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Four out of five of California’s most-destructive wildfires, and nine of the 10 largest, have occurred since 2017.

As House Republicans consider making deep cuts to Medicaid, Santa Clara County wants to transition to a “single plan” model ...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved nearly $29 million in funding for affordable housing projects in San ...

The pile burning project, called Bailey Vmp Broadcast Burn, was initiated 12:57 p.m. Jan. 2 in Santa Clara County. After ...

A new prescribed burn, called Bailey Vmp Broadcast Burn, was initiated 12:57 p.m. Jan. 2 in Santa Clara County. The ...

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

Despite San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s claim his policy to arrest homeless people for refusing shelter is meant to connect them ...

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

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

Valley Water provides safe, clean water to homes, businesses and farms throughout Santa Clara County. A dependable water ...

County supervisors unanimously approved the implementation of 50 AI fire detection sensors. They take samples of the air and, using AI-pattern recognition, will alert authorities when smoke is ...