Santa Clara County has begun a pilot sending mental-health teams into two San José tiny-home villages, connecting about 40 residents so far. Officials say the program will expand to other sites later this year.

San José launched a 50‑day outreach to offer interim housing at Cerone and to clear debris from Coyote Meadows. The city says outreach will connect about 100 people to services.

West Valley‑Mission is sponsoring AB 2121 to let community colleges backfill federal MSI and TRIO cuts without triggering California’s 50% spending rule. The bill includes reporting and safeguards.

Palo Alto has increased towing and street cleanups around RV clusters, but residents and council members say enforcement alone won’t solve sanitation or housing gaps. The ad hoc committee is weighing a permit pilot and a regional meeting in April.

After years on the street, Roadman moved into a San José tiny home and later into his own apartment — a personal outcome Mayor Matt Mahan used to spotlight the city’s interim-shelter strategy. Local counts and budget questions complicate the victory lap.

Parents in Saratoga pressed the district after officials acknowledged an uncleared adult participated in Redwood Middle after‑school activities; an outside investigator and a Change.org petition are now pushing for answers.

San Jose told current and former workers that a USB lost in January may have contained Social Security numbers. Critics say the city waited too long and one year of monitoring may not be enough.

A Santa Clara judge tentatively denied TikTok's bid to dismiss California's claims that the app's features addict children, keeping the state's case alive for further hearings.

San José's Q4 2025 housing update shows annual average rents near $2,862, a 4.5% vacancy rate and a $1.68M median single‑family price.

A ConsumerAffairs analysis reported by KTLA shows that after taxes and local costs, a $100,000 salary can translate to under $66,000 in several California metros.

Teamsters Local 2010 called a Feb. 17–20 unfair labor practice strike across CSU campuses; Sac State says classes will continue while pickets may slow campus access.

Palo Alto Unified agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit from a tenured P.E. teacher after criminal charges were dropped and an outside probe found the allegation unsubstantiated.

BAAQMD’s Clean HEET grants will pay homeowners up to $10,500 to replace wood or pellet stoves with electric heat pumps; applications are open through July 14, 2026.