Santa Clara County’s sales tax increase passed amid competing ideas on how the money would be used. Now a rift has emerged among proponents — and District Attorney Jeff Rosen said he may investigate a new spending proposal that leaves out law enforcement. County leaders chiefly characterized the five-eighths-cent sales tax increase, known as Measure...
Santa Clara County sues home care business for wage theft
Santa Clara County has filed a lawsuit against a Milpitas home care business for wage theft and unlawful business practices. County Counsel Tony LoPresti submitted an Oct. 31 complaint against Happy Trip Home Care and its owners for operating without a license, not providing breaks to workers and failing to pay minimum wage and overtime,...
Santa Clara County assessor candidates head to runoff election
With nearly all the votes counted in the race for Santa Clara County assessor, the contest is headed for a December runoff between Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor and former Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar. As of Monday afternoon, Fligor has a commanding lead with 37.7% of the vote from the Nov. 4 election compared to...
San Francisco steals South Bay’s Super Bowl spotlight — again
An official lineup of Super Bowl fanfare events largely snubs the South Bay in favor of San Francisco — 50 miles north of where the game will actually happen. San Jose appears just once on a list of NFL-endorsed concerts, meet-and-greets and press events announced by the Bay Area Host Committee, the region’s major sports...
Number of Santa Clara County homeless veterans drops
Santa Clara County’s homeless veterans population has hit a milestone: the numbers have dropped to their lowest level since tracking began 20 years ago. There are 378 veterans who are homeless, with 298 unsheltered and 80 who are sheltered, according to the point-in-time count conducted in January. That’s a 21% decrease from the 479 homeless veterans...
Santa Clara County provides free resources to veterans
With Veterans Day approaching, Santa Clara County is offering free health and social services to local vets this weekend. The annual Stand Down offers housing and employment assistance, medical and dental screenings, mental health resources, legal aid, groceries, clothing, showers, haircuts and hot lunches. The event kicked off Thursday at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds...
Santa Clara County assistant assessor leads in early results
The next election results update is Friday by 5 p.m. Early results show Neysa Fligor leading the race for Santa Clara County assessor. As of 5 p.m. Thursday, Fligor is ahead with 38.2% of the vote, or 136,527 votes. In second place is Rishi Kumar with 24.1% of the vote or 86,349 votes. Yan Zhao...
Santa Clara County sales tax measure ahead in early results
The next election results update is Friday by 5 p.m. Early results show Santa Clara County’s sales tax increase measure leaning toward voter approval on election night. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, 56.8% of voters cast ballots in favor of Measure A, or 232,023 votes, with 43.1% voting against it, or 175,927 votes. The general...
Bay Area basketball star, congressman call for food donations
With an assist from Golden State Warriors forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, Congressman Sam Liccardo is rallying support for food banks helping families who have lost SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown. Jackson-Davis joined Liccardo at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Monday to urge residents to provide financial support for the food bank while funding...
Santa Clara County scrambles for Super Bowl security funding
Santa Clara County didn’t ask to host next year’s Super Bowl. But the cost of protecting the event from terror attacks could exceed its available cash in an unprecedented budget crisis. County leaders say President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding millions of dollars in disaster preparedness funds, some of which are needed to plan and...