Santa Clara County has renamed its main public hospital’s entrance to honor a former top official, even though his relationship with county doctors turned icy during crises.
What was once Renova Drive in front of Valley Medical Center in San Jose is now Jeff Smith Way, after former County Executive Jeff Smith. The road’s namesake stepped down last year after more than a decade as the county’s longest-serving executive since the 1970s. He steered the region through its toughest times, including the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for jail reform and demands for changes in the county hospital system.
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