January 27, 2016 County Funds Sales Tax Poll to Support Labor Council Agenda By The Fly Pollsters commissioned by Santa Clara County will gauge voters' willingness to pass a new sales tax. But this isn’t the survey’s first run. Read More 23
January 25, 2016 Santa Clara County to Poll Voters on Potential Sales Tax By Jennifer Wadsworth Starting this week, pollsters will call Santa Clara County voters to see if they're open to a new sales tax to help the region's homeless population. Read More 13
January 22, 2016 Turner Construction, Santa Clara County Get Back Together By Josh Koehn Santa Clara County officials said they will resume a partnership with Turner Construction to complete construction at Valley Medical Center. Read More 4
January 21, 2016 The Myth of Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Obscures Real Issues By John Flynn With no evidence of a Big Game-related spike, the crackdown on trafficked humans more often than not targets sex workers and consenting adults. Read More 20
January 20, 2016 Bizarre Land-Use Fight Pits Neighbors against Monk By Jennifer Wadsworth Residents in San Jose's Evergreen hills have led an aggressive campaign to drive out a Buddhist monk and prevent his followers from building a temple. Read More 54
January 13, 2016 Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested on Suspicion of Drunken Driving By Jennifer Wadsworth A sheriff’s deputy was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Sunday after allegedly waving a gun around in a Jack In the Box drive-through. Read More 4
January 8, 2016 Santa Clara County First Nationwide to Open Office of LGBTQ Affairs By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County this week became the first in the nation to open an office of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer affairs. Read More 7
January 7, 2016 Joe Colla’s Legendary Stunt Leads to Freeway Interchange Being Named in His Honor By Silicon Valley Newsroom Local leaders will name the 680-280-101 freeway interchange after Joe Colla, the San Jose councilman who lobbied for the project's completion in 1976. Read More 2
January 6, 2016 Public Invited to Weigh in on Fairground Revitialization By Silicon Valley Newsroom The public is invited to weigh in on the future of the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, where officials want to build a public park and open space. Read More 0
December 14, 2015 SCV Water District Appoints New South County Trustee By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Santa Clara Valley Water District has appointed John Varela to its South County seat. The former Morgan Hill mayor was sworn in Thursday. Read More 1
December 7, 2015 San Jose Might Declare ‘Shelter Crisis’ to Protect Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may open up community centers, libraries and other public buildings as cold weather shelters for thousands of homeless residents. Read More 29
December 2, 2015 Kathleen King’s Plan to Remain Politically Relevant Going Great By The Fly Kathleen King has remained politically relevant by keeping her nonprofits on the taxpayer dole. Now she plans to pivot that presence into a run for county supervisor—again. Read More 9
December 2, 2015 ‘Troubling Cluster’ of Complaints Stem from Jail Graveyard Shift By Jennifer Wadsworth Correctional officers at Santa Clara County's Main Jail are apparently more likely to use force against inmates during the night shift. Read More 10
December 2, 2015 Mobile App Aims to End Hunger, Food Waste in Silicon Valley By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley has joined a nationwide push to feed the hungry with uneaten food that would otherwise end up in landfills. Read More 14
November 30, 2015 Activists Revive Effort to Overturn San Jose’s Pot Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth A political action committee has revived an effort to replace San Jose’s pot ordinance with one approved by voters. Read More 16
November 23, 2015 Lawsuit Challenges County Jails’ Use of Solitary Confinement By Jennifer Wadsworth A new class action lawsuit brought by two inmates claims Santa Clara County’s use of solitary confinement is inhumane and unconstitutional. Read More 34