San Francisco and Santa Clara County Take Legal Action to Protect Local Homelessness Funding
On December 3, 2025, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti announced that both jurisdictions have joined a national lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The lawsuit challenges recent changes to HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program,...
VIDEO: San Jose couple opens home to dozens of fleeing shoppers after Black Friday...
After the Black Friday shooting at Valley Fair Mall, dozens of panicked shoppers ended up about a block away at the home of Martin and Irene Garcia, who rushed them inside. Some stayed until midnight, ordered pizza, prayed together, and listened to Christmas music.
With state pushing back, Oakland delays vote on controversial homeless encampment policy
The City Council has delayed a vote on a controversial policy to crack down on Oakland’s homelessness encampments after state officials warned it could jeopardize $45 million in homelessness funding.
Santa Clara Residents: City Council to Vote on 4% Electricity Rate Increase for 2026
The Santa Clara City Council will consider Silicon Valley Power’s proposed 4% electricity rate increase on December 16, 2025. The meeting was previously scheduled for December 9. If approved, the new rates would begin in January 2026. The increase is intended to address higher costs and fund infrastructure projects.
Developer Fees to Bolster Sunnyvale’s Available Pool for Below-Market Housing
The developer of a Sunnyvale housing project will funnel millions into the city’s below-market-rate housing fund. At the Sunnyvale City Council’s most recent meeting, Nov. 18, the council approved a change to a 111-unit multi-family, mixed-use development. The change to the design triggered the city’s 15%...
Decades-old cold case murder of 14-year-old Fremont student gets reopened
(KRON) — A cold case homicide involving a teenage girl that dates back 42 years is being reopened by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. ACSO said that Kellie Jean Poppleton, 14, was found lying dead on the side of Kilkare Road in Sunol on Friday, Dec. 2, 1983. Kellie was a student at the now-closed […]
After public outcry, Santa Clara County supervisors order revisions to rural zoning proposal
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 unanimously approved a change of course for proposed rural zoning amendments after hundreds of farmers, ranchers and equestrian business owners raised concerns the changes would devastate their operations. Supervisor Sylvia Arenas, who represents much of the...
Santa Clara County Residents Invited to Apply for 2026-27 Civil Grand Jury
On December 2, 2025, the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, began accepting applications for the 2026–27 Civil Grand Jury. Presiding Judge Julie A. Emede is inviting residents of Santa Clara County to apply. The Civil Grand Jury is an independent group that reviews the operations of local...
Car crashes into beloved Los Gatos coffee shop on Thanksgiving
A car crashed through a coffee shop in Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, on Thanksgiving night. The driver was identified as a 90-year-old man.
‘One of a kind’: Rare Mexican cuisine touches down in the Bay Area
The restaurant started in 2021 as a popular food truck.
