Santa Clara County, budget cuts

Santa Clara County to weigh potential budget cuts
Santa Clara County officials say critical safety-net services could abruptly end as early as next month, as congressional lawmakers prepare to vote on a plan to trim trillions in spending over the next decade — and cut off billions of federal dollars flowing west to Silicon Valley.
Santa Clara County Creates Office To Prevent Violence
The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Feb. 4 to create the Office of Community Violence Prevention and put aside $5 million, spread out over three years, toward coordinating and implementing policies to reduce violence. The office will strategize ways to address the root causes of violence and evaluate prevention efforts.
Santa Clara County cuts legal aid to homeless residents
Budget cuts are threatening vital services in Santa Clara County — including an outreach program that brought legal aid to people living in homeless encampments.
Federal audit says Santa Clara County Office of Education misused funds
A new federal audit says the Santa Clara County Office of Education misused more than $135,370 in federal funds under the previous superintendent. But county leaders disagree on whether the error was an intentional cover-up or a simple mistake, another sign of deepening division and tension in an office plagued by controversy.
South Santa Clara County residents concerned as fire response agencies being switched
With the response agencies being switched from CAL FIRE to the Santa Clara County Fire Department, some residents in rural South County are worried they won't receive adequate fire coverage in case of wildfires.
Santa Clara County cuts legal aid homeless outreach program
Budget cuts are threatening vital county services — including an outreach program that brought legal aid to people living in homeless encampments.
After foster care group homes exposed, Santa Clara County supervisors approve new strategy to house teens
The move comes nearly a year after the Bay Area News Group began exposing how, since 2020, the county had been operating up to 10 maligned “scattered sites,” or group homes that have ...
Santa Clara County deputy critically injured in head-on crash
A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office deputy suffered severe injuries in a head-on crash on Valentine’s Day, the sheriff’s ...
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Crime and Public Safety
Karina Alvarez, a veteran Santa Clara County deputy public defender who has helmed or co-authored the majority of RJA petitions in the county, said she believes the lack of high-profile ...
Santa Clara Family Health Plan leads the way in digital experience with new member portal powered by League
Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP), a local, community-based health plan dedicated to creating opportunities for better health and wellness for all in Santa Clara County, has announced a new ...
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Federal Auditors Report Santa Clara County’s Education Office Misspent More than $135K
U.S. Head Start auditors told local education officials that they had discovered a pattern by previous administrators ...
Real Estate
SANTA CLARA — An office and research building in the South Bay was bought for more than $15 million by a local real estate ...
78-year-old convicted decades after delivery man found dead 15-year-old, CA officials say
“Today I am thinking of a young woman whose life and future were torn from her,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in the ...