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South Bay Leaders Promise to Support Out-of-State Patients Seeking Abortions
Elected officials from throughout Santa Clara County gathered at Robert Peckham Federal Building in downtown San Jose on Friday morning, hours after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, to affirm their support for abortion rights and urge voters to elect officials around the country that will do the same.
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Watch: Cindy Chavez Speaks to Supporters
Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez spoke to her supporters Tuesday night as she appeared to be headed for the Nov. runoff in the San Jose mayoral race.
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What to Know: Candidates for Mayor of San Jose Face Off in June 7 Primary Election
In the June 7 primary election, San Jose voters will begin the process of electing the city’s next mayor. Mayor Sam Liccardo has hit his term limit, so it’s an open race with seven candidates on the ballot. The top two vote getters will head to a November runoff election unless one candidate grabs more than 50 percent of the...
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San Jose Mayoral Candidate Cindy Chavez
Cindy Chavez discusses why she is running for San Jose mayor.
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Bay Area Air Quality Board Asks Employers to ‘Cut the Commute'
On Monday, as Santa Clara County begins to reopen for business, Board of Supervisors President Cindy Chavez and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will sign the “Cut the Commute” pledge to maintain the progress of the Bay Area’s air quality.
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Investigation Finds Taxpayer Funds Still Go to Businesses Found to Have Violated CA Labor Laws
Santa Clara County policy discourages public contracts going to businesses found to have committed state wage theft rules, but NBC Bay Area uncovered some three dozen companies which continue to receive taxpayer funded contracts. Stephen Stock reports.
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Probe Finds Taxpayer Funds Still Go to Businesses Found to Have Violated Labor Laws
Santa Clara County policy discourages public contracts going to businesses found to have committed state wage theft rules, but NBC Bay Area uncovered some three dozen companies which continue to receive taxpayer funded contracts.
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Many Santa Clara County Residents Can Now Text 911
Most of Santa Clara County, save for a few cities, can now text 911 in an emergency if they are unable to call.
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Santa Clara County Will Suspend Food Permits in Wage-Theft Cases
Under a new enforcement program, Santa Clara County will suspend food facility permits for businesses that have stolen workers’ wages.
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Santa Clara County Approves $600K for Rape Crisis Centers
Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez pushed the Board of Supervisors to boost funding for rape crisis centers Tuesday.
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Santa Clara County Legislators Push for Hate Crimes Task Force
Local county and city legislators could soon gather a task force to combat and address hate crimes in Santa Clara County following deadly shootings throughout the country, including one at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in July.
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Santa Clara County Workers Poised to Go on Strike
It may soon be a lot harder to get any business done with the County of Santa Clara.
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Santa Clara Supervisors Could Approve $600,000 for Local Rape Crisis Centers
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors could vote Tuesday to approve spending $600,000 to support to operators of rape crisis centers, with one supervisor saying the county needs to offer support the state did not in its latest budget.
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Santa Clara County to Study 5 New Sites for Extremely Low-Income Housing
Santa Clara County will consider five new sites on county property for affordable housing projects under Measure A, pushing toward its goal of creating 4,800 new homes by 2026.
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San Jose Shelter Provides Safe Place For LGBTQ+ Homeless
As Pride Month kicks off nationwide, queer individuals without housing in San Jose can for the first time access a shelter designed specifically for LGBTQ+ needs.
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$25 Million County Program Aims to Help SJSU Workers Buy Homes
Buying a home in the Bay Area is a daunting, and for many, a seemingly impossible goal, and nowhere is that more apparent than in Santa Clara County, where the median home price is more than $1 million.
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Nine New Affordable Housing Developments Slated For South Bay
More affordable housing is on its way to the South Bay as Santa Clara County supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to use Measure A funds for nine different developments targeting low-income tenants.
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Santa Clara County Loaning $25M to First-Time Homebuyers
Santa Clara County is loaning out $25 million to first-time homebuyers through a voter-approved measure designed to help middle class families who can’t afford a down payment get into a home of their own.
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‘His Income is Not Enough': Developmentally Disabled Adults Unable to Find Affordable Housing in Santa Clara County
Imagine being in your early retirement-age and being the primary caregiver and provider to an adult son or daughter with developmental disabilities. What happens to them when you’re no longer there?
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Affordable Housing Being Considered for Community College Lands
Santa Clara County community college trustees, presidents and students joined Supervisor Cindy Chavez at Mission College Friday to discuss proposed affordable housing that would be placed on community college campuses for students and extremely-low income locals alike.