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At some of the homes: 632 reports of missing children, 13 assault and battery incidents, one alleged rape and one fentanyl overdose.

With the board of supervisors poised to discuss proposals to overhaul the embattled child welfare agency, questions linger over whether county leaders knew about controversial practice

While working on various construction sites during his youthful days, Damion Wright was encouraged by senior workmen to reward himself with alcoholic beverages rather than himself and his career. He said it was commonplace, on payday, for persons...

Supervisor Simitian’s broadside came at the end of a discussion on child welfare reforms the county is considering

At Tuesday’s Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor's hearing, Supervisors Cindy Chavez and Sylvia Arenas are expected to grill the leaders of the child welfare agencies over reforms intended to balance family preservation with children's safety.

Serena Williams made a meaningful investment in Karat's 'Brilliant Black Minds' program and now its expanded in a major way.

The special hearing was called by Santa Clara County Supervisors Cindy Chavez and Sylvia Arenas after extensive reporting by the Bay Area News Group found that the Department of Family and Children’s Services discarded numerous red flags before sending baby Phoenix Castro home with her father.

The death of the Bay Area’s tiniest fentanyl victim is a towering illustration of a child welfare system that became so focused on "family preservation" that it looked right past histories of neglect and the perils of a growing drug epidemic.

Here are statements from Santa Clara County and its officials to the Bay Area News Group in response to the news organization's ongoing investigation into the fentanyl-related death of a 3-month-old Phoenix Castro.

The death of the Bay Area’s tiniest fentanyl victim is a towering illustration of a child welfare system that became so focused on "family preservation" that it looked right past histories of neglect and the perils of a growing drug epidemic.