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The fight for the Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1 seat is bound to be one of the most competitive races this election season. Supervisor Mike Wasserman, who has held the seat since 2010, terms out at the end of the year—and five candidates are vying to replace him. The newly drawn District 1 boundaries have...
VTA gives benefits to families of workers killed in San Jose shooting
VTA has agreed to pay retirement benefits to the families of workers killed in a mass shooting last May to make sure they’re taken care of for years to come. The VTA board of directors voted unanimously last week to give $4.9 million in retirement benefits to 10 families who lost loved ones in the...
Election 2022: The race for Santa Clara County sheriff
Santa Clara County is getting a new sheriff for the first time in more than two decades, following Laurie Smith’s decision to not run for a seventh term. Five candidates are jockeying for Smith’s seat. Smith’s tenure as sheriff has been marred by scandals and political investigations. Last year, the Board of Supervisors voted no...
Santa Clara County district attorney candidates debate priorities
Two Democrats running for Santa Clara County district attorney are trading barbs as they outline dramatically different visions for Silicon Valley’s top prosecutor. Incumbent District Attorney Jeff Rosen and deputy public defender Sajid Khan shared their priorities for the job during a Friday forum held by the Democratic 21st Century Club in San Jose, the...
Santa Clara County to connect Santa Teresa and Calero parks
In a move that’s beneficial to hikers, cyclists and equestrians, Santa Clara County will connect two beloved parks. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to purchase 47 acres of land between Santa Teresa and Calero county parks for $8.5 million. Conservationists hail this acquisition as another positive step in securing the county green...
Silicon Valley residents left in droves during pandemic
Tens of thousands of people left Silicon Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic, but local housing and economics experts aren’t too worried about the mass exodus. The metro area encompassing San Jose, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale lost nearly 43,000 people between April 2020 and July 2021, according to recently released census data. That’s almost eight times more than the year before...
Silicon Valley housing crisis linked to declining school enrollment, study says
Two pernicious problems in Silicon Valley—lack of affordable housing and declining school enrollment—are closely tied, new research suggests. A recent report commissioned by the nonprofit Silicon Valley Community Foundation says building more housing could help reverse long-term declines in student enrollment across Santa Clara County. Enrollment is expected to decline by more than 15% in the...
San Jose flood victims close to settlement, sources say
After four years of litigation, victims of a devastating San Jose flood may be on the verge of compensation for their suffering. Sources told San José Spotlight a consolidated lawsuit against Valley Water brought by more than 200 residents affected by a 2017 flood is on the verge of settling. According to the sources—who have...
Santa Clara County officials call freeway trash ‘a hot mess’
Willow Glen resident De Anna Mizradegan doesn’t understand why the Interstate 280 exit ramp near Meridian Avenue is constantly covered in trash. She’s contacted officials in San Jose and Santa Clara County to urge Caltrans to clean up the area, but claims the state agency has done almost nothing to keep this location clear of trash....
Santa Clara County to subsidize prescription drug costs
Santa Clara County is launching a program to help offset high prescription drug costs for residents with chronic diseases. MedAssist will provide monthly grants to adults who rely on asthma inhalers, insulin or epinephrine auto-injectors (EPI pens) to function on a daily basis. The county has worked on this effort for several years and has already enrolled several dozen...