Press Release
Opening of New Behavioral Health Facility is Latest in County Effort to Add Treatment Beds
The County of Santa Clara announced the opening of a new residential treatment facility, Vermont House, that will provide mental health services, case management, and temporary housing for people with serious behavioral health needs exiting incarceration.
County Supervisors Approve $13.7 Billion Budget Protecting Core Safety Net Services Despite Federal Funding Uncertainty
The Board of Supervisors approved a structurally balanced budget for fiscal year 2025-26, allocating funding for critical local priorities, including behavioral health treatment and homelessness prevention, amid profound uncertainty about state and federal funding.
Federal Court Halts Trump Administration’s Illegal Conditions on Housing and Transportation Grants
Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu issued a statement after a U.S. District Court judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from imposing illegal conditions on federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Transportation.
Community Leaders Celebrate Dedication of Bay Area Ridge Trail
A celebration at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve on May 30 marked the official dedication of new segments of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.
County Counsel’s Office Files Lawsuit to Stop Exploitation of Workers at Metro by T-Mobile Retailers
The Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office has filed a civil enforcement action to stop the ongoing exploitation of workers, including minors, at five different Metro by T-Mobile retail stores in and around East San Jose.
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Reorganization of the Federal Government
Court order prevents the Trump Administration from moving forward with massive federal workforce reductions
County Board of Supervisors Approves Nearly $29 Million in Funding for Five New Affordable Housing Projects
The projects, which will receive funding support from Measure A, the $950 million affordable housing bond approved by county voters in 2016, will add a total of 612 units to the affordable housing supply in San Jose.
