A Mountain View councilmember appears to be leading the race for the open Santa Clara County District 5 seat. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Margaret Abe-Koga is ahead with 41.9% of the vote. In second place is Sally Lieber with 24.7% of the vote. Peter Fung has 20.1% of the vote, Barry Chang has 6.9%...
UPDATE: Betty Duong inches ahead in race for District 2 Santa Clara County supervisor
The contest for District 2 Santa Clara County supervisor looks to be historic, with two Vietnamese American women leading the field for the open seat. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Betty Duong is in first place with 31.8% of the vote, bumping Madison Nguyen to the second place position with 29% of the vote. Corina...
Silicon Valley ‘firing on most of its cylinders’ despite tech layoffs
Hundreds of Silicon Valley elected leaders, government officials, business groups and nonprofit workers turned out at San Jose State University on Friday for the State of the Valley conference, a one-day meeting about the region’s trends. The annual conference focuses on the plethora of data about the region in the Silicon Valley Index, an annual...
Fact check: Why did Madison Nguyen move to Las Vegas?
An advertisement against Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors candidate Madison Nguyen is calling out her loyalty to the county. The mailer, paid for by the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council, compares Nguyen, a former San Jose councilmember and vice mayor running to replace District 2 Supervisor Cindy Chavez, to one candidate it endorsed in the race...
Santa Clara County can’t keep up with housing its homeless residents
For every one Santa Clara County household that was housed in 2023, nearly two households became homeless, a recent report reveals. Approximately 4,297 new households experienced homelessness for the first time last year, according to the county’s year-end analysis of its 2020-25 Community Plan to End Homelessness. That’s a 24% jump from the 3,473 households...
Santa Clara County deputy overtime contributes to ballooning deficit
This year, a multimillion-dollar deficit won’t just threaten Santa Clara County’s essential public services — it will force county leaders to reckon with a decade-long overspending crisis in the Sheriff’s Office. Since 2013, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has exceeded its budget by millions of dollars annually — and roughly $20 million last year...
Silicon Valley advocates push to increase voter turnout
Voter turnout for California’s primary election is expected to be low statewide. But officials and advocates remain hopeful about Santa Clara County, as they make their final push to increase voter participation in marginalized communities. The county Registrar of Voters is expecting 45% to 55% of the estimated 81.4% of registered county voters to cast...
Silicon Valley economy sees slow rebound post-pandemic
Silicon Valley is not experiencing the same booming energy and rapid growth it’s known for as the local tech economy continues adjusting to a post-pandemic reality — but researchers say the region is still a powerful hub of innovation that is fully recovering. While Silicon Valley remains a place of massive wealth, longstanding disparities persist. With...
UPDATE: Santa Clara County school superintendent still on the job
It was an emotional night for Santa Clara County’s top educator, as she wondered whether her time as superintendent might end. Residents waited for more than two hours at Wednesday’s Santa Clara County Board of Education meeting as trustees weighed Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan’s performance behind closed doors — which could have led to discipline...
Santa Clara County nurses rally over pay, working conditions
Santa Clara County nurses are rallying at Valley Medical Center in an effort to bring renewed attention to familiar concerns including pay, working conditions and patient care standards. About 100 nurses and other health care workers gathered Wednesday afternoon at the hospital courtyard, holding signs, yelling chants and calling on county leaders to meet their...