Tensions in the West Valley are amping up as e-bike riders zip through small community streets at high speeds. One town is trying to fix that. Los Gatos Vice Mayor Rob Moore hosted a meeting last week to discuss concerns about dangerous e-bike riding, a rising trend in the small town that’s frustrated residents for months....
Saratoga housing development catches residents off guard
A century-old Saratoga vineyard could transform into hundreds of homes, creating mixed feelings in the community. San Jose-based City Connect Real Estate Development is proposing a 231-home development on 11.6 acres of vineyard land at 14001 Chester Ave. The project includes 24 single-family homes, 85 townhomes, 84 homes with tandem garages and 38 attached accessory...
West Valley homeless study to guide future solutions
The West Valley is trying to get a handle on its homeless population — and new data illuminates many are families and children. An independent analysis conducted by Good City Company and Campbell shows at least 524 people across 322 West Valley households experienced homelessness in 2024. The analysis also reveals about 38% of the...
Cupertino student housing project to evict existing renters
Dozens of Cupertino residents will be displaced in favor of creating affordable housing for college students. The Foothill-De Anza Community College District is the new owner of McClellan Terrace Apartments as of July 31, following a controversial $65.6 million deal with former owner Prometheus Real Estate Group. The sale will convert the 94 apartments, located...
West Valley rents displace young adults in local government service
Yuyi He loved serving on Cupertino’s Housing Commission, where she could make a difference representing renters’ and young residents’ voices. Over the past year and a half, she spent her evenings after her high-tech job advocating for landlords to pay some of the moving fees for residents displaced from affordable homes. But when her landlord...
Cupertino could fund more art with developer fee changes
Art in Cupertino is on track to get more funding from developments sprouting up across the city. The Cupertino Arts and Culture Commission unanimously recommended changes to the city’s art in-lieu fee program Monday to encourage different forms of public art. Recommended changes to the program would allow developers to pay 1% of construction valuation...
Cupertino retail space to become townhomes
Dozens of townhomes will soon fill a key location in the heart of Cupertino that’s been vacant for years. The Cupertino City Council unanimously approved a 59-townhome development earler this month, located at 20770 to 20850 Stevens Creek Blvd. San Ramon-based SummerHill Homes will develop the project to replace two vacant buildings, formerly Fontana’s Italian...
Campbell volleys back and forth over pickleball permits
It’s a Silicon Valley battle for the ages — pickleball versus housing. The Campbell Planning Commission unanimously directed city staff Tuesday to explore a five-year conditional use permit on a pickleball facility expansion at The HUB Silicon Valley. But commissioners also questioned Campbell’s intent to impose this requirement on the entire facility, when the property...
West Valley commuters have limited public transit service
Los Gatos resident Kylie Clark wants to be able to rely on public transportation for VTA Citizens Advisory Committee meetings where she serves. But to do that would take her up to two hours each way — time she can’t spare, especially when it takes up to 30 minutes to drive. Clark is one of...
West Valley primed for housing after CEQA changes
It’s going to be a lot harder to protest new housing in the West Valley. West Valley residents and municipalities will have a difficult time fighting contentious housing projects using the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), thanks to two new bills that became law last month: Senate Bill 131 and Assembly Bill 130. The legal...