The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors late on Tuesday afternoon rejected a ban on artifical turf. The ban would have applied to all county-owned property and could have prevented the construction of new turf sports fields and required existing turf facilities to switch to grass at the time the existing turf needed to be replaced.

Santa Clara County supervisors on Tuesday voted against a ban on artificial turf on all county-owned properties.

Santa Clara County’s state-mandated housing plans have been approved — nearly two years after the deadline.

Santa Clara County is preparing to ban artificial turf on all county-owned property, citing health and environmental concerns. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will vote