News March 17, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 17, 2020: South Bay Hunkers Down By Silicon Valley Newsroom As COVID-19 testing slowly ramps up throughout the U.S., most of the Bay Area hunkers down at home. Welcome to day one of the lockdown. Read More 5
News March 16, 2020 Online Triage for COVID-19 Aims to Help with Test Shortages By Rachel Becker, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new website created with Alphabet’s subsidiary Verily that will provide screening and testing support. Read More 1
News March 16, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 16, 2020: School’s Out, Bars Close, County Orders ‘Shelter in Place’ By Silicon Valley Newsroom A day after the state urged bars to close and seniors to stay home, South Bay public health officials announce new measures to curb the outbreak. Read More 3
News March 16, 2020 VTA Kept Board in the Dark About Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Prominent New Hire By Grace Hase Two women accused Takis Salpeas of harassment and discrimination. VTA put in charge of the Silicon Valley BART extension anyway. Read More 14
News March 15, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom Calls for Shutdown of Bars, Nightclubs to Slow Coronavirus Outbreak By Silicon Valley Newsroom Restaurants can remain open as long as they reduce capacity by half and require customers to stay at least six feet apart from one another. Read More 17
News March 14, 2020 UPDATE: 91 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom Incidences of the disease—caused by a novel coronavirus that has now been named SARS-CoV-2—are expected to rise as testing continues. Read More 7
News March 13, 2020 Silicon Valley Coronavirus Updates: March 13, 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom All this pandemic news is overwhelming. We’ll do our best to keep you up to date on how COVID-19 is impacting life in Santa Clara County. Read More 6
News March 13, 2020 FPPC Hits Santa Clara County GOP With a $7,000 Fine By Grace Hase The Santa Clara County Republican Party treasurer and a campaign finance consultant reportedly broke state election laws. Read More 3
News March 13, 2020 Mixed-Use CityLine Sunnyvale Adds Three New Major Tenants By Silicon Valley Newsroom Ulta Beauty, Xfinity and and Kids Dental & Orthodontics expect to open up shop in the master-planned development later this year. Read More 0
News March 13, 2020 Traffic Court Encourages Payments by Phone Amid Coronavirus Outbreak By Silicon Valley Newsroom The expansion of telephonic payment services aligns with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control promoting “social distancing.” Read More 1
News March 12, 2020 San Jose Firefighters Test Positive for Coronavirus By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, the city reports that 16 are back at work and 52 remain on paid leave to avoid passing the illness on to other people. Read More 1
News March 12, 2020 WATCH: Coronavirus Update at San Jose International Airport By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley officials held a press conference at SJC to share updates about the outbreak and demand answers from the federal government. Read More 1
News March 12, 2020 Coronavirus: California Advises Banning Crowds of 250 or More By Jennifer Wadsworth The guidance applies to all non-essential work and social events that draw people into a shared space at the same time—both indoors and out. Read More 2
News March 12, 2020 Draft Report Offers New Details on Jay Paul Co.’s CityView Plaza By Jennifer Wadsworth If approved, the project slated for an eight-acre site in the heart of the city would break ground later this year and finish up by 2026. Read More 0
The Fly March 12, 2020 FPPC Slaps San Jose Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco with $3,000 Fine By The Fly The California Fair Political Practices Commission says the D5 rep and treasurer for her 2018 re-election blew past reporting deadlines. Read More 12
News March 11, 2020 Police Deem Valley Fair Mall Shooting Threat ‘Non-Credible’ By Grace Hase San Jose PD said the same person made similar threats about San Jose High School and other places throughout California. Read More 3