April 6, 2021 The U.S. Favors Cars Over Trains, Buses. Can Biden Change That? By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich Nuria Fernandez, former G.M. for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is now Federal Transit Administration's senior official. Read More 7
April 6, 2021 Google, San Jose Release Long-awaited Development Agreement for Downtown West Project By Janice Bitters The development agreement outlines what Google wants to build in San Jose and the $200 million community benefits package for the project. Read More 17
April 5, 2021 San Jose: Bicyclist Dies Following Collision with Vehicle By Keith Burbank, Bay City News The fatal collision marked the city’s 11th traffic death this year. Read More 18
April 5, 2021 Study Finds Hesitancy Among Parents, Caregivers to Vaccinate Children Against Covid-19 By Eli Walsh The poll of 971 people found discrepancies in vaccine hesitancy by race and income level as providers test the vaccine efficacy among children. Read More 4
April 5, 2021 San Jose Electeds Pass Rules to Throttle Chatty Colleagues By Sean Roney Elected officials say the new rules will encourage brevity and stem the notoriously long City Council meetings most weeks. Read More 7
April 4, 2021 Santa Cruz-based Marianne’s buys San Jose’s Treat Ice Cream By Grace Stetson Treat has been a San Jose favorite since 1951, with a manufacturing facility in San Jose’s Naglee Park. But on April 15, that facility will close. Read More 19
April 3, 2021 Health and Equity Experts Grade California’s Vaccine Rollout By Jill Cowan A dozen epidemiology, public health and equity experts weigh in on the state's vaccine rollout as more people become eligible for the jab. Read More 5
April 3, 2021 Santa Clara County Sees Rise in New Coronavirus Variants By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Two new variants detected in New York, three cases of the South Africa variant and one case first detected in Japan/Brazil have been found in the county. Read More 1
April 2, 2021 Watanabe Faces Call for Censure, Accusations of ‘Patterned’ Behavior After AAPI Rally Rebuff By Janice Bitters Leaders across Silicon Valley are now gathering signatures to demand an apology and a formal censure for the councilwoman. Read More 14
April 2, 2021 Person in Wheelchair Dies in Hit-and-Run Crash; San Jose Police Search for Suspect By Bay City News The crash was reported at about 11:35pm at the intersection of Curtner Avenue and Monterey Road in the city’s South Side. Read More 0
April 1, 2021 Is Music Over at Mills College? By Geeta Dayal A hotbed of experimental sound for nearly a century, this school in Oakland is preparing to close its doors. Read More 15
April 1, 2021 Mental Health Services Expanded for East Side Students as In-Person Classes Resume By Jana Kadah, Bay City News East Side Union High School District leaders said this is especially important as people recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Read More 0
March 31, 2021 Outdoor Dining Extended Through Year’s End in San Jose By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The program is still essential for participating businesses, even as Santa Clara County moves into the less-restrictive orange tier. Read More 0
March 31, 2021 New Urban Village Development Threatens to Displace San Jose’s 60-Year-Old Berryessa Flea By Jennifer Wadsworth The open-air market is Silicon Valley’s unheralded business incubator, but will it be pushed out by the city’s development plans? Read More 26
March 30, 2021 Teachers on Covid: Lessons Learned, Advice to Pass Along By John Fensterwald, EdSource For all its hardships, distance learning also provided insights. Read More 23
March 29, 2021 Milpitas: Hundreds Rally Against Anti-Asian Violence By Bay City News A diverse crowd of protesters, young and old, marched down Calaveras Boulevard in Milpitas to City Hall Sunday. Read More 9