Utility rates in Palo Alto are slated to go up by another 9% next summer, adding $36.40 to the median residential utility bill, according to new projections from the Palo Alto Utilities Department. For local ratepayers, this round of increases is the latest in a pattern of annual rate hikes. Utility rates similarly went up...
Santa Clara County offers nonviolent offenders a possible way to avoid jail
This month, people with non-violent misdemeanor warrants may be able to avoid jail time through a program with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Operation Second Chance gives eligible individuals with a non-violent misdemeanor criminal warrant a chance to turn themselves in to any Santa Clara law enforcement agency and get a citation with a...