The $8.1 billion 2019-20 spending plan is nearly 16 percent bigger than last year’s, largely because the county acquired three new hospitals.

A proposal granting prosecutors on-demand access to inmate calls became a test of the county’s fidelity to its own oversight standards.

San Jose’s homeless population went from 4,350 in 2017 to 6,172 this year. For Santa Clara County, it grew by 31 percent.

Weakening Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy will not make our community safer. Doing so will decrease safety for all of us.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors moved 4-1 Tuesday to figure out how to water down its landmark ordinance.

Workers battling the multi-city health and hospital district over its acquisition of five clinics want voters to weigh in on future growth.

Local officials accused the attorney general of engaging in political posturing, with no concern for health care needs of Santa Clara County.

Progressive activist Kimberly Ellis made a mad dash to San Jose to administer the oath of office at the Monday evening ceremony.

Susan Ellenberg’s election to the Santa Clara County District 4 seat stands to shift the board to the center in the years ahead.

What would’ve been a routine nomination erupted into a political brawl between county Assessor Larry Stone and Supervisor Dave Cortese.