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.

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing lawsuit said Tesla's factory is a racially segregated workplace where Black workers are subjected to racial slurs and discriminated against in job assignments, discipline, pay and promotion.

County Supervisor Joe Simitian said he wants the county to be more transparent and clarify whether violations involving Lehigh Cement Plant facilities require additional regulatory and/or legal action.

The real estate deal by the online retail giant marks its second acquisition in Gilroy and extends its footprint — and jobs potential — deeper into South Santa Clara County.

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, which serves Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, is reporting an increase in requests for home delivery of free groceries, as more people are forced to isolate due to exposure or illness related to the omicron variant.

The three new congressional districts for the San Jose metro area include the first majority Latino district, and another that is the first predominantly Asian district.

The zoning changes will limit the number of single-family homes that can be built across the parts of Coyote Valley that do not fall within the boundaries of the cities of San Jose and Morgan Hill. 

Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Alameda, and Sonoma counties said their rules won't change, despite the month long statewide mandate that went into effect Wednesday morning.  

Endorsements from supervisors Susan Ellenberg and Cindy Chavez mean two of the voters aren’t exactly impartial decision makers.

A new generation works to keep the "best dirt in the world" alive on their two-acre orchard surrounded on all sides by San Jose's sprawl.

The way Americans communicate and perceive each other—often at first glance—has changed since the election of former President Donald Trump.

The three “doe” defendants served and named in September by former councilmember Caserta were all local educators, including Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor's sister.

To prevent the spread of Oriental Fruit Flies through homegrown fruits and vegetables, residents living in the quarantine area in Santa Clara County are urged not to move those items from their property.

The county and cities announced Thursday that they are submitting more than a dozen proposals to the state for funding to build more than 800 housing units over the next nine months.  

Instead of a proposed $627 monthly fee, the Housing Department must recalculate rents that don’t exceed 30% of tenant incomes

The interim housing units for unsheltered people would be built out of converted shipping containers that are about 40 square feet in size. Each unit costs between $50,00 to $200,000 per unit and can take less than six months to complete.