New Santa Clara council members say ties to police won’t cause problems
This month’s elections resulted in a Santa Clara City Council with strong ties to law enforcement and limited diversity.
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Voter turnout reached 80 percent in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties
Historically, a presidential election year brings out a high percentage of registered voters — and that was the case on the Peninsula earlier this month.
Do-it-yourself gadgets, inventions come to life at San Jose’s TechShop (VIDEO)
San Jose’s TechShop gives engineers, artists and people with do-it-yourself projects the space and tools to build the gadgets they’ve dreamed up. View the video >>
Free transit tickets help shelter clients commute to jobs and search for housing
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to continue a free SamTrans transit ticket program for clients of Safe Harbor – one of only two short-term emergency homeless shelters in the county.
Cuts to early learning funding leave children without crucial services
With less access to subsidized preschool, Santa Clara County families struggle to stay ahead. National philanthropic foundations have provided some relief, but the county is still underserved.
After Veterans Day, the stories of student veterans endure (VIDEO)
Radio documentary tells the stories of six Stanford veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Silicon Valley honors veterans (PHOTOS)
San Jose celebrated Veterans Day with a parade Sunday. Cupertino honored members of the military with a ceremony in Memorial Park.
Paddle out ceremony marks the beginning of Mavericks surf contest season (MULTIMEDIA)
Today in Half Moon Bay, an opening ceremony, known as the paddle out, marked the beginning of Mavericks Invitational surf contest season. View photos and video.
San Jose State students led winning campaign to raise minimum wage
On Tuesday night, a grass-roots campaign two years in the making culminated with the passage of Measure D, which raises San Jose’s minimum wage from $8 to $10.