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
May 10, 2020 San Jose Teams Up with SimpliGov to Speed Up Online Applications, Paperwork By Emanuel Lee Not San Jose. The largest city in the Bay Area recently selected the SimpliGov platform for workflow automation and online forms. Read More 2
May 10, 2020 Postmates Couriers Demand Sick Pay, Protective Gear, Fair Wages By Emanuel Lee The #GuacOff campaign is the latest initiative supporting gig workers as they play an increasingly important role in the economy. Read More 3
May 9, 2020 Silicon Valley Firm Gilead Sciences Races to Treat COVID By Emanuel Lee In the race to find a treatment for COVID-19, Foster City-based Gilead Sciences is going all in on its experimental drug, remdesivir. Read More 4
May 8, 2020 Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Home Daycare in Downtown San Jose By San Jose Inside Officials say there were no children in the building at the time and that there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. Read More 0
May 8, 2020 San Jose Lawmakers Propose ‘Al Fresco’ Dining Initiative to Aid Small Business Recovery By Grace Hase The proposal will be heard at 2pm Wednesday during the City Council’s next Rules and Open Government Committee session. Read More 15
May 8, 2020 Heritage Bank Founder William Del Biaggio Jr. Dies at 79 By Emanuel Lee Del Biaggio joined the Rotary Club of San Jose in 1983 and served as a member on the Board of Directors and as a foundation trustee. Read More 0
May 8, 2020 California Legislators Propose Bill to Protect Voting Rights, Public Health in Fall Election By Grace Hase Assembly Bill 860 would require a vote-by-mail ballot to be sent to every registered voter in the state. Read More 9
May 8, 2020 Wanted: Health Care Workers. Wait! Never Mind … By Ana B. Ibarra It’s an ironic twist to the pandemic: When the health care system seems to need workers the most, it can’t afford to keep them all. Read More 3
May 7, 2020 County: Non-Essential Curbside Business Still Prohibited By Silicon Valley Newsroom Although the state offered guidance about how non-essential businesses can slowly reopen, such plans are not in effect at the local level. Read More 11
May 7, 2020 ‘Everyday Heroes’ Bring Semblance of Normalcy to a World Turned Upside Down By Emanuel Lee The everyday heroes in the fight against the coronavirus are everywhere, making sure things keep running in a world turned upside down. Read More 7
May 6, 2020 Community College Teachers Demand Reimbursement for Sudden Shift to Online Learning By Grace Hase The West Valley-Mission Federation of Teachers has asked the district to reimburse professors for the hours they put in to move classes online. Read More 7