News December 23, 2020 SEC Accuses Silicon Valley Developer of Scamming Investors By Jennifer Wadsworth A claim lodged this week in federal court describes how all but one of SiliconSage’s projects in the past few years failed to turn a profit. Read More 16
News December 23, 2020 Who Will Pay for California’s Unemployment Fraud? By Lauren Hepler and Stephen Council, CalMatters With another stimulus bill poised to inject more cash into a leaky system, taxpayers could be left holding the bag. Read More 8
The Fly December 23, 2020 Alex Padilla, Shirley Weber Make California History in New Roles By The Fly In Padilla and Weber, Californians get their first Latino U.S. Senator and first Black female secretary of state. Read More 5
News December 22, 2020 Valley Water Drains Anderson Reservoir to 3 Percent Capacity By Michael Moore Valley Water began draining the reservoir in October in response to a directive from federal regulators aiming to expedite the dam retrofit. Read More 0
News December 22, 2020 Hospitals Urge Safety Ahead of Holiday Covid-19 Surge By Kate Selig, Bay City News California registered 32,659 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of positive cases to nearly 2 million. Read More 0
News December 22, 2020 Newsom Selects Secretary of State to Serve as U.S. Senator By Bay City News Alex Padilla will be the first Southern Californian in nearly three decades to serve as one of the state’s two representatives in the Senate. Read More 13
Opinion December 22, 2020 Op-Ed: Follow the Science—An Open Letter to Anna Eshoo By Salem Ajluni The real question we should be asking is: “how can we afford not to adopt a single-payer system?” Read More 34
News December 22, 2020 Rep. Anna Eshoo Helps Lead Legislation Reform Of Nursing Homes Amid Pandemic By Emanuel Lee Over 100,000 residents and workers in long-term care homes have died from the virus, with the first outbreak recorded as early as February. Read More 1
Business December 21, 2020 Pizzetta 408, Other Downtown Storefronts to Close for Good By Janice Bitters Three restaurants have declined to renew their leases in the SoFA Market food hall, and other downtown restaurants have called it quits. Read More 11
News December 21, 2020 Charges Filed in 32-Year-Old Kidnapping, Murder By Bay City News David Misch is currently in Santa Rita Jail awaiting trial in a separate double murder case and has been in prison since 1989. Read More 2
News December 21, 2020 Foothills Park Opens to All for First Time Since 1965 By San Jose Inside The Dec. 17 opening of the nature preserve settles a lawsuit brought against the city of Palo Alto by the ACLU of Northern California. Read More 5
Opinion December 21, 2020 Op-Ed: Nurse-Patient Ratios Aren’t Just a Numbers Game—They’re About Safety By Jessica Smits Now is the time for hospitals to protect nurses so that they can continue to provide this work—work that puts them on the front lines of a pandemic. Read More 4
News December 21, 2020 Rescuers Search for Severely Sick Bobcat in Coyote Valley By Bay City News The animal is not expected to survive without help, said Rebecca Dmytryk of Wildlife Emergency Services. Read More 2
News December 21, 2020 Whack and Stack: PG&E’s Toppling of Trees to Prevent Fire Creates New Hazards By Julie Cart, CalMatters In an attempt to prevent wildfires, the utility company is removing vegetation from around power lines. Read More 2
News December 20, 2020 Shooting at Milpitas Great Mall Was Self-Inflicted, Police Say By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Milpitas Police Department asked holiday shoppers to shelter in place for hours as they searched the center store by store. Read More 5
News December 20, 2020 Veggielution Distributes 200 Soup Kits to Needy Families in ESSJ By Emanuel Lee Instead of its usual soup meal at the farm, the East Side farm packed the ingredients in boxes for families to make the recipes at home. Read More 4