News May 29, 2020 Who’s COVID Killing? Santa Clara County Offers Most Detailed Look Yet at Coronavirus Deaths By Jennifer Wadsworth The list notes the age, gender and health issues of everyone killed by the virus since the first known South Bay fatality in early February. Read More 10
News May 29, 2020 Car Rally Protesters to Santa Clara Co. Jails: ‘Free Them All’ By Kyle Martin While several inmates have been released from jails and been placed on house arrest since April, protesters said those measures are not enough. Read More 8
News May 29, 2020 Silicon Valley Leaders Launch Equity Task Force to Address Public Health Disparities By Grace Hase Spearheaded by SJ Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco, the group will work on ways to remedy pandemic-related health disparities. Read More 15
News May 28, 2020 How to Stay Safe as Silicon Valley Retail Cautiously Reopens By Jennifer Wadsworth and Wallace Baine Customers venturing out to reopened businesses should be prepared to make their own safety assessments, health officials say. Read More 22
Business May 28, 2020 Chronic Town: Will Covid Pandemic Sap Weed-Biz Hype? By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside MedMen will go down in the annals as a symbol of the early days of the legal-weed industry: a meteoric rise and a spectacular crash. Read More 5
Investigative Reports May 27, 2020 Valley Water Names New CEO By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase The veteran water official will make $326,352 a year to oversee a district tasked with providing water and flood protection to the South Bay. Read More 21
News May 27, 2020 Hospitality, Retail, Leisure Hard Hit by Layoffs in Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom Hotels, restaurants, gyms and retail are among the largest employers to lay people off in the South Bay, according to the latest figures from EDD. Read More 7
The Fly May 27, 2020 It’s Official: Milpitas Hires Steve McHarris as City Manager By The Fly Steve McHarris sheds the “interim” part of his title just as the city faces one of the worst recessions in several generations. Read More 2
News May 26, 2020 Santa Clara County Offers Closer Look at $97M in COVID Costs By Jennifer Wadsworth The financial disclosures come three months after the county declared a state of emergency, which expanded its authority to fight the crisis. Read More 12
News May 26, 2020 Santa Clara County Extends Eviction Moratorium By Erik Chalhoub An extended repayment plan is also expected to be developed after the county was told to look at the city of San Jose as an example. Read More 6
Deaths May 26, 2020 Independent Media Exec Bob Kieve Left a Legacy in San Jose By Dan Pulcrano Bob Kieve, who died Sunday at the age of 98, believed that signs were critical to economic prosperity, and he set out to change the rules. Read More 7
News May 26, 2020 COVID-19 Cluster Reported at Morgan Hill Seafood Company By Michael Moore Thirty-eight employees of Lusamerica Foods have tested positive for the illness, county officials announced this morning. Read More 5
Opinion May 26, 2020 Op-Ed: Independence High School Career Program Prepares Students for the Digital Future By Francine Sucgang Independence High School didn’t let the pandemic stop it from hosting its fourth annual Mock Interview Extravaganza. Read More 3
News May 26, 2020 D3 Councliman Convenes Task Force to Oversee Downtown San Jose’s Economic Recovery By Kyle Martin The next meeting of the Greater Downtown San Jose Economic Recovery Task Force takes place from 1 to 2:30pm on Wednesday. Read More 13
News May 23, 2020 Chronic Town: Refreshing Candor Among (Some) Pot Execs By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside There’s a frankness that was fairly unusual even at in-person trade shows that are now canceled or delayed as we all shelter in place. Read More 1
News May 22, 2020 San Jose Extends Eviction Moratorium Through June By Grace Hase Tenants in San Jose will now have 12 months after the expiration of the eviction moratorium to pay back past-due rent. Read More 8