September 8, 2020 South Bay Personal-Care Services, Museums, Gyms Can Reopen at Limited Capacity By Grace Hase If Santa Clara County maintains progress in slowing Covid-19 for the next two weeks, schools may be able to reopen as well, officials said. Read More 1
September 8, 2020 Gilroy Teacher Accused of Threatening Public Health Official is Due in Court Again Oct. 5 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Alan Viarengo is accused of repeatedly threatening Santa Clara County’s chief public health officer over her Covid-19 mandates. Read More 5
September 8, 2020 Doctors-in-Training Urge Valley Med to Offer Housing Stipends By Emanuel Lee The union representing interns and residency trainees say other healthcare organizations in the Bay Area already offer such a benefit. Read More 7
September 8, 2020 Valley Water Relocates Threatened Steelhead to Keep Them Safe From Dam Retrofit By Emanuel Lee The fish—classified as threatened species—needed to be relocated before the agency starts to drain Anderson Dam on Oct. 1. Read More 8
September 8, 2020 Is Cannabis an ‘Industry’ in the U.S? Depends Who You Ask By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Language is important in the pot world in surprising ways, and a new debate over what to call the business is brewing. Read More 2
September 6, 2020 This Cupertino Teen is Tackling the Mental Health Crisis Twofold By Emanuel Lee The 14-year-old sophomore has a lofty goal to pair a wearable device she's developing with her soon-to-launch app, LivelyKit. Read More 1
September 4, 2020 Parents, Teachers Sue San Jose Over Charcot Avenue Overpass By Grace Hase Plaintiffs say an environmental review of the project fell short of state standards by underestimating the traffic, pollution and noise impacts. Read More 3
September 4, 2020 Google, SJ ‘Explore Options’ for Downtown After Legislative Blow By Janice Bitters A bill that would’ve offered a lifeline to behind-schedule projects—like Google’s San Jose mega-campus—never made it to the governor’s desk. Read More 8
September 4, 2020 San Jose State Establishes Nation’s Largest Academic Wildfire Research Center By Emanuel Lee The timing could not have been better, as massive blazes in California make clear that there’s an urgent need for experts in the field. Read More 4
September 3, 2020 Los Gatos Teacher Jailed on Suspicion of Molesting a Child By Silicon Valley Newsroom Joseph Houg, a 50-year-old theater and elementary school teacher, is being held at the Santa Clara County Main Jail on $100,000 bail. Read More 13
September 3, 2020 San Jose’s New ‘Better Bike Plan’ Focuses on Safety, Equity By Grace Hase The new plan, which comes up for council review on Sept. 29, aims to build and upgrade more than 500 miles of bike lanes and trails. Read More 9
September 3, 2020 SJ Has a New Fee on Commercial Development to Pay For Housing By Janice Bitters Commercial developments in San Jose just got a little more expensive to build, but the extra costs will go to new affordable homes. Read More 5
September 3, 2020 San Jose Quietly Drops Curfew Citations Amid Claims of Selective Enforcement By Jennifer Wadsworth While cops used the blunt instrument of a time limit to disband protests, Sam Liccardo repeatedly flouted the curfew to squeeze in a bike ride. Read More 18
September 2, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisor Requests Federal Aid for Those Impacted by SCU Complex Fires By Silicon Valley Newsroom The people affected by one of the largest fires in California history—the SCU Complex—still don’t qualify for FEMA relief. Read More 1
September 2, 2020 Sen. Jim Beall’s Bill to Spur Infill Development, Protect Coyote Valley Moves to Governor’s Desk By Emanuel Lee The San Jose mayor applauded the proposal, calling SB 940 a watershed moment for the city and the pristine open space around it. Read More 3
September 2, 2020 Revisiting the Civil Grand Jury Report That Warned About Santa Cruz County’s Wildfire Risk By Jacob Pierce A grand jury report called out several factors that make the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounding areas particularly vulnerable. Read More 2