Full House: First-time homebuyer program draws crowd The notoriously high price of existing homes in Santa Clara County has made first-time ownership little more than an ever-fading dream for many households. Among them are social workers from community-based organizations, health care professionals, teachers and school employees, and public employees of the County, cities and other…
Santa Clara County Librarian defends patrons’ privacy rights Santa Clara County Librarian Nancy Howe last weekend accepted the Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award from the California Library Association. The award goes to California people, groups and organizations that have made significant contributions to intellectual freedom. In Howe’s case, she turned down grant funding on behalf…
Mighty Mike McGee- Santa Clara County’s Newest Poet Laureate It’s one of Mighty Mike McGee’s first appearances since being named Santa Clara County’s fifth poet laureate. He’s about to emcee his weekly Thursday night Live Lit poetry/literature-reading event at Caffe Frascati. If McGee thought he would attract a larger crowd than usual to the artsy…
Women’s March San Jose and the Office of Women’s Policy The recent Women’s March and Rally in San Jose was a joyful celebration of women’s surging advocacy in the wake of the #MeToo movement, and a demand for concrete change. Santa Clara County has focused on the empowerment of women and girls for a very…
For the first time, Santa Clara County’s two main dedicated cold weather shelters will be open for a full six months — up from four months in the past.
Santa Clara County could potentially become the first county in the state of California to end the private, money-based bail system. Those in favor, like Silicon Valley De-bug, and those against it, like the private bail bonds company, Bad Boys Bail Bonds, await the final decision.
Discover some of Santa Clara County’s hidden gems along the 28-mile long wine trail. Visit the wineries that have made a name for themselves in the oldest wine-producing region in the state.
It’s safe to say Jesse Castañeda was the only hospital registration and billing supervisor who was a guest at the White House in 2012 — twice — an honor people who know him say is well-deserved.
When the weather is so bad that the forecast warns everyone to hunker down and avoid driving, it’s as if Dan Pendergraft and his crew hear the opposite. They often end up jumping in their trucks and driving out to tackle the biggest problems, morning, noon or night.
Parent Project Program Not so long ago, Chelsea Graeff and Tyler Norvell were worried sick all the time. Their 15-year-old daughter wouldn’t come home for days on end and cut school constantly. Whenever the teen was around, Graeff and Norvell couldn’t talk to her without getting into an argument. “We were sort of at our…
