In September, 22 medicinal marijuana delivery employees were arrested in “Up in Smoke,” a Santa Clara County sting operation. They claim innocence, expressing frustration with unclear medical marijuana laws.
In an effort to replenish songbird populations, the City of Saratoga and the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society are teaming up to start a nestbox program in the city’s open spaces.
The Vice President of the Santa Clara county Board of Supervisors Dave Cortese says the strong bond with his grandfather, an immigrant from Sicily, helps him to better serve Santa Clara County’s diverse community.
With reports of coyote attacks in Santa Clara County more than doubling in 2010, wildlife officials urge people to keep a safe distance and supervise pets and children when they’re outside.
After 32 years of climbing the ranks at IBM and Apple, Margie Sanchez has her sights set on growing California Solar Screens into a successful entrepreneurial venture.
View a photo gallery of 2010 election highlights in the Peninsula.
Poll workers in the Peninsula reported higher than anticipated voter turnout on Tuesday, confounding expectations of lower voter participation.
100,000 ballots were rejected by optical scanning machines in Santa Clara County, forcing county employees to work overtime to scrub ballots by hand, using rubber erasers.
SAN JOSE – Santa Clara County will cut more than $220,000 from Innvision’s Julian Street Inn, San Jose – the only facility in the county that provides emergency shelter to the mentally ill.
The $220,000 represents a 10 percent cut of Innvision’s $10.6 million budget, which the non-profit shelter relies on to serve aproximately 24 thousand homeless people on the Peninsula.