News January 8, 2021 More Contagious? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Mutating Virus Now in California By Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov The new variant so far has been detected in six people in the Golden State, after its initial discovery in the U.S. in a Colorado National Guardsman. Read More 21
News January 7, 2021 UPDATE: Four-Alarm Fire Burns in Downtown San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom The flames engulfed a vacant building on San Fernando Street. Read More 0
The Fly January 7, 2021 Santa Clara City Attorney in the Spotlight After Lawsuit Fail By The Fly Insiders say emails are pouring in about Doyle and the verdict that is set to cost the South Bay city millions. Read More 8
Business January 7, 2021 Resolutions: Timnit Gebru Says Tech Equity Won’t Come Easy By Sonya Herrera New Year’s resolutions aren’t for all. But for Silicon Valley influencers looking to the other side of this pandemic, they’re a start. Read More 10
News January 6, 2021 San Jose Mayor Calls for Sedition Charges Against Donald Trump By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo’s comment comes as chaos grips Washington D.C., where a mob contesting the 2020 election results stormed the U.S. Capitol. Read More 48
News January 6, 2021 Do You Recognize This Man? SJPD Seeks Stalking Suspect By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose police describe the suspect as a brown-haired, brown-eyed white man who appears to be in his 30s or 40s. Read More 2
News January 6, 2021 Kaiser Faces $44,000 in Fines for Handling of San Jose Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth The county has launched an investigation into the hospital’s handling of the superspreader event that infected at least 60 people and killed one. Read More 5
News January 6, 2021 Valley Christian High, Ex-Coach Sued for Sexual Abuse By Jana Kadah, Bay City News An ex-student-athlete is suing former varsity basketball coach Greg Marshall for abuse that she said took place in the early 2000s. Read More 1
Opinion January 6, 2021 Opinion: Google Unionization Marks a Watershed Moment for Labor Rights in Silicon Valley By Nicholas Barron At last, a sustained labor movement geared toward tech seems to be gaining real traction here in the Silicon Valley. Read More 3
Opinion January 6, 2021 Op-Ed: Is San Jose Ready for as Many as 112 Digital Billboards? By John Miller Imagine our freeways and gateways lined with electronic signs. Think how easily the sense of place we’ve worked hard to create can be destroyed. Read More 9
News January 6, 2021 SiliconSage CEO Denies SEC’s Fraud Charges, Blames Pandemic for Firm’s Financial Woes By Jennifer Wadsworth Developer Sanjeev Acharya says federal regulators rushed to judgment when they charged him with running his company like a Ponzi scheme. Read More 3
News January 5, 2021 Santa Clara Co. DA Jeff Rosen Cracks Down on EDD Fraud By Silicon Valley Newsroom In the South Bay, according to prosecutors, it’s being perpetrated by organized rings involving people locked up in local jails. Read More 15
Opinion January 5, 2021 Op-Ed: VTA Should Rethink Those ‘Spaced Out’ Bus Stops By Robin Roemer and Gil Rodan If we can’t even make room and time for bus stops on our streets, there is little hope we’ll ever get the fast-moving transit system that we need. Read More 10
News January 5, 2021 California Extends Deadline for Small Business Relief Grants By Keith Burbank and Lisa Hix, Bay City News Santa Clara County, meanwhile, is inviting small businesses to apply for low-interest loans of up to $100,000. Read More 6
News January 4, 2021 One Dead, 43 Others Infected in San Jose Kaiser Covid Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth The South Bay hospital outbreak comes amid a post-holiday season explosion in coronavirus cases throughout California. Read More 6
News January 4, 2021 Bay Area Public Schools Build Community Wireless Networks to Bridge the Digital Divide By Ali Tadayon Districts throughout California are replacing hotspots for a more reliable, long-term alternative. Read More 1