News May 9, 2020 Silicon Valley Firm Gilead Sciences Races to Treat COVID By Emanuel Lee In the race to find a treatment for COVID-19, Foster City-based Gilead Sciences is going all in on its experimental drug, remdesivir. Read More 4
News May 8, 2020 Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Home Daycare in Downtown San Jose By San Jose Inside Officials say there were no children in the building at the time and that there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. Read More 0
News May 8, 2020 San Jose Lawmakers Propose ‘Al Fresco’ Dining Initiative to Aid Small Business Recovery By Grace Hase The proposal will be heard at 2pm Wednesday during the City Council’s next Rules and Open Government Committee session. Read More 15
Deaths May 8, 2020 Heritage Bank Founder William Del Biaggio Jr. Dies at 79 By Emanuel Lee Del Biaggio joined the Rotary Club of San Jose in 1983 and served as a member on the Board of Directors and as a foundation trustee. Read More 0
News May 8, 2020 California Legislators Propose Bill to Protect Voting Rights, Public Health in Fall Election By Grace Hase Assembly Bill 860 would require a vote-by-mail ballot to be sent to every registered voter in the state. Read More 9
News May 8, 2020 Wanted: Health Care Workers. Wait! Never Mind … By Ana B. Ibarra It’s an ironic twist to the pandemic: When the health care system seems to need workers the most, it can’t afford to keep them all. Read More 3
News May 7, 2020 County: Non-Essential Curbside Business Still Prohibited By Silicon Valley Newsroom Although the state offered guidance about how non-essential businesses can slowly reopen, such plans are not in effect at the local level. Read More 11
Opinion May 7, 2020 Op-Ed: San Jose’s Digital Inclusion Plan Misses the Mark By Ken Pyle Why isn’t San Jose more aggressively working with Comcast/Xfinity and AT&T to use their existing broadband infrastructures? Read More 4
News May 7, 2020 ‘Everyday Heroes’ Bring Semblance of Normalcy to a World Turned Upside Down By Emanuel Lee The everyday heroes in the fight against the coronavirus are everywhere, making sure things keep running in a world turned upside down. Read More 7
News May 6, 2020 Community College Teachers Demand Reimbursement for Sudden Shift to Online Learning By Grace Hase The West Valley-Mission Federation of Teachers has asked the district to reimburse professors for the hours they put in to move classes online. Read More 7
News May 6, 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Echoes Santa Clara County’s Bout with ‘Spanish Flu’ a Century Ago By San Jose Inside Just like today, optimistic predictions and phony cures accompanied the Spanish flu as the pandemic made its deadly sweep through the region. Read More 8
News May 6, 2020 State Senate Hopeful Ann Ravel Nabs Support From San Jose Council’s Centrist Faction By Grace Hase The candidate has now captured the support of San Jose City Council members Johnny Khamis, Dev Davis, Lan Diep and Pam Foley. Read More 4
The Fly May 6, 2020 San Jose Finally Pays Back Sacred Heart for Flood Relief—Years After the Fact By The Fly Jeff Scott, spokesman for the city’s housing department, acknowledged that “it doesn’t typically take this long” to pay folks back. Read More 4
News May 5, 2020 Stanford Health Resumes Non-Emergency Procedures, But Still Faces Financial Fallout By San Jose Inside Though they play a vital role in pulling this nation through the pandemic, U.S. hospitals have taken a huge financial hit from the crisis. Read More 4
News May 5, 2020 Cyclists Take Back the Streets During Shelter Orders By Grace Hase With the coronavirus pandemic keeping more people cooped up at home, bike shop owners have noticed an uptick in business. Read More 3
News May 4, 2020 Reagent Shortage Hinders Widespread Covid-19 Testing By Grace Hase Santa Clara County health officials are looking to increase testing capacity to 1,300 a day. But they’ve hit a road block getting there. Read More 3