News April 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Updates Covid-19 Reporting Methods By Grace Hase As of Monday afternoon, the county of nearly 2 million people had reported 1,922 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 83 deaths. Read More 6
News April 20, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom: Cities That Block Hotels for the Homeless Will Be ‘Judged’ by History By Matt Levin, CALmatters As the state prioritizes hotel rooms for homeless people who test positive for Covid-19, a potent cocktail of fear is developing in some areas. Read More 6
News April 20, 2020 Stanford Study: Covid-19 Infection Rate Up to 80 Times Greater Than Official Tally By San Jose Inside The study’s findings could have ramifications concerning shelter-in-place practices as well as treatment of current COVID-19 patients. Read More 21
News April 18, 2020 Cannabis Sellers Slam Local Rule Allowing Delivery But Not Pickup By Grace Hase As part of its sweeping public health order, Santa Clara county has made recreational cannabis dispensaries illegal again. Read More 30
News April 17, 2020 San Jose Considers Reinstating ‘Sunshine Law’ Provisions By Grace Hase After suspending some “sunshine laws” to fast-track proposals related to the coronavirus outbreak, the city now wants to bring them back. Read More 2
News April 16, 2020 Cannabis and Chicanery: No, Weed Does Not Cure Covid-19 By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Some pot advocates and peddlers of elixirs now declare that their products can alleviate the symptoms of Covid-19, or even cure it. Read More 2
News April 16, 2020 Letter to the Editor: As U.S. Government Stumbles, Scientists Work on Solutions to Covid-19 By Guest Columnist While the government has failed in its control of the coronavirus, America’s scientific community is coming together to find solutions. Read More 7
Investigative Reports April 15, 2020 After Years of Dysfunction, Can 4Cs Weather Another Crisis? By Jennifer Wadsworth Many among the rank-and-file at the long-embattled 4C Council fear that Ben Menor will run yet another nonprofit into the ground. Read More 21
The Fly April 15, 2020 Santa Clara County—Not S.F.—Was Ahead of the Curve with Public Health Mandate By The Fly Despite living in San Francisco’s shadow, South Bay health officials were always one step ahead of the City by the Bay. Read More 26
News April 15, 2020 Stitchers Donate Talents to Help South Bay Healthcare Workers By Kyle Martin Silicon Valley residents rise to the occasion by crafting protective face masks for the region’s frontline responders. Read More 0
News April 14, 2020 Gov. Newsom Lays Out Plan to Loosen Stay-at-Home Order By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, there are a total of 1,666 confirmed cases and 60 deaths in Santa Clara County. Nearly 200 are hospitalized and 74 are in the ICU. Read More 9
News April 14, 2020 Like a Petri Dish: Tens of Thousands of California Inmates at Risk of COVID-19 Infection By Nigel Duara, CalMatters An infectious disease’s transmissibility is defined as its reproduction rate. And the novel coronavirus virus is very good at reproducing. Read More 5
News April 13, 2020 Networking Still Key for Local Businesses During Pandemic By Emanuel Lee The Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce hosts meetings online to keep businesses connected despite the physical isolation. Read More 0
News April 10, 2020 Santa Clara County Reports Three More COVID-19 Deaths, Unveils Data on Race, Ethnicity By Grace Hase Forty-two more people have also tested positive for the highly contagious virus, placing the total number of confirmed cases at 1,484. Read More 25
News April 10, 2020 ‘Little Free Library’ Becomes Food Pantry to Help Those in Need By Emanuel Lee The project serves as a reminder about how even in the most difficult circumstances, people are coming together to serve others in need. Read More 3
News April 9, 2020 San Jose Rent Suspension Proposal Ruled Out Over Constitutional Concerns By Grace Hase Council members Raul Peralez and Magdalena Carrasco opted to withdraw their proposal to instead pursue a citywide rent freeze. Read More 26