San Jose's property tax base grew at 4.5%, though at $280 billion contributed more than a third of the county’s tax base.

The project, known as La Bella, will feature affordable housing for a wide range of individuals and families, including unhoused residents and people with disabilities.

The DA's increasingly competitive Bend the Arc grant program received a record 70 applications this year.

Undercover sting operations in Santa Clara, Los Angeles and San Diego counties include false evidence ploys, jail cells outfitted with recording devices, and cash payments to undercover operatives.

The Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's rehabilitation facility was also rated by U.S. News and World Report as “High-Performing”  for rehability care of colon cancer, heart failure, pneumonia, and strokes, as well as maternity care and pacemaker Implantation.

Since the program’s inception, the DA’s office has successfully distributed more than $280,000 in grants to almost 60 local organizations. Application deadline is Aug. 14.

The statewide primary total approached California’s 44% average for the last five presidential primary elections. In the last five gubernatorial elections, the total voter turnout averaged just 33%. In Santa Clara County, the voter turnout was below the statewide total, just 39%.

Across Santa Clara County, a growing number of staffing operators are exploiting a massive gap in California law.

The Santa Clara stadium, home for the San Francisco 49ers, will host six matches for the world’s biggest sporting event. Five group-stage games and one round-of-32 knockout match are scheduled over three weeks.

In 30 counties, including Santa Clara County, in-person voting began Saturday, May 23.

Santa Clara County is going after Menlo Park-based Meta Platforms Inc., accusing the social media giant of facilitating 15 billion scam ads daily on Facebook and Instagram, accounting for $7 billion in revenues per year.

The officer, who was struck by a bullet fired from an arm’s length away, has since recovered from the injuries and is back on duty.

Opponents argue that the 2-cents-per-square-foot tax would add too much to property tax bills.

Last November, county officials  and proponents of Measure A estimated that the sales tax boost would generate about $330 million per year to help offset an estimated $1 billion annual shortfall caused by aid cuts in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

The county contributed $1 million from its Measure A Affordable Housing Bond to help transform a historic building into four units of affordable housing.

The Stanford-trained Ph.D. chemist helped modernize the Oakland Police Department’s forensics laboratory.