Cindy Chavez

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.

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.

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.

Most of Santa Clara County, save for a few cities, can now text 911 in an emergency if they are unable to call.

Most of Santa Clara County, save for a few cities, can now text 911 in an emergency if they are unable to call.

Under a new enforcement program, Santa Clara County will suspend food facility permits for businesses that have stolen workers’ wages.

Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez pushed the Board of Supervisors to boost funding for rape crisis centers Tuesday.

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.

It may soon be a lot harder to get any business done with the County of Santa Clara.

It may soon be a lot harder to get any business done with the County of Santa Clara. Damian Trujillo reports.

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.

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.

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.

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. Marianne Favro reports.

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.

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.

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.

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. Ian Cull reports.

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?

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?