Of the funding, $18 million will go to the Lower Silver Creek flood-protection program to protect land adjacent to the creek from flooding. Another $12.5 million will be used to build two new bridges—one for cars and one for trains—over downtown San Jose’s Guadalupe River.T he South Bay Water Recycling Advanced Treatment Facility Project will receive a much-needed $8 million.
What Do Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose Have in Common? Their Residents
City Hall Diary
On Thursday, August 23, 2007, the elected officials of the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County met to talk about five top priorities that affect the city and county. City and county staff attended, including San Jose City Manager Debra Figone and County Executive Pete Kutras.
Something Stinks at the Santa Clara County Water District
If you think they are wasting our money at City Hall these days, you should take a look at the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), the public agency created by the California Legislature to oversee supply of our water and manage flood control. They have a board of seven directors, five elected by region and two appointed by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. The SCVWD has a plush, marble-floored and chandeliered $26 million headquarters complete with duck pond, and an extremely well-compensated CEO, Stanley M. Williams.
Santa Clara County, San Francisco Challenge Trump’s Homeless Policy Changes
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco filed lawsuits to block Trump Administration's huge shift in homelessness policy.
Taxes, Million-dollar Doctors and Santa Clara County’s Health Care Crisis
The county's decision to expand its health care system, which doubled the public agency’s share of local hospital beds from around 20% to 40%, obviously didn’t anticipate Trump.
Federal Auditors Report Santa Clara County’s Education Office Misspent More than $135K
U.S. Head Start auditors told local education officials that they had discovered a pattern of previous administrators scoffing at grant rules and rejecting calls for oversight.
County of Santa Clara and HCA Healthcare Sign Agreement for County to Acquire Regional Medical Center
Regional Medical Center in East San Jose is expected to join Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system in early April.
Three City Races Still Undecided in Santa Clara County
In Gilroy, first-term Mayor Marie Blankley fell farther behind Greg Bozzo Wednesday as ballot-counting headed to the final days.
On the Eve of Election Day, Pace of Vote-by-Mail Balloting Picks Up in Santa Clara County
The county Registrar of Voters office reported 419,345 mail ballots counted as of Nov. 3
Mail Balloting Starts Slowly in Santa Clara County, with Two Weeks to Go
The more than 1 million registered voters in Santa Clara County are voting by mail at the pace of about 20,000 per day. The 26 voting centers open this weekend for in-person voting, with 13 days until the polls close.
Health Officials Announce First West Nile Death in Santa Clara County
The death this month of an immunocompromised adult at a local hospital “after experiencing West Nile virus symptoms” is the county's second reported human case of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus. The other patient is recovering at home.
