The down payment assistance program comprises a 30-year deferred loan for up to 17 percent of a property’s purchase price.

The local housing agency says it doesn't aggressively pursue fraud. As a result, scammers fall under the radar for years—and sometimes decades.

Campaigning is inherently self-promotional, but the state Senate hopeful under fire for the way he's using county merch to boost his political profile.

The three-term supe irked some county officials by requesting a slew of grants that appear to some observers as politically motivated.

A recent spate of ideologically motivated massacres have prompted local lawmakers to think of ways to keep hate crimes in check.

The East Side airport’s potential closure has been the subject of impassioned public discussion for the better part of the past year. 

The county is trying to find what land it already owns on which to build below-market-rate housing for the region’s poorest residents. 

Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished.

As news broke on Sunday that a gunman had open fired on a crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local officials poured out words of support.

Carol Hoffman, a local businesswoman, is running against self-described political strategist Sergio Lopez for the open seat.

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.

The mayor’s remarks came a day after labor leaders condemned him for wanting to weaken Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy.

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

The county needs to make more deals happen and gain as much leverage as possible on the voter-approved funds.

As ads play a diminishing role in the media biz, news outlets are increasingly trying to get by on some blend of paywalls and auxiliary revenue.

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