September 19, 2018 City, County Officials Find Temporary Site for San Jose’s ‘Hope Village’ Homeless Camp By Jennifer Wadsworth Local leaders found a place to relocate Hope Village, an un-permitted homeless camp created by activists and advocates for the un-housed. Read More 9
June 11, 2018 Santa Clara County Proposes Fourfold Funding Boost for Domestic Violence Survivors By Winona Rajamohan Santa Clara County officials have proposed a 400 percent funding increase to help domestic violence survivors. Read More 8
September 26, 2017 County Supervisors Consider Setting Aside Another $405,000 to Help Defend Child Refugees By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County may set aside additional funds to help child refugees as they petition the federal government for legal residency. Read More 7
August 14, 2017 Santa Clara County to Discuss Housing for LGBTQ Seniors By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County will explore housing for LGBTQ seniors to help them live out their golden years without fear of discrimination. Read More 5
April 12, 2017 4Cs Council to Close Preschools after Claiming Everything Is Fine By The Fly Silicon Valley’s largest publicly funded child care agency announced Friday that it has to close three of its preschools. Read More 3
March 9, 2017 Ex-S.F. Supervisor Named Deputy Santa Clara County Executive By Jennifer Wadsworth Former San Francisco Supervisor David Campos has accepted a high-ranking job in Santa Clara County government. Read More 8
March 3, 2017 SJ Flood Evacuation Orders Failed to Reach Many Recipients By Jennifer Wadsworth According to a Santa Clara County memo, not everyone in the mandatory evacuation flood zones actually got the order to leave. Read More 6
March 1, 2017 Floodgate: How the Water District and City’s Comedy of Errors Became a Local Tragedy By Jennifer Wadsworth and Josh Koehn An inside look at how thousands of homes in San Jose were evacuated due to heavy flooding and a comedy of errors that became a tragedy. Read More 23
December 14, 2016 Sheriff’s Office Forms Task Force to Help Tenants Facing Eviction By Jennifer Wadsworth The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office formed a task force to prevent people who face evictions from ending up on the streets. Read More 13
October 20, 2016 Santa Clara County Addresses Trump’s Election-Rigging Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth County leaders denounced Donald Trump’s rhetoric about fraud and rigged elections, assuring the public that they can trust the results. Read More 31
October 12, 2016 Turmoil at Childcare Nonprofit 4C Council: Workers Report Retaliation; Calls Grow for Audit By The Fly Allegations of mismanagement at the publicly subsidized 4C Council has employees, as well as the county’s top executive, calling for an audit. Read More 7
May 18, 2016 In Year 2086 County Executive Jeff Smith Will Have Last Laugh By The Fly County executive Jeff Smith is strategizing moves that will pay off 70 years from now—all while tweaking his political adversaries in San Jose. Read More 3
February 8, 2016 County Seeks Financial Clarity on Senior Nutrition Program By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County wants to strengthen oversight of Sourcewise, the nonprofit that administers the region's senior nutrition programs. Read More 4
January 22, 2016 Turner Construction, Santa Clara County Get Back Together By Josh Koehn Santa Clara County officials said they will resume a partnership with Turner Construction to complete construction at Valley Medical Center. Read More 4
December 4, 2015 Sheriff Smith Continues Damage Control as Jail Scandals Stack Up By Josh Koehn Inmates are dying, jail guards are breaking laws and sending racist texts, and worse, some may even be raping the men and women behind bars. Read More 27
October 19, 2015 County Jails Had as Few as 2 Psychiatrists for 1,500 Inmates By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County is trying to hire more psychiatrists after years of leaving the jails understaffed. Read More 5