December 17, 2019 Several Bay Area Cities Vow to Investigate Misconduct Claims Against Downtown Streets Team By Jennifer Wadsworth At least six public agencies are re-evaluating contracts with the tax-exempt homeless services provider in light of the allegations. Read More 25
December 11, 2019 Downtown Streets Team Faces Claims of Hard-Partying Work Culture, Gender Discrimination By Jennifer Wadsworth Zia MacWilliams left DST because of what she describes as a toxic culture that promoted heavy drinking and tolerated discrimination. Read More 38
December 2, 2019 County Teams Up with Stanford Hospital to Expand Access to Sexual Assault Exams By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county will expand access to sexual assault exams by adding a new location for survivors to undergo the procedures at Stanford Hospital. Read More 1
October 24, 2019 Audit Shows Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Internal Accountability Reforms Stalled for Years By Jennifer Wadsworth Auditors say the Sheriff’s Office refused to cooperate with reviews that unearthed unsettling findings about internal accountability. Read More 6
September 19, 2019 Three-Year Moratorium on Facial-Recognition in Cop Cams Awaits Gov. Newsom’s Signature By Nicholas Chan Proponents of the ban say it will prevent a tool meant to hold police accountable from turning into a means of spying on the public. Read More 2
September 9, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Joe Simitian Wants More Focus on Election Security Ahead of 2020 By Nicholas Chan The North County rep wants to hear regular updates about election security, starting at the Oct. 22 Board of Supervisors meeting. Read More 5
August 28, 2019 SCC Supervisor Dave Cortese Ruffles Feathers by Lavishing Grants Outside His District By The Fly The three-term supe irked some county officials by requesting a slew of grants that appear to some observers as politically motivated. Read More 20
August 13, 2019 Santa Clara County Offers to Fund Housing for Disabled Residents By Silicon Valley Newsroom Supervisor Joe Simitian called the spending plan a “smart, humane and cost-effective” way to prevent homelessness. Read More 3
August 10, 2019 The Veranda, County’s First Measure A Housing Complex, Celebrates Grand Opening By Kyle Martin Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished. Read More 6
June 18, 2019 Santa Clara County’s $8B Budget Funds Growing Workforce, New Hospitals, Major Projects By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 8
May 31, 2019 South Bay Dems Urge Fellow Delegate to Resign for Statement Defending Convicted Pedophile By Jennifer Wadsworth The backlash against Greer Stone stems from the way he defended his brother, a convicted child abuser, at a sentencing hearing. Read More 69
May 23, 2019 Vote on Jail Calls Contract Tests County’s Commitment to Landmark Surveillance Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth A proposal granting prosecutors on-demand access to inmate calls became a test of the county’s fidelity to its own oversight standards. Read More 7
May 17, 2019 Despite Taking Thousands of People Off the Streets, San Jose Sees 42% Jump in Homelessness By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s homeless population went from 4,350 in 2017 to 6,172 this year. For Santa Clara County, it grew by 31 percent. Read More 43
April 10, 2019 Susan Ellenberg Casts Sole Vote Against Weakening Santa Clara County’s Sanctuary Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors moved 4-1 Tuesday to figure out how to water down its landmark ordinance. Read More 26
April 4, 2019 Editorial: Unshackle Measure A to Create More Affordable Housing By New SV Media The county needs to make more deals happen and gain as much leverage as possible on the voter-approved funds. Read More 25
January 25, 2019 County Ramps Up Campaign Against AG Xavier Becerra in Bid to Save Two Local Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom Local officials accused the attorney general of engaging in political posturing, with no concern for health care needs of Santa Clara County. Read More 21