California is still at risk of drought, despite the wet winter storms that pummeled San Jose and the rest of the Bay Area this past week.

A contingent of conservationists kicked off a campaign Nov. 2 to permanently preserve Coyote Valley from the threat of development.

San Jose has to amend its contract with the California High Speed Rail Authority to reflect delayed construction deadlines for the bullet train.

Real estate billionaire Carl Berg and deep-pocketed developer Chop Keenan are squaring off with San Jose on a senior housing development.

San Jose’s District 2 and the broader city face many of the same challenges my family faced years ago. We can only solve them by getting to work.

Palo Alto's only remaining mobile home park faces closure, which would force out hundreds of mostly low-income residents. But Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider putting up $8 million in seed money to help save the community.

The tax increase is a small price to pay for the quality of life brought by an abundance of open space. Vote yes on Measure Q.

We have an opportunity on Election Day to protect two critical resources that are inextricably linked: open space in our local watersheds and the life-giving water that flows through our valley.

A recent discussion within our community has focused on building even more single-family homes in areas that are reserved for jobs or fall outside of the urban service area. The proposal would allow those who convert industrial land to pay a fee per housing unit created. Those dollars would then be used to purchase open space in Coyote Valley. Although this idea may be worthy of discussion in theory, my concern is that such land use decisions would ultimately hurt San Jose’s economy.