December 20, 2020 Veggielution Distributes 200 Soup Kits to Needy Families in ESSJ By Emanuel Lee Instead of its usual soup meal at the farm, the East Side farm packed the ingredients in boxes for families to make the recipes at home. Read More 4
December 19, 2020 BREAKING: Police Investigate Shooting at Milpitas Great Mall By Silicon Valley Newsroom Milpitas police shared few details about the incident, saying they ordered a shelter-in-place “out of an abundance of caution.” Read More 1
December 19, 2020 Convicted Pimp Sentenced to 104 Years in Prison for Trafficking South Bay Woman By Michael Moore Authorities say Andre William Furtado, a Watsonville resident, exploited and abused victims for years. Read More 9
December 18, 2020 SCC Exec: ‘Vigorous’ Statewide Quarantine Would Better Serve People Than Mere Warnings By Jennifer Wadsworth Jeff Smith says a well-enforced state order would be more effective than announcements about body bags and overflow morgues. Read More 25
December 18, 2020 Silicon Valley Congresswoman Under Self-Quarantine After Possible Coronavirus Exposure By Jennifer Wadsworth Rep. Anna Eshoo announced today that she’ll err on the safe side after one of her staffers tested positive for the coronavirus. Read More 0
December 18, 2020 Saint Louise Medical Staff Receive New Covid-19 Vaccine By Michael Moore Santa Clara County received its first 5,850 doses of the new Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine earlier this week. Read More 0
December 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Plans to Offer $6 Million in Low-Interest Loans for Small Businesses By Michael Moore The loan program was first proposed two months ago by county supervisors Joe Simitian and Susan Ellenberg. Read More 6
December 17, 2020 Report: Jail Deputies Party Without Masks Despite Sharp Rise in Covid-19 Infections By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Mercury News broke the story today about the off-duty revelry, which reportedly took place on Dec. 6. Read More 10
December 17, 2020 What Silicon Valley’s Sewers Reveal About the Coronavirus By Jennifer Wadsworth Because Covid-19 can be found in stool, even from people without symptoms, researchers are testing wastewater to monitor the virus. Read More 7
December 17, 2020 #ShopLocalSJ Campaign Promotes Small Businesses During Stay-at-Home Order By Silicon Valley Newsroom The initiative includes a fee cap on food-delivery apps, local business directory and a resource guide for mom-and-pop enterprises. Read More 4
December 17, 2020 Coronavirus Wipes Away Wage Gains for Lowest-Income Earners By Jackie Botts, CalMatters State Democrats and Republicans are proposing various solutions, but experts warn jobs alone will not bridge growing inequality. Read More 6
December 16, 2020 How Hubris and Netflix Buckled Blockbuster—Except One Store By Aaron Carnes ‘The Last Blockbuster’ looks at how the Netflix revolution brought down a corporate giant—and the one video store that survived. Read More 0
December 16, 2020 San Jose, Santa Clara County Cap Fees for Food-Delivery Apps By Silicon Valley Newsroom The ordinances limit how much money food-delivery apps can charge mom-and-pop restaurants struggling to survive the pandemic. Read More 4
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