The wildlife crossing is proposed to provide infrastructure for safe passage for animals across Highway 101, Monterey Road and Union Pacific rail lines in southern Santa Clara County. 

The 60-acre property north of Morgan Hill is protected by the Open Space Authority.

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. 

The news comes after years of planning to preserve the land between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Mountain Range.

The animal is not expected to survive without help, said Rebecca Dmytryk of Wildlife Emergency Services.

By extending the $24-a-year parcel tax, voters signaled a desire to support the continued preservation of local wildlands.

The proposal would lengthen but not increase the tax set by Measure Q, which county voters overwhelmingly approved six years ago.

The San Jose mayor applauded the proposal, calling SB 940 a watershed moment for the city and the pristine open space around it.

Although the city lacks authority to deny the project, its symbolic gesture adds to a growing movement to preserve the land.

With tens of thousands of homes in District 2, what are the odds that a candidate stumbles on his competitor’s campaign event?

With no striptease, crotch-kicking or ball-gags and the same tired jabs about stinky Milpitas, the 26th Monday Night Live packed less of a punch.

We can’t afford the loss of the ecosystem services—and yes, of the beauty, too—that Coyote Valley provides.

San Jose officials will discuss conservation plans for one of the largest remaining expanses of wild land in Silicon Valley.

The Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority announced the purchase of a 159-acre property.

San Jose city officials placed four measures on the Nov. 6 ballot and, according to the latest results, lost only one of them.

Come Election Day, San Jose voters will vote on four citywide measures. Here’s a look at what local voters will see on their Nov. 6 ballots.