Mayor Patricia Mahan

On Tuesday night, the 49ers' move to Santa Clara became official. And the new plan will put the stadium opening date a season ahead of schedule -- meaning the 49ers will play only two more seasons at Candlestick Park. According to the San Francisco Chronicle , the Santa Clara City Council voted 5-1 to support an $878.6 million contract to joint venture Turner/Devcon Construction . The deadline for the project is August 2014. (SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOS) Read More... More on San Francisco Around...Read Full Story

Santa Clara County Real Estate sales for Single Family started in a slump this year. 556 Single Family sales is the lowest total since February 2008. Even the Median/Average Price took a dip both from last month and the same month from a year back. This is the 15th month in a row the median price for homes have been lower than a year before. Get all the statistics in the table below. Santa Clara County Condominium Market Report: Condo Sales too were off 38% from a month back, but up...Read Full Story

SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Santa Clara County hosts its first workshop aimed at helping teenage victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse on Thursday. Experts will show victims and loved ones how to navigate the court system, as well as get protection, legal help and health services, said Carla Collins with the Santa Clara County Office of Women’s Policy. “With teen violence, it does look a little bit different than what we think of with adults,” she said, noting excessive texting as one...Read Full Story

SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved a pilot program that would put the chronically homeless in permanent housing. The county has agreed to spend $1.2 million to house 100 people. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors president George Shirakawa said that it goes beyond the government giving homeless people free housing. “It’s helping people who are the most vulnerable in the community, so it actually saves money,” said Shirakawa. The board looked...Read Full Story

SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Santa Clara County wants to get more of its homeless population into permanent housing. To that end, the county is considering a program that advocates claim could actually end up saving taxpayer dollars – it involves the distribution of housing vouchers to 100 people. People who have been sleeping on the streets for more than a year in Santa Clara County would be the recipients of the vouchers, for up to $13,000 towards housing costs. The most recent homeless count for...Read Full Story