California’s June ballot will feature a closely watched showdown between 10 high-profile candidates — eight Democrats and two Republicans — in the race for governor. But in Santa Clara County, it also ...

Santa Clara County voters will be asked on June 2 to sign off on a new parcel tax that supporters say is key to protecting hillsides and creeks and keeping wildfire risk in check across the county.

Most people think of urban open spaces in terms of grand parks—Chicago’s Millennium Park or New York’s Central Park or San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. These are our iconic parks—our sublime spaces.

Before giving Boulder County Parks & Open Space funding forever, voters deserve proof of fairness and transparency. Boulder County’s open-space program has preserved much of what makes this region ...

UPPER POTTSGROVE — For the second time in a year, a Montgomery County Court has found the township commissioners violated the state’s open space law by planning to build a new municipal complex on ...

WOODLAND PARK — Leaders in the mountain town of Woodland Park want public input on forming rules for the Avenger Open Space. Regulations going into a conservation easement set perpetual standards for ...

What it says: “With no increase in any county tax, shall the county’s existing 0.15% open space sales and use tax be extended in perpetuity for the purposes of acquiring, improving, managing, and ...

The Poway City Council voted unanimously to designate about 311 acres of biologically sensitive land as open space. Council members gave preliminary approval to the rezoning at their Jan. 20 meeting ...