Kathleen King has remained politically relevant by keeping her nonprofits on the taxpayer dole. Now she plans to pivot that presence into a run for county supervisor—again.

As of this week, Santa Clara County will no longer collect a $40 fee from people who appeal their property assessment.

In response to the beating death of a mentally ill inmate, Santa Clara County will make require crisis intervention training for sheriff’s deputies.

Taking a cue from similar national and statewide initiatives, the county may implement in-depth bias training for law enforcement.

With more voters casting ballots by mail, Santa Clara County may start offering prepaid postage as soon as this fall.

Peninsula politicos received an unexpected surprise earlier this week, when word began to spread that Assemblyman Rich Gordon (D-Menlo Park) was throwing his support behind Marc Berman in his run for the State Assembly's 24th District seat.

Santa Clara County won’t get the secret cell phone spying technology Sheriff Laurie Smith has been pushing the last year.

While parts of our nation engage in voter suppression, the city of Santa Clara continues to provide new ways to increase voter participation and provide citizens with tools to evaluate candidates.

Holocaust survivors Al Cohn and Luba Keller will share their stories during Santa Clara County's annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony next week.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office plans to obtain cellphone spying equipment to track suspected criminals and find missing people.

Taking a cue from PBS' "America: After Ferguson," county leaders are inviting the public to dial into a telephone town hall Sunday to talk about race, law enforcement and community trust.

After an election plagued by slow results, costly ballot misprints and the sudden resignation of a key top official, Santa Clara County is looking to improve its embattled Registrar of Voters Office.

Delivering the annual State of the County address to a packed Montgomery Theater, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Dave Cortese called 2015 a "year of opportunity." He outlined a plan to advance affordable housing initiatives while improving public safety and public health. “Working together, we can seize on the opportunity to better our community,” Cortese said.

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 county will consider enlisting private sector help or adopting a full vote-by-mail system to speed up the vote count on election night.

Anyone with the time and interest in learning about the inner workings of local government can sign up for a 10-week class through Santa Clara County.