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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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Vandals, Looters Target Downtown Businesses

All told, 21 businesses were vandalized on Friday and Saturday nights, according to the San Jose Downtown Association.

Defense lawyers feared that in addition to violating due-process rights, the closure further exposed defendants to COVID-19 as they wait in jail.

The county still encourages social distancing and will require re-opened businesses to follow certain safety protocols.

Many of the demonstrators held signs that read “I can’t breathe,” and “Justice for George Floyd” as they walked from City Hall to the freeway.

The list notes the age, gender and health issues of everyone killed by the virus since the first known South Bay fatality in early February.

While several inmates have been released from jails and been placed on house arrest since April, protesters said those measures are not enough.

Spearheaded by SJ Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco, the group will work on ways to remedy pandemic-related health disparities.

Customers venturing out to reopened businesses should be prepared to make their own safety assessments, health officials say.

MedMen will go down in the annals as a symbol of the early days of the legal-weed industry: a meteoric rise and a spectacular crash.

Hotels, restaurants, gyms and retail are among the largest employers to lay people off in the South Bay, according to the latest figures from EDD.

The financial disclosures come three months after the county declared a state of emergency, which expanded its authority to fight the crisis.

An extended repayment plan is also expected to be developed after the county was told to look at the city of San Jose as an example.

The next meeting of the Greater Downtown San Jose Economic Recovery Task Force takes place from 1 to 2:30pm on Wednesday.

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

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.

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.