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
May 13, 2020 WATCH: Goat Herd Runs Loose in San Jose’s Silver Creek Area By Silicon Valley Newsroom A herd of about 200 goats stormed the affluent suburbs of eastern San Jose Tuesday evening. Footage of the event has since gone viral. Read More 5
May 13, 2020 Feds Deny Aid to Families with Mixed Immigration Status By Mike Huguenor The withheld funds come at an especially urgent time. Without a valid SSN, undocumented spouses can’t apply for unemployment. Read More 11
May 13, 2020 Beloved San Jose Sharks Worker Rich Perez Dies at 64 By Emanuel Lee The longtime usher and mail-room coordinator for the hockey team died on April 28 due to complications from encephalitis. Read More 1
May 12, 2020 San Jose Projects $71.6 Million Deficit in Next Year’s Budget By Grace Hase Officials forecast a 9 percent drop from 2018-19 totals—a steeper downturn than the one hastened by the Great Recession. Read More 17
May 12, 2020 Fighter Jet Flyover to Salute San Jose’s Frontline Workers By Emanuel Lee Four F-15s—which expect to cross over San Jose at 10:56am—will soar at about 350 mph overhead as part of a statewide trip. Read More 16
May 12, 2020 Santa Clara Slated to Approve $170K PR Contract Despite Looming Budget Shortfall By Grace Hase If approved, the contract between the city Stadium Authority and Singer Associates would go into effect on July 1 and run through March 2022. Read More 7
May 12, 2020 Report: Santa Clara County Latinos Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19 By Emanuel Lee Overall, Latinos make up 27 percent of Santa Clara County residents but account for 34 percent of the coronavirus deaths. Read More 16
May 12, 2020 Nurses Protest San Jose Regional Medical Center’s Planned Closure of Labor, Delivery Unit By San Jose Inside The decision to close the maternity ward was announced April 1. The ward’s last planned day of operation will be May 30. Read More 5
May 11, 2020 High-Ranking Valley Water Official Abruptly Resigns By Grace Hase COO Nina Hawk resigned her post Monday morning after nearly three years as one of the water district’s top ranking officials. Read More 6
May 11, 2020 Online Portal Helps Essential Workers with Childcare By Juan Reyes All childcare centers for essential workers must follow physical distancing and sanitation practices specified by health agencies. Read More 1
May 11, 2020 San Jose Sharks Give Back to Community, Furloughed Workers By Emanuel Lee As job losses and pay cuts wreak economic havoc on Silicon Valley, the team has made a point of going helping its employees weather the storm. Read More 0
May 10, 2020 Chronic Town: Don’t Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Given the economic pressures that governments face, the push to legalize pot could end up resembling the end of prohibition in more ways than one. Read More 6