Election 2020: Rivas opens with lead in Assembly race
Robert Rivas opened with a large lead over his opponent Gregory Swett for the State Assembly 30th District seat in a preview of the November election.
In early unofficial results released at 9:07am March 4, Rivas garnered 65.6 percent of the vote across the district...
COVID-19 cases in county grow rapidly
The number of reported cases of county and national COVID-19 continued to grow on a daily basis this week, as the Santa Clara County Public Health Department confirmed two new cases on March 2, bringing the total number of county cases to nine.
Contractors fund Measure I campaign
Throughout January and February, contributions from the construction industry have been steadily streaming into the campaign committee promoting Measure I.
County, employees agree on contract on eve of threatened strike
Santa Clara County and its largest union representing approximately 12,000 public employees Thursday evening reached a tentative agreement on a new 39-month contract, averting a strike that had been set for Feb. 28.
Feds order draining of Anderson Reservoir in the fall
Federal engineers have ordered Valley Water to speed up by one year its plans to drain and replace the Anderson Dam in Morgan Hill, citing earthquake dangers.
Rail plan goes ‘all in’ for Central Valley
The California High-Speed Rail Authority this month released a draft of its required biennial business plan update that dumps all of its available funds into the Central Valley.
