A new study that bills itself as the most comprehensive of its kind has put a price tag on homelessness in Santa Clara County.

The legal age to buy cigarettes may soon level up to the drinking age—at least for unincorporated Santa Clara County.

The notoriously poor-performing Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters is back at the public trough, asking the Board of Supervisors (BOS) for millions more in taxpayer money for electronic equipment that may never be needed.

Good Karma Bikes is part of a growing number of groups in Silicon Valley to merge cycling and social justice, or treat them as though they were always connected.

Empowered by a new state law, Santa Clara County authorities have kicked off a campaign to weed out massage parlors that get a little too friendly.

In an email to constituents, Mayor Sam Liccardo summed up his first 100 days in office, which were marked by public ceremonies, new spending plans, partnerships and, just last month, a tragedy that shook the city.

From what I recently witnessed while attending traffic court in Santa Clara County, there is nothing consistent or impartial about the way the court is conducting itself.

Santa Clara County more than doubled its enrollment targets for the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, driving up revenue for the Valley Health and Hospital System.

Taking a cue from Santa Clara County, San Jose is considering adopting a wage theft ordinance.

While parts of our nation engage in voter suppression, the city of Santa Clara continues to provide new ways to increase voter participation and provide citizens with tools to evaluate candidates.

Holocaust survivors Al Cohn and Luba Keller will share their stories during Santa Clara County's annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony next week.

Santa Clara County employed a performance-based funding model to provide shelter to chronically homeless residents.

Environmental nonprofit Healthy Alternatives to Pesticides takes legal action against Santa Clara County over pesticide spraying.

Hoping to bolster returns in San Jose's District 4 council race, election officials have expanded hours and ballot drop-off sites.

A veteran San Jose police officer was shot to death Tuesday night by a suicidal man armed with a high-powered rifle.

A sweeping take-down by federal and local law enforcement resulted in an indictment against two-dozen suspected Nuestra Familia leaders.