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.

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.

Under pressure from the feds and mounting political outrage over “Sanctuary Cities,” the county may revise its civil detainer policy.

An oversight board tasked with examining Santa Clara County jails decided against disbanding, despite concerns that a parallel probe would undermine its work.

As of this week, Santa Clara County will no longer collect a $40 fee from people who appeal their property assessment.

In response to the beating death of a mentally ill inmate, Santa Clara County will make require crisis intervention training for sheriff’s deputies.

Santa Clara County is trying to hire more psychiatrists after years of leaving the jails understaffed.

Santa Clara picked Core Companies from three bidders to develop a six-acre plot. But support of one council member drew shaking heads in the process.

Taking a cue from similar national and statewide initiatives, the county may implement in-depth bias training for law enforcement.

Following the beating death of a mentally ill inmate, Santa Clara County leaders have called for a top-to-bottom investigation of local jails.

George Shirakawa Jr. shuffled out of office in disgrace two and a half years ago, but the former county supervisor’s egregious misuse of taxpayer funds created a financial odyssey so twisted that it continues to bedevil staff to this day.

Santa Clara County proposes an equal pay ordinance, while Gov. Jerry Brown pledges to sign bill meant to close the state’s pay gap between men and women.

Santa Clara County's female inmates are too often prevented from signing up for vocational training, according to a new report.

Hours before thousands of workers planned to walk off the job, Santa Clara County's largest employee union reached a tentative four-year agreement.

Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors will spend the entire week going over a $5.5 billion budget proposal for the coming fiscal year.

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