As Palo Alto Link prepares to run its final trip next month, residents who have come to depend on the city’s ride-hailing service are raising concerns about losing a valuable resource they have come to depend on since it first rolled out in 2023. Ian Irwin, who is in his 70s and has a daughter...
Santa Clara County funds independent living home upgrades
Last year, Santa Clara County created a grant to improve conditions at independent living homes. But advocates said there needs to be more oversight on who gets awarded these grants. Independent living homes house some of the most vulnerable populations in the county, including people with mental health issues. Some residents have suffered in these...
Ex-Santa Clara County undersheriff pleads guilty in weapons case
Eight years of investigation and prosecutions in a bribery scandal involving the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office approving concealed weapons permits came to an end this month, with a guilty plea by the department’s former second-in-command. Rick Sung, who served as undersheriff, pleaded guilty on Sept. 21 to two felonies involving incidents from 2017 to...