April 22, 2020 Autopsies Indicate Santa Clara Co. Covid-19 Deaths Occurred Earlier Than Initially Thought By Silicon Valley Newsroom Until this week, the earliest Covid-19 fatality in the U.S. was believed to have happened on Feb. 29 in Kirkland, Washington. Read More 13
April 22, 2020 Having a Baby is Complicated, But the Coronavirus Pandemic Adds a New Set of Issues to the Mix By San Jose Inside With new Covid-19 precautions and visitor restrictions in hospitals, many women are considering giving birth at home. Read More 1
April 22, 2020 Over a Million California Students Lack Access to Remote Learning By Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters Based on 2018-19 K-12 public school enrollment data, roughly 1.2 million children in California lack digital access. Read More 5
April 21, 2020 Rep. Ro Khanna Co-Authors ‘Essential Workers’ Bill of Rights By Grace Hase The pair of progressive lawmakers have called on their colleagues to weave the proposal into an upcoming pandemic relief package. Read More 17
April 21, 2020 Predicting a Pandemic’s Path: What Models Can and Can’t Do By Barbara Feder Ostrov Forecasting models need to be fed reliable info, which is in short supply without widespread testing for the virus that causes Covid-19. Read More 3
April 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Updates Covid-19 Reporting Methods By Grace Hase As of Monday afternoon, the county of nearly 2 million people had reported 1,922 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 83 deaths. Read More 6
April 20, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom: Cities That Block Hotels for the Homeless Will Be ‘Judged’ by History By Matt Levin, CALmatters As the state prioritizes hotel rooms for homeless people who test positive for Covid-19, a potent cocktail of fear is developing in some areas. Read More 6
April 20, 2020 Stanford Study: Covid-19 Infection Rate Up to 80 Times Greater Than Official Tally By San Jose Inside The study’s findings could have ramifications concerning shelter-in-place practices as well as treatment of current COVID-19 patients. Read More 21
April 18, 2020 Cannabis Sellers Slam Local Rule Allowing Delivery But Not Pickup By Grace Hase As part of its sweeping public health order, Santa Clara county has made recreational cannabis dispensaries illegal again. Read More 30
April 17, 2020 San Jose Considers Reinstating ‘Sunshine Law’ Provisions By Grace Hase After suspending some “sunshine laws” to fast-track proposals related to the coronavirus outbreak, the city now wants to bring them back. Read More 2
April 16, 2020 Cannabis and Chicanery: No, Weed Does Not Cure Covid-19 By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Some pot advocates and peddlers of elixirs now declare that their products can alleviate the symptoms of Covid-19, or even cure it. Read More 2
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Editor: As U.S. Government Stumbles, Scientists Work on Solutions to Covid-19 By Guest Columnist While the government has failed in its control of the coronavirus, America’s scientific community is coming together to find solutions. Read More 7
April 15, 2020 After Years of Dysfunction, Can 4Cs Weather Another Crisis? By Jennifer Wadsworth Many among the rank-and-file at the long-embattled 4C Council fear that Ben Menor will run yet another nonprofit into the ground. Read More 21
April 15, 2020 Stitchers Donate Talents to Help South Bay Healthcare Workers By Kyle Martin Silicon Valley residents rise to the occasion by crafting protective face masks for the region’s frontline responders. Read More 0
April 14, 2020 Gov. Newsom Lays Out Plan to Loosen Stay-at-Home Order By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, there are a total of 1,666 confirmed cases and 60 deaths in Santa Clara County. Nearly 200 are hospitalized and 74 are in the ICU. Read More 9
April 14, 2020 Like a Petri Dish: Tens of Thousands of California Inmates at Risk of COVID-19 Infection By Nigel Duara, CalMatters An infectious disease’s transmissibility is defined as its reproduction rate. And the novel coronavirus virus is very good at reproducing. Read More 5