News February 4, 2021 Digital Billboard Proposal Lights Up Debate in San Jose By Emanuel Lee An environmental review of a proposal that would allow scores of digital billboards to go up throughout San Jose is nearing an end. Read More 6
Covid-19 February 4, 2021 Op-Ed: How to Prevent the Next Pandemic? Incentivize New Antibiotic Development By Ryan Cirz We need policies that transform the incentive structure for developing new antibiotics, and also encourage responsible stewardship. Read More 2
News February 3, 2021 San Jose PD Asks for Public’s Help ID’ing Hit-and-Run Suspect By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police urge anyone with information about the incident to call the department’s Traffic Unit at 408.277.4654. Read More 9
Opinion February 3, 2021 Op-Ed: Appoint Justice Liu as AG—The Future of California’s Children Depends On It By Samuel Nuñez Our youth bear the brunt of the racist, divisive rhetoric that has plagued the political arena for the last four years, and change is now upon us. Read More 4
The Fly February 3, 2021 Silicon Valley Lawmaker, DA Among Contenders for AG By The Fly About a dozen people are jockeying for the role, including two local leaders with differing views about how to tackle criminal justice reform. Read More 5
Business February 3, 2021 Food Halls’ Draw Has Always Been Foot Traffic, But Coronavirus Changed That By Grace Stetson The South Bay’s food halls have seen better days—but there may be some hope on the horizon. Read More 0
News February 2, 2021 San Jose Considers ‘Hazard Pay’ for Grocery Store Workers By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The additional pay would apply to stores with 300 or more employees nationwide and companies that are publicly traded. Read More 31
Opinion February 2, 2021 Michelle Goldberg: It’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Party Now By Michelle Goldberg The controversial lawmaker embarrasses some Republicans, but she’s no outlier. Read More 4
News February 1, 2021 San Jose Mayor Recommends Removal of Thomas Fallon Statue By Jennifer Wadsworth The decision comes after a public forum on the statue’s fate in which community members criticized it as a glorification of colonialism. Read More 33
Opinion February 1, 2021 Op-Ed: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG By Molly ONeal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan Public defenders are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to name the Silicon Valley lawmaker—a former defense attorney—to the AG post. Read More 10
Covid-19 February 1, 2021 What to Know About the California Covid Variant By Jill Cowan Carl Zimmer, a science columnist for the New York Times, discusses where things stand and what he’s watching going forward. Read More 2
News February 1, 2021 Schools Press ‘Play’ on eSports Leagues During Pandemic By Ali Tadayon Some districts have turned to organized video games to give students the team sports experience they’re missing during distance learning. Read More 1
News January 29, 2021 Deputy Charged With Staging Drive-By Shooting By Jennifer Wadsworth Prosecutors say Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill staged a “shocking ambush” to make it seem like he was shot. Read More 12
News January 29, 2021 Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Coronavirus Pandemic By Ian Prasad Philbrick and Reed Abelson Faced with the urgent need to protect their members and patients from the virus, labor organizations are pushing hospitals to do more. Read More 6
News January 29, 2021 BART Riders More Satisfied With Service During Pandemic By Eli Walsh, Bay City News BART received responses from some 3,000 riders for its biennial customer satisfaction survey. Read More 3
News January 28, 2021 Santa Clara County: No Covid Outbreaks Linked to Salons By Jennifer Wadsworth The county acknowledged as much in response to a story on how the beauty industry was hard-hit by public health messaging. Read More 3