Find out how many people get Lyme disease in Santa Clara County and how dangerous ticks are.
The guava fruit fly is native to India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Eradication from Santa Clara County is scheduled for July 17.
Like your county branch library? Be prepared to vote via a mail ballot for a parcel tax in July or August to replace a tax expiring next year.
University of California officials announced Friday that U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary will take over as school's president.
Parking at Main and First streets will be closed and the city recommends using the parking plazas.
The council unanimously passed a resolution to introduce one sewer service charge and alter a second, with only a couple protesters in attendance.
A piece of legislation introduced by Sen. Jim Beall earlier this year to return millions of lost dollars to four cities in the county has been halted in the state legislature.
Downtown Los Altos has it all this week: Shop for your produce and buttonhole your elected Assemblymember at the same time Thursday evening.
Almost 400 couple got licenses last week and 41 same-sex marriages were performed.
Employers will now have until 2015 to provide federally mandated health benefits for their employees.
A new bill could make 2 million California undocumented immigrants eligible for a driver's license.
After failure to meet a July 1 deadline, Congress left for recess with Stafford loan rates set to double on Monday.
The Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder's Office will be open Monday in San Jose beginning at 8 a.m. to issue marriage licenses to all.
The Supreme Court invalidated a major part of the landmark legislation this week.
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Landmark rulings on two same sex marriage cases mean state county clerks can begin issuing marriage licenses, but just when is still unclear, particularly if Prop. 8 supporters go back to court.
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Same sex marriage could earn a major loss or victory this week.
From false burglar alarms to pawn shop permit fees, most of the scores of fees would take effect July 1.
A panel of three judges has ordered the state to combat prison overcrowding with new high standards.
One of several proposed routes goes up Fallen Leaf Lane, which some residents oppose.
Known as 'S.744,' 1,000-page bill's negotiations stopped this week amid Republican-introduced amendments.
The 29-year-old whistleblower is still in hiding after revealing the NSA’s collection of phone conversations and internet surveillance.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week votes 5-4 in favor of allowing law enforcement to take DNA sampling from arrestees regardless of whether they are formally charged with a crime.
The Obama Administration has admitted to tracking Americans’ phone records for the past seven years to bolster national security, it says.
The World Health Organization reports 132 cases of Avian flu virus (H7N9), 37 of which have resulted in death, as of June 3.
The bills next go the the state Assembly for consideration.
Residents' input will be used to create a plan that makes the town eligible for grants and waives a matching funds requirement for assistance in the event of a disaster.
As our armed forces come home from the Middle East, the Oakland Veterans Affairs benefits office is being stretched.
Instant polling devices help constituents make decisions to restore some programs, raise some taxes.
Senator Jerry Hill invites to you to a community dialogue on the state budget. The discussion is designed to further understanding of the state budget and the budgeting process.
Two astronauts were given the OK to begin six-hour-plus mission at 5:15 a.m. Pacific time, which will be aired live on NASA TV. The astronauts are attempting to repair an ammonia leak.