Santa Clara County may need an abundance of lawn mowers if artificial turf is banned on public playing...
McHenry: The ‘whole truth’ about East San Jose airport
Starting in 1986, there have been periodic attempts by some elected officials to close Reid-Hillview Airport (RHV). In 2018, Santa Clara County voted to stop accepting Federal Aviation Administration funds for airport safety improvements, in an attempt to angle for a possible 2031 closure. Pursuant to that, in 2020, the county commissioned a lead study of the area around the airport. The study found slightly elevated levels of lead in the blood of children living within half a mile of the airport. Proponents of the airport closure are quick to say the airport is poisoning the children. But what they don’t...