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State Water Rules Fail To Make A Splash In Santa Clara County
In an effort to combat one of the worst droughts in California's history, state regulators adopted new emergency conservation laws.

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In an effort to combat one of the worst droughts in California's history, state regulators adopted new emergency conservation laws.

Homeless advocates worry that a misleading cleanup notice has prompted homeless residents along Guadalupe River to leave their camps.
The state of the Silicon Valley is grim when it comes to equity and equality.
Santa Clara County policymakers are reaffirming their commitment to give tens of thousands of residents faster, more reliable internet.
While California's indoor mask mandate expired earlier this week, Santa Clara County is likely weeks away from lifting its own requirement.
California legislators want to change the rules for public meetings following the harassment of local officials in Los Gatos last year.
A new proposal to switch from a COVID-19 booster vaccine mandate to a testing requirement is making its way through San Jose.
At the epicenter of a humanitarian crisis in San Jose where hundreds of people sleep outdoors, another crisis is festering: rats.
Pot dispensaries expand. Digital billboards are approved. The new mayor's term could be shorter and then extended. Here's what went down.
As San Jose leaders consider allowing two digital billboards to be built at the airport, three more may be quietly coming to the city.
Jorge Gomez transformed his Instagram page that featured jokes to a community page with news, media, memes and food.
Staffing shortages at Santa Clara County’s main jail partly caused by COVID-19 may have created the dangerous conditions.
The wealth gap is growing worse in Silicon Valley, and nearly half of children in the region are in households struggling to get by.
San Jose voters could soon choose whether mayoral elections take place in presidential election years.
Roughly one out of every 450 children in the U.S. have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19.
In an effort to serve more unhoused people, one nonprofit sends a food truck out to encampments to meet people where they are.
Allegations about toxic work culture are surfacing again at VTA—this time in its customer service department.
A Bay Area casino magnate has won a whopping victory against his former attorney.
A developer is including minimal affordable housing in a San Jose project, and city officials and advocates are calling for more.
The top lobbyists donating to San Jose's mayoral race are also ranking high when it comes to City Council campaign contributions.