Grace Hase
Reporter at The Mercury News
Reporter @mercnews covering Santa Clara County/Santa Clara | #MizzouMade | Organizing @mercnewsguild | Tips: [email protected]
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11 hours ago |
mercurynews.com | Grace Hase
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on Friday severed ties with its tunnel contractor for the San Jose BART extension — a move that transit officials assert won’t impact the project’s overall schedule.
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1 day ago |
mercurynews.com | Grace Hase
For the first time in three decades, Santa Clara County voters will elect a new assessor as the Board of Supervisors this week called for a special election to fill the vacancy left by Larry Stone’s resignation. But it will come at a hefty cost — at least $13.1 million or potentially twice as much. At a Wednesday afternoon board meeting, supervisors set Nov. 4 as Election Day with a potential runoff scheduled for Dec. 30 if a candidate doesn’t receive a majority of the votes.
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2 days ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Robert Salonga |Grace Hase |Luis Melecio-Zambrano
MILPITAS — Detentions made by ICE agents waiting for people being released from Santa Clara County’s jail system has raised alarm in recent weeks over the strength of sanctuary policies that have aimed to keep local law enforcement out of immigration enforcement.
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3 days ago |
mercurynews.com | Robert Salonga |Grace Hase |Luis Melecio-Zambrano
MILPITAS — The revelation that people have been detained in recent weeks by waiting ICE agents upon their release from Santa Clara County jails has raised alarm over the strength of sanctuary policies that have aimed to keep local law enforcement out of immigration enforcement.
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3 days ago |
mercurynews.com | Grace Hase
A longtime Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters employee who started in 2004 as a temp worker has been appointed as the county’s top elections official. The county announced on Monday that Matt Morales will be the next registrar of voters, making his yearlong position as acting registrar permanent. “My commitment is to enable all eligible voters to access the voting assistance they need to cast their ballot in a way that best fits their lives and circumstances,” Moreles said in a news release.
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Santa Clara County is planning to use local dollars to continue funding gender-affirming care as the Trump administration threatens to revoke federal funding for programs that support trans people and the LGBTQ+ community. https://t.co/h1MkOBqiwg
Santa Clara declined to issue fines for the Taylor Swift and Beyonce concerts that broke the Levi's Stadium curfew. https://t.co/UuE2CRma6L
VTA officials want to end the tunnel contract for the San Jose BART extension over the cost. Agency officials said it will delay the start of tunneling by about 18-months, but don't expect it to impact the overall project schedule. https://t.co/YYYDEHfLqS