March 24, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 24, 2020: Silicon Valley Wraps Up Week One of the Lockdown By Grace Hase We’re in this for the long haul folks, so buckle up, find a good book and please please please stay at home as much as you possibly can. Read More 4
March 24, 2020 New Mandate Requires Private Labs to Report Comprehensive Test Data in 7 Bay Area Counties By Grace Hase The order issued this morning will make private companies disclose overall COVID-19 test data—not just the positive results. Read More 0
March 24, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom Supports PG&E’s Bankruptcy Exit Plan By Will Carruthers Additionally, the utility will appoint a “chief transition officer” and begin a process to sell the company, according to recent news reports. Read More 4
March 24, 2020 East Bay Express Joins Five-Newspaper Alt-Weekly Group By Silicon Valley Newsroom The new regional newspaper chain will be known simply as “Weeklys” and a new portal is under construction at Weeklys.com. Read More 0
March 23, 2020 Santa Clara County Has Tested Just 647 Patients for COVID-19 By Jennifer Wadsworth How many have been tested at private labs remains unclear because they have no obligation to report that to local health officials. Read More 16
March 23, 2020 San Jose FoodMaxx to Close Temporarily After Coronavirus-Infected Employee Dies By Jennifer Wadsworth Word of the death spread earlier today online, where people criticized the grocer for trying to keep employees from talking about it. Read More 17
March 23, 2020 Silicon Valley Leaders Launch $11M Coronavirus Relief Fund By Grace Hase The fund is part of Santa Clara County’s ongoing regional effort to pull together amid the global coronavirus outbreak. Read More 5
March 23, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 23, 2020: Hospitals Expand Surge Capacity as Outbreak Spreads By Jennifer Wadsworth We’re now in the second week of what’s become a statewide shutdown. Meanwhile, as testing ramps up, the confirmed case count increases. Read More 4
March 23, 2020 USPS to Dog Owners: Keep Your Canines Sheltered in Place By Silicon Valley Newsroom When kids stay home from school, dogs are more likely to attack our friendly neighborhood mail carriers. Read More 2
March 23, 2020 12-Step Meetings Migrate Online During Coronavirus Pandemic By Jennifer Wadsworth For folks in Alcoholics Anonymous, sobriety is hard enough already. In a pandemic, all the more so, with 12-step meetings suspended indefinitely. Read More 2
March 22, 2020 As Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Rise, Santa Clara Co. Has Yet to Disclose Testing Capacity By Jennifer Wadsworth As the COVID-19 death toll reaches double digits countywide, local health officials have yet to disclose how many people they’ve tested. Read More 14
March 22, 2020 Santa Clara County PR Chief Sickened by COVID-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom María Leticia Gómez, the county’s director of communications and public affairs, fell sick on March 13 and has self-isolated ever since. Read More 1
March 22, 2020 Cash, Safety Supplies Sought for Frontline Medical Workers By Silicon Valley Newsroom Elected leaders team up with businesses to collect cash donations and desperately needed equipment for doctors and nurses. Read More 3
March 22, 2020 VTA Offers Free Rides During Public Health Shutdown By Silicon Valley Newsroom Yup. From now until who-knows-when this stay-at-home decree is finally lifted, the price of passage is on the house. Read More 7
March 22, 2020 Santa Clara County Can’t Change When Property Taxes Are Due, But It May Waive Late Fees By Jennifer Wadsworth We get a little more time to pay federal and state taxes, but the due date for local property taxes is what it is. And it’s still April 10. Read More 10
March 21, 2020 Bay Area Air Quality Likely to Improve as Traffic Declines During Coronavirus Slowdown By Jennifer Wadsworth With far fewer cars on the roads, California’s sweeping stay-at-home order may have a measurable effect on air quality in the region. Read More 3