A NEW REPORT from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s oversight office said the county is lagging on internal affairs investigations into deputy misconduct.

AFTER WOBBLING ON THE IDEA for years, Santa Clara County leaders are struggling with how big the new jail should be when the incarcerated population has ...

While some Fourth of July celebrations have been canceled, numerous cities and venues throughout Santa Clara County are going ...

California grants Santa Clara County $25.7 million for a temporary housing project with 30 units for homeless families, led ...

Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone — who has presided over three decades of massive taxable property value increases as ...

The federal government is abandoning its role in providing critical social safety nets, advocates and policy watchers warned.

City of Santa Clara residents packed into City Hall on Monday for a contentious city council meeting. Neighbors and council ...

Santa Clara political observers worry that former officials are making moves to return to City Hall. The Santa Clara City Council fired City Manager Deanna Santana and City Attorney Brian Doyle in ...

The Santa Clara City Council has four seats up for election in Districts 1, 4, 5 and 6 -- with three incumbents seeking reelection. District 1 Councilmember Kathy Watanabe, a reliable ally of ...

In California, such grand juries of regular citizens convene for a year to investigate local government. The Santa Clara grand jury’s report shows just how bad things can get at city hall.

But the Santa Clara City Council rejected the findings in their entirety, and attacked the 2022 grand jury in conspiratorial tones. One pro-49ers councilmember, Anthony Becker, was indicted for ...

Typically, when a county grand jury issues such a report, a city council responds substantively. But Santa Clara rejected the findings, and attacked the 2022 grand jury in conspiratorial tones.