It’s not a general election year – but Santa Clara County’s November ballot is stacked with high-stakes decisions spelling major impacts for Silicon Valley and California. The post Find out what’s on Silicon Valley’s November special election ballot appeared first on Mountain View Voice.| Mountain View Voice
October means 31 days of fall festivities, including the hallmark Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, cultural celebrations like the Mid-Autumn Festival and Diwali and annual culinary events like the Upscale Pub Crawl and Chocolate Fest.| Mountain View Voice
By Rachel Becker, Kristen Hwang, Alejandro Lazo, Cayla Mihalovich and Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. John Lauretig remembers the filthy bathrooms, the overflowing trash cans and the community of people who rallied to clean up Joshua Tree National Park the last time the U.S. Government shut down. For more than a month... The post What a government shutdown will mean for Californians, from Social Security to nat...| San José Spotlight
Workers at Regional Medical Center’s trauma unit routinely cut car crash victims out of their clothes, replace blood as it sprays from torn aortas and hold pelvic bones together as they pass along instructions over the yelling of suffering patients. Commotion and stress aren’t exactly positive features of most workplaces. But for an East San... The post East San Jose hospital back online for trauma patients appeared first on San José Spotlight.| San José Spotlight
Developers are attempting to use a legal escape hatch to push new housing into South County open space. But county leaders have found a loophole of their own. The Santa Clara County Planning Commission on Thursday voted 5-2 against appeals for two different projects under the same developer. To push the projects through, the developer has... The post Santa Clara County finds way to fight builder’s remedy appeared first on San José Spotlight.| San José Spotlight
After years of deliberations, the Los Altos School District plans to finalize designs within the next month for a new campus in Mountain View.| Mountain View Voice
Mountain View's homeless population spiked 56% over the past two years with the vast majority of unhoused people residing in vehicles, according to a report released by Santa Clara County this week.| Mountain View Voice
U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo said on Monday that he will refuse to vote to avert a looming government shutdown unless Congress extends health insurance subsidies.| Mountain View Voice
More than 200 households have been given stability with the opening of two affordable housing developments near Diridon Station in San Jose.| San José Spotlight
Cramped within a tiny, aging section of Santa Clara County’s flagship public hospital, a team of people in cyan and navy scrubs treats the worst burn injuries in California. But a wave of massive federal spending cuts may complicate efforts to expand.| San José Spotlight
Judge Robert Hawk delayed sentencing a man who pleaded guilty to retail theft, citing violations of his probation, and the District Attorney's Office is now seeking a five- to six-year prison sentence.| Davis Vanguard
