Local coverage
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Santa Clara public records — hearings, licences, layoffs and county notices as live tables, linked to the source.
Public hearing on the multimodal crossing feasibility study set for October 15
Why it matters: Reconnecting these streets would shorten trips across Santa Clara's rail corridor and improve access to jobs, downtown, and the university.
Official site and a directory now omit the 3715 address; city licence still absent.
Why it matters: A missing food licence is often the first public sign a neighbourhood restaurant has closed, but here it could also be a paperwork lapse.
A year after the chain's Chapter 7 filing, the Santa Clara Square location has disappeared from county food-licence records
Why it matters: The county licence list is the official record of what's approved to serve food; Opa!'s disappearance signals the local chain is formally gone.
The 2170 Martin Ave site may still be trading; a lapsed license is an indication, not confirmation.
Why it matters: If the lapse reflects a closure, the workplace food stop at 2170 Martin Ave is gone, and county records give no reason or date.
The training-facility cafe hasn't appeared on the county's active list for two straight readings.
Why it matters: If the 49ers Cafe is gone, the team's Santa Clara headquarters loses its on-campus dining stop for players, staff, and visitors.
Bill Wilson Center award comes from HUD's Continuum of Care program
Why it matters: The award keeps a homeless-youth shelter running in Silicon Valley, where the median one-bedroom rent tops $2,000 a month.
A Tuesday vote would pre-zone land outside city limits and send the annexation to county regulators
Why it matters: Approval adds 408 homes in one of the nation's most supply-constrained markets and moves the land from county to city control.
Eighth WARN notice filed in a year; analysts project up to 30,000 global job cuts
Why it matters: Oracle is cutting thousands of jobs to fund AI data centers that may not pay off for years, a test case for the entire AI infrastructure boom.
The Sept. 15 vote sends the city's 2025-26 spending accounting to Washington and keeps federal dollars flowing.
Why it matters: Approval secures Santa Clara's continued access to federal housing dollars and records how millions were spent locally.
City staff backed a 1,517-square-foot expansion. Adjacent owners want enforceable screening, not just landscaping.
Why it matters: If the city can't block a code-conforming addition, neighbor privacy rests on soft conditions like landscaping that inspectors rarely enforce.
Possible closure of the Space Park Dr eatery after three decades in the Bay Area
Why it matters: A three-decade-old Cuban restaurant's Santa Clara outpost may be gone for good, leaving regulars without their neighborhood spot.
The chipmaker has filed 27 WARN notices covering 1,423 California workers since July 2025
Why it matters: Each filing removes Silicon Valley engineering jobs with little notice. 1,423 California workers have been affected and the cuts keep coming.
Two WARN notices cover 404 workers at Santa Clara and San Diego; more cuts may follow
Why it matters: As a leading enterprise software firm, ServiceNow's workforce reduction shows how AI-driven efficiency is reshaping tech employment, and the company may cut hundreds more jobs this year.