Business January 10, 2021 Resolutions: Business Basics Are For All, Ahmad Thomas Says By Amani Hamed New Year’s resolutions aren’t for all. But for Silicon Valley influencers looking to the other side of this pandemic, they’re a start. Read More 6
News December 23, 2020 South Bay Project Roomkey Residents Fear a Housing Shuffle By Amani Hamed The initiative has turned 16,000 hotel and motel rooms in 55 counties and tribal areas into housing for 22,300 people. Read More 9
News December 21, 2020 Foothills Park Opens to All for First Time Since 1965 By Amani Hamed The Dec. 17 opening of the nature preserve settles a lawsuit brought against the city of Palo Alto by the ACLU of Northern California. Read More 5
News August 3, 2020 New Mural Honors Lives of San Jose’s Homeless Residents By Amani Hamed Designed by tattoo artist Benny Arana O’Hara, the mural painted on West Virginia Street depicts two fists coming together against a red line. Read More 18
News July 30, 2020 Domestic Abuse, Divorce on the Rise During Shelter-in-Place By Amani Hamed The Santa Clara County Family Court has been inundated with divorce filings amid an uptick in intimate partner violence. Read More 6
News July 6, 2020 Activists Paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ on San Jose Street By Amani Hamed In addition to the family-oriented activity of painting, the protest was also enlivened by free food, a poetry reading, and live music. Read More 66
News June 3, 2020 Temporary Court Closure in Santa Clara County May Delay Some Cases by Days, if Not Weeks By Amani Hamed Defense lawyers feared that in addition to violating due-process rights, the closure further exposed defendants to COVID-19 as they wait in jail. Read More 4
News May 20, 2020 Sheltering in Place Has Vastly Improved Region’s Air Quality—But How Long Will It Last? By Amani Hamed The pandemic has led to a massive reduction in pollution, but it could come back with a vengeance once commuters hit the road again. Read More 3
News May 12, 2020 Nurses Protest San Jose Regional Medical Center’s Planned Closure of Labor, Delivery Unit By Amani Hamed The decision to close the maternity ward was announced April 1. The ward’s last planned day of operation will be May 30. Read More 5
News May 8, 2020 Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Home Daycare in Downtown San Jose By Amani Hamed Officials say there were no children in the building at the time and that there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. Read More 0
News May 5, 2020 Stanford Health Resumes Non-Emergency Procedures, But Still Faces Financial Fallout By Amani Hamed Though they play a vital role in pulling this nation through the pandemic, U.S. hospitals have taken a huge financial hit from the crisis. Read More 4
News April 22, 2020 Having a Baby is Complicated, But the Coronavirus Pandemic Adds a New Set of Issues to the Mix By Amani Hamed With new Covid-19 precautions and visitor restrictions in hospitals, many women are considering giving birth at home. Read More 1
News April 20, 2020 Stanford Study: Covid-19 Infection Rate Up to 80 Times Greater Than Official Tally By Amani Hamed The study’s findings could have ramifications concerning shelter-in-place practices as well as treatment of current COVID-19 patients. Read More 21