March 6, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Recommends Event Cancelations, Reduced Travel as Coronavirus Spreads By Jennifer Wadsworth County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody has issued revised guidelines for the public on how to slow the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More 6
March 5, 2020 Legislators’ Charity Use Prompts Calls for Reform—But Not From Assembly Speaker Rendon By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Anthony Rendon declined to comment on the investigation launched into Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low of Campbell. Read More 0
March 5, 2020 Santa Clara County Identifies 14th Case of Novel Coronavirus By Silicon Valley Newsroom Health officials confirmed three new cases on the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the pandemic. Read More 10
March 4, 2020 Stanford Suspends Study Abroad in Response to Coronavirus By Silicon Valley Newsroom More than 230 students were signed up for the spring-quarter programs, according to a notice on the university’s website. Read More 1
March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday 2020: Live Blog By Silicon Valley Newsroom Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon. Read More 1
March 2, 2020 Election 2020: Seven Candidates Vie for Open Seat in California’s 15th State Senate District By Grace Hase In the last installment of our primary election series, we move to the 15th State Senate District, where seven people are in the running. Read More 1
March 2, 2020 Super Tuesday Eve: Live Updates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Candidates are knocking on doors while their sign-carrying minions work the phone banks in a last-ditch effort to #GetOutTheVote. Read More 8
March 2, 2020 UPDATE: New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Public health officials say this makes for a total of nine confirmed COVID-19 cases countywide and 84,000 around the world. Read More 4
February 28, 2020 Election 2020: Four Veteran Public Servants Vie for Santa Clara County’s Open Supe Seat By Grace Hase Supervisor Dave Cortese’s impending departure from the county board has drawn a crowded field of aspiring successors. Read More 10
February 28, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Health Officials Confirm Second Coronavirus Case with Unknown Origin By Silicon Valley Newsroom The case marks the third in the South Bay but the second in California for a patient without no known risk factors. Read More 2
February 28, 2020 New Report ID’s Riskiest Cycling Spots in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Though San Jose is the deadliest city in Santa Clara County for bicyclists, the most dangerous intersection lies in Palo Alto. Read More 4
February 28, 2020 San Jose Opens First ‘Tiny Homes’ Village for the Homeless By Grace Hase The cabins will house 40 homeless people on a Mabury Road property owned by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Read More 9
February 27, 2020 Election 2020: Three Candidates Vie for Open Seat in SJ’s D10 By Grace Hase Jenny Higgins Bradanini, Matt Mahan and Helen Wang are vying to replace Councilman Johnny Khamis in the Almaden Valley district. Read More 7
February 27, 2020 FPPC Opens Investigation into Asm. Evan Low’s Tech Foundation By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters FPPC investigations often take months to a year and can result in politicians being fined thousands of dollars. Read More 5
February 27, 2020 South Bay Letter Carriers Say Mail Problems Linked to USPS Cost-Cutting Experiment By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite all the problems reported, the U.S. Postal Service continues to expand the pilot and hopes to roll it out to 230 sites. Read More 18
February 26, 2020 Santa Clara Dark Money Meeting Puts Measure C in the Spotlight By Grace Hase The ballot initiative took center stage at a town hall on what city officials describe as “dark money” pouring into local elections. Read More 7