Government

County of Santa Clara Appoints New Director of Family and Children’s Services

The County of Santa Clara has appointed longtime Social Services Agency worker and manager Wendy Kinnear-Rausch as the new Director of the Department of Family and Children’s Services.

Longtime County of Santa Clara Assistant Registrar of Voters Matt Moreles Appointed to Lead Elections Office

Matthew Moreles, a longtime County of Santa Clara elections executive who has been leading the Registrar of Voters for nearly a year, was appointed to the permanent position as the County’s top elections official.

Summer Ritual: County Crews Resurface Roads Under the Hot Sun

Every summer, employees in the Road & Signal Operations Division resurface a portion of the 660 miles of unincorporated Santa Clara County roads and expressways, extending the lives of the roads and preparing them for the storms of winter.

County Seal

Santa Clara County was established by Charter in 1850. It is named after an historical landmark - Mission Santa Clara, the eighth mission founded in California, which bears the name of Saint Clara of Assisi, Italy.