May 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisors Call for Greater Transparency Over Emergency Spending By Jennifer Wadsworth Two county supervisors want a COVID cost tracker so the public can see precisely what’s being invested to pull through this crisis. Read More 6
May 20, 2020 San Jose Teams Up with East Side Schools to Close ‘Digital Divide’ By Grace Hase The City Council also voted to have the California Emerging Technology Fund divvy up tens of thousands of dollars in grants to the neediest students. Read More 7
May 20, 2020 Sheltering in Place Has Vastly Improved Region’s Air Quality—But How Long Will It Last? By San Jose Inside The pandemic has led to a massive reduction in pollution, but it could come back with a vengeance once commuters hit the road again. Read More 3
May 19, 2020 All Aboard! BART Finally Sets Date for San Jose Service By Emanuel Lee The 10-mile, $2.3 billion extension brings BART service from Warm Springs in Fremont through Milpitas and on to North San Jose. Read More 8
May 19, 2020 Beloved Downtown Arts Group Works/San Jose Faces Eviction By Jennifer Wadsworth The nonprofit gallery, which set so many on a creative course in life, faces a roadblock on its own path—and it couldn’t come at a worse time. Read More 23
May 19, 2020 San Jose to Serve 30,000 Meals a Week to Seniors and People with Medical Vulnerabilities By Grace Hase The city, which has taken the lead on food distribution in the South Bay, is partnering with World Central Kitchen to implement the program. Read More 4
May 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Releases COVID-19 Case Data by ZIP Code By Grace Hase Three-and-a-half months after COVID-19 surfaced in Santa Clara County, officials have finally released data on cases in each ZIP code. Read More 27
May 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Relaxes Health Restrictions to Allow Curbside Retail, Manufacturing By Silicon Valley Newsroom The revised mandate also lets manufacturing, warehousing and logistical operations that support such businesses to get back to work. Read More 23
May 18, 2020 Nurses Accuse Santa Clara County of Unfair Labor Practices By Michael Moore Unions say the county assigned members to nursing homes with “false assurances” that they would only treat non-COVID patients. Read More 0
May 16, 2020 Monterey County Nonprofit Owner Says She Was Scammed by Biden Accuser Tara Reade By Jacob Pierce Lynn Hummer, head of Pregnant Mare Rescue, says the candidate’s storied accuser is “a very big fraud” who “can’t be trusted.” Read More 30
May 15, 2020 County Approves Nation’s First UBI for Former Foster Youth By Grace Hase The pilot program approved earlier this week will pay $1,000 a month to individuals ages 21 to 24 from June 2020 through May 2021. Read More 25
May 15, 2020 Can Sen. Jim Beall’s SB 795 Fix California’s Housing Crisis? By Mike Huguenor The latest iteration of the legislator’s affordable housing bill addresses some of the concerns that got a previous version vetoed last year. Read More 12
May 14, 2020 Palo Alto VA’s Ex-Cardiology Chief Indicted for Sexual Battery By Silicon Valley Newsroom Dr. John Giacomini, a 71-year-old Atherton resident, stands accused of assaulting a doctor while both were on duty in December of 2017. Read More 0
May 14, 2020 San Jose Leaders Propose Mandatory Face Masks By Grace Hase Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and Councilman Sergio Jimenez want the city to align with neighboring counties that have stricter rules in place. Read More 66
May 13, 2020 Decades of Community-Building at Stake as San Jose’s Cultural Districts Fight to Survive By Jennifer Wadsworth From Little Saigon to Little Italy, will Silicon Valley’s treasured ethnic enclaves be recognizable once the pandemic runs its course? Read More 6
May 13, 2020 Santa Clara County Files Amicus Brief Defending the ACA By Grace Hase The county argues that the ACA has enabled funding for COVID-19 testing, public health surveillance efforts and laboratory resources. Read More 2