Santa Clara County assessor faces 1st 2026 challenger

Santa Clara County still lacks state approval on housing plans
Santa Clara County is nearly two years behind on receiving state approval for its housing plans, allowing developers to push projects forward in unwanted ways.
Memorials for 197 homeless who died in Santa Clara County
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Homeless advocates in Santa Clara County are remembering the nearly two hundred unhoused residents who died this year. On Friday, several events marked a grim milestone with pledges to continue working to solve the problem.
Santa Clara County assessor faces first 2026 challenger
With almost 30 years of experience, a Silicon Valley property tax collector is quite protective of his elected post — especially with cash-strapped schools and public services at risk. But that doesn't mean his reelection can't be challenged.
Santa Clara County stands to lose $33 billion to tech giant
The Cupertino-based tech giant has more than 1,400 outstanding property assessment appeals with Santa Clara County, creating a $33.6 billion discrepancy between what the company thinks the value of its local properties should be and what the county assessed them at, according to county data obtained by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
Memorials held for 197 unhoused who died in Santa Clara County
Several memorials held for 197 people who died while unhoused in 2024 in Santa Clara County "Everybody wants to be my friend!" Trump exclaimed on Truth Social the morning after the dinner The post Elon Musk Crashing Trump’s Jeff Bezos Dinner at Mar-a-Lago Mocked as ‘Deranged’ appeared first on TheWrap.
Bal's 27 lead Santa Clara over Kennesaw State 94-74
Adama-Alpha Bal's 27 points helped Santa Clara defeat Kennesaw State 94-74 on Wednesday. Bal shot 8 for 15 (6 for 11 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (7-5). Tyeree Bryan scored 14 points while shooting 4 for 7 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Santa Clara 94, Kennesaw St. 74
Santa Clara 11-31 (Bal 6-11, Bryan 2-5, Mahi 1-2, Ensminger 1-4, Stewart 1-5, Knapper 0-2, O'Neil 0-2). Fouled Out_Gordon, Bryan, Tongue. Rebounds_Kennesaw St. 25 (Lue, Weir 5), Santa Clara 28 (Ensminger 10).
What’s Santa Clara County done since Baby Phoenix’s death a year ago to better protect vulnerable kids?
Since the Bay Area News Group broke the story a year ago, some of Santa Clara County’s youngest children are safer now, ...
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Clara’s Commentary: Ohio student teachers deserve pay
Ohio currently has no plan to provide pay for student teachers' internships. This needs to change. Student teachers deserve ...
Sutter Health plans to build two medical campuses with 1M sf in Santa Clara
The $800M project on Mission College Boulevard will include ambulatory services for medical needs that don’t require hospital ...
Ex-sheriff captain sentenced to jail time in Santa Clara County concealed gun permit bribery case
James Jensen was sentenced to 10 months in county jail after a judge denied his post-conviction request for a new trial; a ...