San Jose Mercury News

Property values in Santa Cruz County, CA, have gone up by 8 percent over the previous year.

Plan for a new power plant in South San Jose, CA, less than a mile from a residential neighborhood is being criticized for not being environmentally sensitive.

Palo Alto, CA, planners suggest evicting doctors, dentists, and medical practitioners near Stanford University to make room for housing.

At a public hearing focusing on NASA's plans for a formal naval air base in Mountain View, CA, residents expressed concern over traffic, housing, and public transportation issues.

A judge temporarily barred the Pacific Lumber Co.from using helicopters for logging on private land near the Headwaters Forest in California's North Coast.

What can San Francisco's BART learn from Los Angeles' new subway?

State water officials and farmers are joining forces behind a controversial agricultural plan to move wastewater from San Joaquin Valley to the San Francisco delta.

A California county will have to pay a large sharefor widening a state highway as Caltrans now hasless discretion on how it spends its money.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will hold public hearingsconcerning their plans for a large shared-use educational and research-and-development campus at Moffett Fieldin Mountain View, California.

Improving train service from San Francisco to San Jose has priority over a proposed Redwood City ferry service.

A historic hotel in San Jose is being restored as a boutique hotel.

San Jose City Council approved $150 million funding for 2,056 new affordable homes.

A sales tax to fund a BART extension to San Jose may be in jeopardy after the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors gave it a lukewarm endorsement.

Mountain View, California, approveszoning changes to make way for a hotel complex that could add to rush-hour traffic problems.

High demand for office space in the Silicon Valley willdramatically impact San Jose's downtown skyline where plans for 10 new high-rises are in the works.

Palo Alto hit with a lawsuit by industry group over city's ban on wood-burning fireplaces.

San Jose International Airport is considering increasing parking rates to encourage passengers to use alternativemeans of transportation to the airport.

Environmentalists fight golf course in Palm Springs to protect endangered species.

Urban Land Institute takes on planning project to revitalize culturally diverse downtown San Jose