13+ hour, 18+ min ago  (686+ words) Integrity has become the theme of Silicon Valley's hottest congressional race between Rep. Ro Khanna and his challenger, Ethan Agarwal, who's ripped into Khanna over family ties to stock trading. Yet questions are emerging about Agarwal's own past as a…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (857+ words) As fears of federal agent encounters grow and immigrant families avoid leaving home, workers in Santa Clara County are finding creative ways to meet clients in safe spaces. That community effort has formed an underground support network where social workers…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (947+ words) Santa Clara County residents will vote on yet another tax measure this year " but instead of hospitals, they'll be asked to help expand public access and protect wildlife along Silicon Valley's sweeping foothills, woodlands and grasslands. The average single-family residence…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (659+ words) More than a year after Santa Clara County launched a new state-mandated program to treat people with severe mental illness, families claim the system has failed to help them. With the emphasis on voluntary treatment, and stringent requirements to be…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (268+ words) Before becoming a hub for technological innovation, the Santa Clara Valley was famous for its fruit trees, which gave it the nickname Valley of Heart's Delight." After the Gold Rush " and the region's subsequent population boom " Californians grew cherries, prunes,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (658+ words) Disproportionately high levels of mass incarceration affect Black people and their families. Local criminal justice advocates are fighting for reform. That was the focus of a recent panel discussion between "Mainline Mama" memoir author Keeonna Harris and Chuck Cantrell, creator…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (393+ words) As nonprofits fall under the bludgeon of President Donald Trump's federal spending cuts, groups in Silicon Valley are working to provide resources to soften the blow. "We know that the Trump administration is no fan of the nonprofit sector. So…...

2+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (284+ words) Dysfunction and federal funding cuts in Washington, D.C. aren't stopping one Silicon Valley lawmaker'from getting money into his district. Congressional District 16 Rep. Sam Liccardo " San Jose's former mayor " announced a nearly $14 million infusion of federal cash into San Mateo and Santa…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (681+ words) A new state bill could bring more accountability to'homeless shelters in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara County homeless shelters have been rife with violence, theft, mistreatment of residents by workers and unsanitary living conditions for years,'according to advocates and…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (332+ words) The progress San Jose and Santa Clara County have made to reduce homelessness could be halted as the state cuts crucial funding for housing and homeless services. San Jose will lose about 550 beds and spaces in temporary homeless housing if…...