November 11, 2020 SJ2020 Was to Close SJ Schools’ Achievement Gap, But It’s Absent By Larry Slonaker In spite of all the staff time and taxpayer money that went into SJ2020, Santa Clara County students have benefited not one whit. Read More 13
October 30, 2020 SCCOE Trustee Joe DiSalvo Used Public Resources to Solicit Campaign Contributions By Grace Hase Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan asked the trustee to “cease and desist” from using his county email addresses for political purposes. Read More 3
October 22, 2020 Public School Teacher Challenges 20-Year Incumbent in Santa Clara County Board of Ed’s Area 5 By Katie Lauer Ultimately, voters will decide whether to stay with 20-year incumbent Anna Song or opt for new perspective with Victoria Chon. Read More 3
October 22, 2020 12-Year Santa Clara County Board of Ed Incumbent Joe DiSalvo Faces 2 Challengers in Area 4 By Katie Lauer Joseph Di Salvo is up against Ketzal Gómez and Lucia Garcia, two underdog challengers who want to bring a new voice to the board. Read More 6
October 21, 2020 Two Veteran School Trustees Face Off in SCCOE’s Area 1 Race By Katie Lauer Grace Mah, the incumbent since 2007, is up against Melissa Baten Caswell, a longtime Palo Alto Unified trustee. Read More 3
August 4, 2020 Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Joseph Di Salvo Sues Over Censure By Grace Hase Joe Di Salvo wants the court to give him with a chance to voice his own opinion on sexual harassment allegations lobbed against him. Read More 5
August 3, 2020 San Jose, AT&T Provide 4G Hotspots for Distance Learning By Grace Hase With the pandemic shifting learning from classroom to computer, San Jose has expedited efforts to close the so-called digital divide. Read More 6
July 1, 2020 Santa Clara County Issues New Back-to-School Guidelines By Kyle Martin There’s no guarantee that they will by next school year, but officials released new guidance in preparation for putting kids back in classrooms. Read More 4
May 20, 2020 State Defunds 4Cs, Marking Beginning of the End for Decades-Old Childcare Nonprofit By The Fly The Community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County has until June 30 to hand off $40-million-a-year in government contracts. Read More 19
May 11, 2020 Online Portal Helps Essential Workers with Childcare By Juan Reyes All childcare centers for essential workers must follow physical distancing and sanitation practices specified by health agencies. Read More 1
April 2, 2020 Coronavirus Live Blog, April 2, 2020: County Braces for Impact By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County is gearing up for a surge of patients as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout Silicon Valley. Read More 7
March 25, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 25, 2020: Officials Say Actual Case Count is Higher Than You Think By Silicon Valley Newsroom As the COVID-19 case count slowly ticks upward, the actual number of people infected with the coronavirus is many times greater. Read More 5
March 18, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 18, 2020: Testing Ramps Up on 2nd Day of Regional Lockdown By Silicon Valley Newsroom Drive-through testing has rolled out, giving local health officials more tools to map out the scope of the problems in the Bay Area and beyond. Read More 3
February 10, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Mulls Universal Meals for High-Poverty Schools By Jennifer Wadsworth On Tuesday, the county will consider a proposal to spend $8 million over four years to feed 12,000 of the neediest children in the South Bay. Read More 13
November 18, 2019 Santa Clara County Unveils First-Ever Children’s Budget By Nicholas Chan For the first time ever, Santa Clara County has calculated exactly how much money it spends on services that support children. Read More 3
November 13, 2019 AD25 Candidates Discuss Housing Crisis at SCU Forum By Nicholas Chan Five of the eight AD25 candidates appeared at the Tuesday evening event organized by SV@Home and held at Santa Clara University. Read More 2