Defensible space is key Visit County Fire’s wildfire preparations page, Ready, Set Go! Need help getting ready? The FireSafe Council of Santa Clara County has resources. Interview with Santa Clara County Fire Chief Tony Bowden
Santa Clara County, Parks
Visitor survey: Parks wildly popular
Regular visitors can’t get enough The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department has long sensed that park users are pretty happy with their experiences. Now there’s fresh data to prove it. The department recently issued the results of its 2018 visitor survey — the second it has ever done — and found that its…
HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ, Santa Clara County, Health Justice, Education, Health, Public Health
Santa Clara County’s LGBTQ Community: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager’s discusses his two new booklets covering the local histories of HIV/AIDS, the struggle of the LGBTQ community — and where they’re headed. Access to “Battle Against HIV/AIDs”https://bit.ly/2XqM2cB ” The Long struggle for LGBTQ Equality in Santa Clara County” https://bit.ly/2ZuvHWi For more information Visit: www.baymecfoundation.org To sign up for…
Santa Clara County, Elections, Elections and voting, Education, Video
Election security on the front lines
Counties put heads together ahead of 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian recently convened up to 150 people from around the state to talk about the many 21st-century election security challenges California’s 58 counties confront with less than a year before the state’s 2020 presidential election primary. Reports of Russian interference in the 2016…
LGBTQ, Santa Clara County, Video
County opens nation’s second LGBTQ shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1wV7ImXJkI&feature=youtu.be Yeager: About 30% of homeless people identify as LGBTQ Santa Clara County has opened the nation’s second homeless shelter that focuses on serving the needs of the LGBTQ population. The New Haven Inn located in central San Jose, just south of downtown, has housing and services for up to 20 adults. The first LGBTQ-focused…
