Cities in Santa Clara County have approved hundreds of new homes, but construction hasn’t kept up, a data analysis by San ...

Santa Clara County was poised to follow in the footsteps of San Francisco and the state of California and repeal a ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY officials aren’t killing the idea of ranked-choice voting — they just need to sort out an “existential ...

Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties are among more than dozen U.S. cities and counties now leading a new legal fight against the Trump administration. The group is suing the administration ...

The city of Gilroy is getting closer to finalizing maps for their new district based elections, in their 4th public hearing on the subject, 4 new maps were shown to city council and the public, with ...

In Santa Cruz County, a community effort is helping teens feel confident and included on their big night. Prom season is right around the corner, but for some students, the cost of getting dressed ...

Target shoplifters found themselves handcuffed rather than cashing out at a San Jose store after a sweep by Santa Clara County Sheriff's Retail Theft Task Force. An operation last Thursday at the ...

Below is a press release from multiple fire departments regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – On March 10, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

the Orange County Coroner’s office said. The girl on life support was not identified. In addition, an unidentified 15-year-old Santa Ana Valley student survived. The Lexus sedan was carrying two ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.)– On April 3, 2025, the County of Santa Barbara Probation Department conducted countywide wellness ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said, for context, that there were 256 citations and 32 arrests in 2024, and 151 citations and 23 arrests in 2023. This year’s Deltopia event kicked ...

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office officially released the manner of death for the two men found dead in a truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains in late March and confirmed their ...