SAN JOSE — Well over 400 affordable homes could sprout on a San Jose site now occupied by small retail buildings that would ...

The city of Gilroy is getting closer to finalizing maps for their new district based elections, in their 4th public hearing on the subject, 4 new maps were shown to city council and the public, with ...

The Santa Clara County Office of Education's embattled elected board has found a new superintendent. Board of Education Trustees appointed David M. Toston on Wednesday after five months of ...

Silicon Valley is known for technological innovation, but its jails are running on paper -- and it's fueling a public safety crisis. Santa Clara County is leading Bay Area counties in late-night ...

Robert Rissel, a San Jose resident opposed to Santa Clara County adopting ranked-choice voting, which he called “a very complicated system.” Advocates dispute it’s confusing but county ...

Crucially endangered steelhead trout that survived the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles have spawned a new generation in their new digs in Santa Barbara County. More than 200 steelhead were rescued from ...

Consumer advocates are suing to halt a massive homeowner-funded bailout of California’s last-resort insurance program after it reported it would run out of money to pay claims arising from the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Caltrans has completed a $3.8 million emergency project to repair significant storm damage on State ...

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputies announced Wednesday that they recovered hundreds of bottles of stolen wine and liquor from two homes in the South Bay. Fire crews in San Jose are responding ...

Don't miss a story. Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. Santa Clara County officials are bracing for more cuts to their housing voucher programs, which subsidizes rent for ...