Santa Clara is moving forward with plans to reduce homelessness, which include adding more shelter beds and increasing outreach. The City Council on Tuesday reviewed a draft, two-year work plan detailing tactics for the city to decrease homelessness and support unsheltered residents. The plan outlines 34 projects and goals, such as piloting a safe parking...
Morgan Hill report dismisses councilmember’s claims against mayor
Morgan Hill Councilmember Yvonne Martínez Beltrán said Mayor Mark Turner physically pushed her — and told her to “get in line” — after pressing him to address federal immigration crackdowns at a tense February meeting. Now city investigators are dismissing her claims. A June 9 probe — obtained by San José Spotlight — concludes Turner...
Mountain View braces for extreme heat as climate change progresses
As climate change becomes a sweeping reality, Mountain View is taking steps to prepare for extreme heat events, big storms, wildfire activities and sea level rise. Last year, the city hired Cascadia Consulting Group to assess the impacts of climate change on community groups and services in Mountain View. Now the consulting firm has come out with some...
San Jose State scores 5-star rating
San Jose State University is among the best public colleges in the U.S., according to recent rankings. Money magazine has given San Jose State University a five-star rating in its 2025 Best Colleges list, which scored more than 700 four-year universities nationwide based on quality of academics, affordability and outcomes for alumni. Eighteen other public...
Santa Clara County projects $1B in Medi-Cal cuts
Congressional Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” could deal a bleak, brutal blow to Santa Clara County’s public hospital system — the second largest in the state after expanding just months ago. President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July signing of H.R. 1, his watershed budget bill, has county leaders anticipating more than $1 billion in revenue losses...
Sunnyvale public safety chief all about community engagement
Sunnyvale’s new public safety chief wants to uphold his department’s unique, integrated approach to providing service and engaging with residents. Daniel Pistor started as chief of the Department of Public Safety June 22, after former Chief Phan Ngo retired in April. The department is uniquely structured, as all sworn officers receive police, fire and EMT...
Santa Clara County weighs bringing back zero bail
Dueling forces could swing Santa Clara County’s jail population back and forth, as officials look to revive zero cash bail and move those numbers down. County leaders recently mulled over the idea at a public safety hearing late last month. It’s unclear when or how they will push the debate forward — largely because it’s...
Return of Campbell summer concerts a boon for businesses
Campbell is ready to groove again after one of the region’s largest free summer concert events was canceled last year. The annual Campbell summer concert series is returning this year after downtown construction led to a yearlong hiatus, and the city is anticipating the economic windfall. The free concert series, featuring live music from local...
Mountain View weighs El Monte ‘road diet’ after pedestrian fatalities
Long-awaited road improvements are beginning to take shape on El Monte Avenue, a traffic corridor in Mountain View that has a record of pedestrian fatalities. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee weighed in on an early design for safety improvements along El Monte Avenue, as well as an adjacent portion of El Camino Real, at a...
New building reforms change pace of San Jose development
San Jose officials are celebrating the rollback of a long-standing environmental law, which has been a hurdle for housing production. Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 30 signed two bills, Senate Bill 131 and Assembly Bill 130, which bring significant reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) — allowing many developments to circumvent an environmental...