This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. By Ana B. Ibarra,CalMatters California made a huge one-time investment in youth mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic as rates ...

About 37 senior nutrition programs serve 16,000 older adults a free or low-priced lunch during the week across Santa Clara County. The programs keep growing every year, as the region’s aging ...

Despite San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's claim his policy to arrest homeless people for refusing shelter is meant to connect them to treatment, there isn't a plan for how it's supposed to work.

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni is warning the public about a network of unpermitted roadside food stands selling and distributing unrefrigerated, potentially unsafe food.

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:44 p.m. in Santa Clara County. Guadalupe Fire has been burning on private land. At ...

A Mountain View man was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of burglarizing multiple homes, according to police.

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The Monterey County District Attorney's Office reports that an illegal food vendor network operating on the Central Coast has been traced back to Merced County.

Santa Clara County approved nearly $29 million for five affordable housing projects in San Jose, creating 612 units and ...

The Bay Area News Group clinched 21 of the state’s most prestigious journalism awards for work published in 2024, including ...

The county joins other San Francisco Bay Area jurisdictions in approving the "smoke-sniffing" devices to shore up the ...

Northern California’s Santa Clara County has approved $28.7 million in funding for affordable housing in San Jose, reports ...