The split vote Wednesday evening came hours after a Superior Court judge turned down a request from Dewan’s lawyers for an order blocking a board vote.

The Santa Clara County Board of Education, which voted to dismiss Dewan on Oct. 2, is slated to appoint an Orange County educator, Charles Hinman as the interim superintendent at its meeting tonight.

Mary Ann Dewan was dismissed Oct. 2 after six years leading the county Office of Education. She is now demanding reinstatement, claiming the board violated California’s Brown Act and had no authority to fire her.

Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan asked the trustee to “cease and desist” from using his county email addresses for political purposes.

Joe Di Salvo wants the court to give him with a chance to voice his own opinion on sexual harassment allegations lobbed against him.

With the pandemic shifting learning from classroom to computer, San Jose has expedited efforts to close the so-called digital divide.

An independent investigator found that the trustee demeaned some women, but not that he racially harassed people.

There’s no guarantee that they will by next school year, but officials released new guidance in preparation for putting kids back in classrooms.

All childcare centers for essential workers must follow physical distancing and sanitation practices specified by health agencies.

Census data from the latest American Community Survey estimates that more than 20,000 households in the city lack internet access.

Santa Clara County is gearing up for a surge of patients as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout Silicon Valley.

As the COVID-19 case count slowly ticks upward, the actual number of people infected with the coronavirus is many times greater.

Drive-through testing has rolled out, giving local health officials more tools to map out the scope of the problems in the Bay Area and beyond.

To combat childhood hunger, Supervisor Susan Ellenberg wants the county to allocate $8 million to feed 12,000 kids over four years.

On Tuesday, the county will consider a proposal to spend $8 million over four years to feed 12,000 of the neediest children in the South Bay.

For the first time ever, Santa Clara County has calculated exactly how much money it spends on services that support children.