February 22, 2021 SJ Police Chief Finalists Named—But Some Say It’s Too Fast By Sonya Herrera The city convened panels last week to interview the first round of seven candidates, but who voted and the tallies remain a mystery. Read More 16
February 22, 2021 Japantown Shooting Investigated as SJ’s 5th Homicide of 2021 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police urge anyone with information to contact the San Jose Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 408.277.5283. Read More 2
February 22, 2021 Man Suspected of Knifepoint Robbery Taken Into Custody By Bay City News The man was arrested after barricading himself in a San Jose apartment for hours, police said. Read More 0
February 22, 2021 ‘We Found Our Missing Piece’ Long-lost South Bay Sisters United with Genetic Testing By Emanuel Lee At-home genetic testing has slowed, but millions of people take the test annually, many specifically to find out about their families. Read More 3
February 21, 2021 Where Do Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Go, and Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide By Natasha Singer Health agencies and hospitals are using different formulas to allocate the coronavirus shots, exacerbating disparities in vaccine access. Read More 1
February 20, 2021 South County Woman Who Sought to Rescue Cats Charged With Animal Cruelty By Michael Moore Police say they found more than a dozen dead or neglected cats in Ava Geddes’ Morgan Hill home last summer. Read More 0
February 19, 2021 Local Leaders Ask For Volunteers To Help With Vaccination Efforts In Hardest-hit Communities By Jana Kadah, Bay City News City and county leaders asked residents to volunteer to help and spread information to non-English speakers eligible for the vaccine. Read More 16
February 19, 2021 Bay Area’s Nasa Ames Research Center Played Major Role in Recent Rover Landing on Mars By Jana Kadah, Bay City News This project, which started in 2013, is called the Mars Sample Return and will help scientists know whether there is life on Mars. Read More 1
February 18, 2021 SCC to Expand Vaccine Eligibility to Teachers, Ag Workers By Erik Chalhoub Workers in education, childcare, emergency services, and the food and agriculture industries will be eligible later this month. Read More 1
February 18, 2021 Italian-Colombian Fusion Eatery and Bakery Opens in DTSJ By Janice Bitters Natural Sweet opened Feb. 1 inside San Jose's SoFA Market, joining a growing list of downtown restaurants that have opened in the pandemic. Read More 5
February 18, 2021 Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Concession Sales at San Jose Earthquakes’ Opening Day By Grace Stetson Salvatore A. La Rosa, 41, admitted to accessing the online concessions account for Spectra Food Services and Hospitality without permission. Read More 0
February 17, 2021 Small Clinics Vie for Shot at Vaccine Doses Amid County Distribution Confusion By Jennifer Wadsworth Mixed messages, shortages and inequities have plagued California’s vaccine rollout, leaving small healthcare providers out of the loop. Read More 5
February 17, 2021 Atherton Couple Donates $80 Million to Stanford Hospital By Bay City News The gift comes from Elizabeth and Bruce Dunlevie and is the largest ever from individuals to the hospital. Read More 0
February 16, 2021 Half of County’s 65-and-Over Residents Have Been Vaccinated By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Officials said the milestone reflects “strong progress” toward their goal to get 85 percent of those 16 and older vaccinated by Aug. 1. Read More 27
February 15, 2021 Morgan Hill Overtakes San Jose: Second Most-Infected in County By Dan Pulcrano Over the past six months, cases in Morgan Hill and Gilroy have increased by more than 1,500 percent. Read More 6
February 15, 2021 Appeals Court Upholds Santa Clara County’s Ban on Indoor Religious Gatherings By Bay City News The ruling reversed the court’s earlier decision to provide an exception for churches to the county's prohibition. Read More 11