December 16, 2020 Santa Clara County Receives First Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine By Silicon Valley Newsroom This delivery is the first of the initial 17,550 doses allocated to the county by the state, 230 of which will go to San Benito County. Read More 1
December 16, 2020 Victims of Grace Baptist Church Stabbing Join Soaring Death Toll Among Silicon Valley’s Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth The Nov. 22 tragedy points to the same dangers driving the 122 percent jump in homeless deaths Santa Clara County has seen so far in 2020. Read More 12
December 15, 2020 Mountain View Tables Rent ‘Decontrol’ Talks—For Now By Sonya Herrera The debate comes in response to rising vacancy and landlords who say rent control is keeping them from renting empty homes. Read More 9
December 15, 2020 Can Calif. Protect Covid Vaccine From Cheaters and Fraudsters? By Ana B. Ibarra State leaders believe the rich and influential will have a hard time cutting in line to get the first precious doses of the vaccine. Read More 4
December 15, 2020 California Attorney General Accuses Amazon of Defying Pandemic Safety Investigation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The DOJ is seeking concrete details about infection and death counts as well as Amazon’s efforts to prevent the virus spreading in its facilities. Read More 2
December 14, 2020 Ex-Church Elder Sentenced for Embezzling Millions From Saratoga Congregation By Kathleen Kirkwood, Bay City News A Cupertino man who paid cash for multiple homes with a millions of stolen dollars was sentenced to four years in prison. Read More 0
December 14, 2020 California Community Colleges Hard Hit as Enrollment Among High School Graduates Falls By Betty Marquez Rosales This fall, as the pandemic raged and classes moved online, community colleges nationwide saw a 30 percent drop in enrollment. Read More 9
December 13, 2020 Santa Clara Co. to Chip in Funds for Women Impacted by Covid By Jana Kadah, Bay City News County leaders agreed to fund two programs for women who have been heavily impacted by the economic fallout from the pandemic. Read More 6
December 13, 2020 Can ‘Fire Hardening’ Solve State’s Home Insurance Crisis? By James Bikales, CalMatters Incentives for homeowners to mitigate wildfire risk would be a win-win for insurers and consumers. Creating one is the hard part. Read More 0
December 13, 2020 Sharks Foundation, CEFCU Team Up With East Side Counseling Center for Annual Toy Giveaway By Emanuel Lee The Alum Rock Counseling Center annually provides presents for kids and extremely low-income households on San Jose’s East Side Read More 0
December 12, 2020 South Bay City Officials Slam VTA’s Measure B Outlook By Erik Chalhoub Critics worry that too many of the funds are going to extend BART to Silicon Valley instead of repairing local streets. Read More 11
December 12, 2020 Good, Bad and Ugly: SJ Downtown Association Reviews 2020 By Janice Bitters Yes, 2020 was bad. But it wasn't all bad, according to the San Jose Downtown Association. Read More 3
December 11, 2020 Large Coronavirus Outbreak Traced to Santa Clara County Youth Basketball Team By Jennifer Wadsworth Public health officials today said the outbreak spread to at least 94 players, coaches and close contacts in three counties. Read More 5
December 11, 2020 County: Stay Home on Lady of Guadalupe Celebration Day By Silicon Valley Newsroom Virgin of Guadalupe activities should be restricted to within the household or held virtually, county officials said. Read More 0
December 11, 2020 A New Gamer Lounge is Coming to San Jose’s SoFA District By Janice Bitters Called Guildhouse, the new lounge will be a “spiritual successor” to AFKgg Gamer Lounge, which closed in 2018. Read More 3
December 11, 2020 California’s ICU Nightmare: Which Hospitals Are Filling Up? By Rachel Becker, CalMatters In the worst-hit counties, hospitals are sending critically ill patients elsewhere. Others are keeping ICU patients in crowded ER wards. Read More 1