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Innovative County Program Provides Residents with Free Prescription Medications
Better Health Pharmacy collects donations of surplus medications and distributes them free of charge to underserved residents. Since opening in 2015, Better Health Pharmacy has helped nearly 15,000 people and and saved residents $11 million in out-of-pocket expenses.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Makes Official Determination on Dangers of Leaded Aviation Fuel
After a push for action led by Santa Clara County and a host of environmental organizations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced it has officially determined that emissions from aircraft using leaded gasoline pose a public health threat – a major step toward a national ban on the fuel.
A Bolder and More Ambitious Climate Goal: County of Santa Clara Bumps Up Deadline for Carbon Neutrality to 2030
Five years after the County of Santa Clara officially made a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, officials have doubled down on the promise with a renewed vow and achievable pathway to get there by 2030.
Department of Child Support Services earns high honors, rises into the Top 10 in the State
The County’s Department of Child Support Services was recognized for its tremendous efforts to overcome formidable barriers and reinvent itself, winning the 2023 Outstanding Program of the Year award from the Child Support Directors Association at its annual conference.
New Website Allows Public to Help Spot Locations in Santa Clara County in Need of Litter Cleanup
County partnership with San José Conservation Corps is using $2 million in state funds to clean up trash strewn on streets, curbs, freeway ramps and other dumping sites.
Sale of Leaded Aviation Fuel Ends at Reid-Hillview and San Martin Airports
Leaded aviation fuel is no longer available for purchase at Reid-Hillview Airport in East San José and San Martin Airport after the County Board of Supervisors voted to stop leaded fuel sales in August.
New County Ordinance Allows Food Entrepreneurs to Legally Operate Out of Their Own Homes
Under a new County ordinance, food industry entrepreneurs can apply for a permit that allows them to legally prepare, cook and sell food out of a private home kitchen.
County bringing improvements to Almaden Expressway-Camden Avenue intersection using Measure B funds
Construction and electrical crews have made significant progress on a $4.2 million project to improve the intersection of Almaden Expressway and Camden Avenue in San José, one of several active projects funded by Measure B, the 30-year half-cent sales tax approved by Santa Clara County voters in 2016.
County Airports Invited to Participate in Federal Demonstration Project on Transitioning Airports Nationwide to a Lead-Free Future
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has invited County-owned and operated Reid-Hillview and San Martin airports to participate in a first-ever demonstration project that will study best practices for transitioning airports nationwide to unleaded aviation fuel.
County's Road Maintenance Workers Rise to the Challenge of Relentless Winter Storms
While most of us huddled indoors during the nonstop storms that pummeled the Bay Area from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, the people who maintain 660 miles of unincorporated Santa Clara County roads and expressways worked around the clock, in harsh conditions, to keep the public safe, from clearing roads of downed trees and mudslides to unblocking debris-choked culverts.
