A Stanford-trained psychiatrist who lost his job at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center won a $1.5 million judgment last week.

Santa Clara County has started to ramp up its public education campaign to combat opioid use and abuse and curb fatal overdoses.

Stanford professor Michele Dauber has carried the momentum from a high-profile judicial recall campaign into local activism.

Santa Clara County will consider bolstering its living wage policy to include not just higher pay, but adequate paid leave, benefits and hours.