With more than 90% of the state’s population in areas now with substantial or high transmission, the California Department of Public Health recommends universal masking in indoor public settings and in schools

The valley’s nightlife is back, with a variety of bars and clubs—new, improved and classic from which to choose.

CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro cited the ultra-contagious Delta variant as one reason the university system will require the vaccine to protect CSU students and employees. 

The money was included in the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which Lofgren supported and the House passed at the end of February. The ARP was signed into law by President Biden in March. The airport is in the San Jose Congress member’s district.

The new vaccination requirements are part of the state's push to get more people vaccinated as a wave of new cases, spurred by the ultra-contagious delta variant and cases among unvaccinated people, threatens to halt the state's progress in mitigating the virus' spread.

California would be the first state to adopt a state-funded guaranteed income program, funding pilot projects that would guarantee some people, especially foster youth and pregnant women, an income floor. Santa Clara County’s pilot program provides $1,000 a month to 72 foster youth.

The recommendation comes amid an increase in COVID-19 cases, almost exclusively among the unvaccinated, and the proliferation of the more-transmissible Delta variant. 

Annual survey of California voters gives state schools highest marks in a decade.

Beginning Monday, county libraries will add 18 more hours a week for patrons to visit the library, browse collections, use the public computers and printers, reserve a meeting room or read in the library.

Dr. Marty Fenstersheib, whose planned departure was announced at the June 22 Board of Supervisors, says he is making his “second attempt at retirement” this week.

A city cleanup of the Crash Zone just south of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport on June 24 blindsided housing advocates and the 250 to 600 unhoused residents, raising questions of what's next.

The proposal would extend California’s statewide evictions moratorium through Sept. 30.

We may be on the path toward normalizing the subject, but even as we have transitioned to remote schooling it is hard to ignore when students display signs of distress, anxiety and depression.

The state is poised to embark on an ambitious, complex effort to cover the unpaid rent of low-income renters who struggled during the pandemic.

When state officials announced they were offering residents access to a digital record of their coronavirus vaccinations, they stressed that it is not a "vaccine passport," but might come in handy for sporting events, concerts and international travel. 

Santa Clara County has the nation’s highest vaccination rate among large counties, and one of the highest vaccination rates among all counties, according to CDC data.  As of June 20, 2021, 80% of residents aged 12 and older have received their first dose, and over 71% of residents aged 12 and older were fully vaccinated.