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Tenants in San Jose will now have 12 months after the expiration of the eviction moratorium to pay back past-due rent.

For a scheme with such potentially devastating consequences on schools and local governments, it’s garnered surprisingly little attention.

From Jan. 1 to May 8, at least 19 people died from fentanyl in this county. During the same period in 2019, seven died from the drug.

The Expedited Dam Safety for Silicon Valley Act on May 15 passed the Assembly’s Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee.

Some critics are calling for specific changes in the plan, especially tighter rules for oversight of finances and safety upgrades.

Any county resident who wants to get tested for the coronavirus can now sign up online at projectbaseline.com or by calling 2-1-1. 

On March 23, the San Mateo-based company furloughed 65 percent of its workforce in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

San Jose Water Group is the second largest investor-owned water utility in the country, serving nearly 1.5 million people in Silicon Valley.

Though that decision is still a couple weeks away, some residents expressed their concerns about enforcement and their constitutional rights.

Two county supervisors want a COVID cost tracker so the public can see precisely what’s being invested to pull through this crisis.

The City Council also voted to have the California Emerging Technology Fund divvy up tens of thousands of dollars in grants to the neediest students.

The pandemic has led to a massive reduction in pollution, but it could come back with a vengeance once commuters hit the road again.

The Community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County has until June 30 to hand off $40-million-a-year in government contracts.

Unsheltered people are dying in the streets, creeks, cars and shelters while “we” are more concerned about when we can get our next haircut.

The 10-mile, $2.3 billion extension brings BART service from Warm Springs in Fremont through Milpitas and on to North San Jose.