Agriculture, Library, Parks, Santa Clara County, Pets, Video
Santa Clara County summer: So much to do for everyone
Summer activities offer fun, affordable ways to spend days Opportunities for adventure, entertainnment and enlightenment abound in the long days of summer stretching out before us like a beach blanket. Many of us have already made our bigger plans — a trip to Lake Tahoe, or to see relatives in Pennsylvania, maybe a cruise to...
Landmarks, Parks, Santa Clara County, Video
Bernal Ranch: Unlikely cowboy recalls his youth
World War II turned Patrick Joice into an unlikely cowboy, forcing him to grow up on what is now preserved as historic Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch at Santa Teresa County Park in south San Jose.
Census, Immigration, Santa Clara County, Video
2020 Census: ‘Trusted messengers’ on front lines
Respected leaders fight fear, mistrust, apathy The Santa Clara County Office of the Census has spent months preparing “trusted messengers” to help hard-to-count populations understand it’s in their communities’ interest to fill out next year’s federal Census 2020 form. With distrust of the federal government soaring among many immigrant groups, the County knows it is...
Elections and voting, Elections, Santa Clara County, 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
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 homeless...
leadership, Santa Clara County, women, Youth, Video
Power tools: Strong Girls, Strong Women
It was a cold, rainy Saturday morning, but that didn’t stop nearly 400 enthusiastic and energetic high school girls and their mothers from gathering in East San Jose on March 9 to learn from their peers and to hear from policymakers. The seventh annual Strong Girls, Strong Women Conference was organized by the County of...
Santa Clara County, Youth, Health, Video
County youth fight vaping, nicotine
‘Urgent priority’: E-cigarettes erode decades of effort Public health officials have spent millions of dollars over many decades trying to curb tobacco use, much of it designed to discourage kids from ever taking up the nicotine habit. After all, quitting is great, but never starting is even better. In Santa Clara County, as elsewhere, these...
Santa Clara County, Vietnamese, Health, Mental Health, Public Health, Video
Health center to honor Vietnamese culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2IIUD3umBI Vietnamese-American Service Center’s design packed with meaning Hundreds of people gathered recently in the Board of Supervisors Chamber to revel in an engaging architectural presentation of what will one day open as the Vietnamese-American Service Center. A range of culturally relevant health and human services will be available when the center opens in summer...
Parks, Santa Clara County, Video
Lunar New Year in the Park
Culture, science and a moonlit hike Parks aim for more cultural relevance When the waxing moon peered through the haze above at Santa Teresa County Park after days of hiding behind rainclouds, a tide of humanity began arriving as if pulled ashore by lunar gravity. Santa Clara County Parks interpreter Kelsi Ju was there to...
Santa Clara County, Health, Public Health, Video
HIV/AIDS in Santa Clara County 2018: Getting to Zero
HIV/AIDS Santa Clara County 2018 State of the local epidemic on World AIDS Day
Santa Clara County, Video
County opens door for first-time homebuyers
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...
Calworks, Santa Clara County, Video
CalWORKs clients, partners honored
Off of welfare, into the light County of Santa Clara hails success stories Five Santa Clara County CalWORKs clients recently stood before family, friends and admirers to soak in congratulations. Each had overcome huge obstacles in 2018, regaining their sense of self-worth and moving toward financial independence. In what all of the County Supervisors described...
Santa Clara County, Pets, Video
Holiday discount on pet adoption
Check out these cute critters at the Santa Clara County animal shelter
Santa Clara County, Video
Heroes Run 2018 draws about 1,000
Heroes honor children’s health services at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center The 2018 Heroes Run to raise awareness and some money for children’s health services at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center drew about 1,000 people to the 5k race and fun run. “It’s kind of an event on high octane,” said VMC Foundation CEO Chris...
Santa Clara County, Video
Santa Clara County Librarian Wins Intellectual Freedom Award
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...
Santa Clara County, Video
Agricultural plan: County, partners seek climate resilience
County, partners take steps to save remaining working farms and ranches Cherry grower Chris Borello’s extended family has been farming in Coyote Valley and other parts of southern Santa Clara Valley for generations. But the clan is also among the South County landowners who have cashed in over the years on the sky-high price of...
Parks, Santa Clara County, Video
Bats Motel: A juicy Halloween tale from Calero Park
Welcome to the twilight zone “Birds really eat a tremendous lot. But — I … I — I don’t really know anything about birds. My hobby is stuffing things. You know — taxidermy.” Norman Bates, perfectly normal proprietor of the Bats Bates Motel, in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” In a clearing deep in the woods stands...
Santa Clara County, Libraries, Video
Eye-catching mini bookmobiles debuted by Santa Clara County Library
Saratogans check out local library branch’s all-electric ‘Go Go Biblio’ Santa Clara County Library District recently rolled out a fleet of four miniature bookmobiles that you’ll soon see at various schools and community events. The idea of the all-electric souped-up golf carts is to bring the library to the people and not require everyone to come to...
Elections, Elections and voting, Santa Clara County, Voting, News, Video
Urgent: Santa Clara County needs paid poll workers
Election officers go extra mile for democracy as paid volunteers The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters on Friday issued an urgent call for volunteers to work as election officers on Nov. 6. “This is a remarkable opportunity for Santa Clara County residents to observe, promote and facilitate one of our most important civil liberties;...
housing, Santa Clara County, Video
Finally, affordable housing for homeless in downtown San Jose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOYw5xW4d_o&t=30s County, partners break affordable housing barriers It practically takes a fistful of permits to open a lemonade stand in Santa Clara County today, let alone build affordable housing for the homeless. Most people probably want to help. But they almost invariably resist affordable housing complexes in their own neighborhood. Undaunted, the County of Santa...