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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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What Silicon Valley’s Sewers Reveal About the Coronavirus

Because Covid-19 can be found in stool, even from people without symptoms, researchers are testing wastewater to monitor the virus.

State Democrats and Republicans are proposing various solutions, but experts warn jobs alone will not bridge growing inequality.

The Nov. 22 tragedy points to the same dangers driving the 122 percent jump in homeless deaths Santa Clara County has seen so far in 2020.

The debate comes in response to rising vacancy and landlords who say rent control is keeping them from renting empty homes.

State leaders believe the rich and influential will have a hard time cutting in line to get the first precious doses of the vaccine.

The DOJ is seeking concrete details about infection and death counts as well as Amazon’s efforts to prevent the virus spreading in its facilities.

The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the county is falling short in its response to the ongoing surge in Covid-19.

This fall, as the pandemic raged and classes moved online, community colleges nationwide saw a 30 percent drop in enrollment.

County leaders agreed to fund two programs for women who have been heavily impacted by the economic fallout from the pandemic.

The Alum Rock Counseling Center annually provides presents for kids and extremely low-income households on San Jose’s East Side

Public health officials today said the outbreak spread to at least 94 players, coaches and close contacts in three counties.

Virgin of Guadalupe activities should be restricted to within the household or held virtually, county officials said.

In the worst-hit counties, hospitals are sending critically ill patients elsewhere. Others are keeping ICU patients in crowded ER wards.

The county now expects to get 39,300 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in December, in addition to doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Faced with record numbers of people suffering food insecurity, free food distributors in the Bay Area are doing a remarkable job.

Housing advocates have been sounding the alarm on what they say will be an unparalleled wave of evictions early next year.