Up to $2 million will be available for projects in each of the five supervisor districts, providing matching grants to cities, school districts and nonprofits to build all-inclusive playgrounds.

The countywide benefit was created in response to a 2022 proposal calling for the formation of a program to support employees at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center who had been on the frontlines of the Covid pandemic.

A violations report released this month identified more than 2,135 violations and millions of dollars in fines at the Lehigh Cement Plant's 3,500-acre site between 2012 and 2021.

The Asian/Pacific Islander Community Health Worker pilot program will work with local nonprofits and hire health workers to care for seven specific Asian communities in the county. 

The Office of Correction and Law Enforcement looked at the treatment of inmate Andrew Hogan in August 2018, who was paid a $10 million settlement for injuries he received in a county jail transport van.

The cement plant and quarry are part of the Lehigh property, which encompasses 3,510 acres, 2,656 of which are in unincorporated Santa Clara County.

County elected officials punted on making a final decision about Laura’s Law in 2019, but a new state bill is forcing a vote.

Last year was all about triage. It is now time to move into recovery, with the primary focus on areas that impact the lives of our families.

Officials will discuss some of the latest developments about the mine in a 6:30pm Wednesday Zoom meeting.

To date, no one on the San Jose City Council or Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have been inoculated against the virus.

Santa Clara County, meanwhile, is inviting small businesses to apply for low-interest loans of up to $100,000.

The loan program was first proposed two months ago by county supervisors Joe Simitian and Susan Ellenberg.

The ordinances limit how much money food-delivery apps can charge mom-and-pop restaurants struggling to survive the pandemic.

The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the county is falling short in its response to the ongoing surge in Covid-19.

Local leaders will consider regulating one of restaurants’ major costs when on-site dining isn’t allowed: third-party delivery charges. 

The former Sunnyvale mayor, U.S. Navy Bronze Star recipient and intellectual property attorney starts his newest gig in a few short weeks.