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Saturday, September 20, 2025

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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San Jose to Serve 30,000 Meals a Week to Seniors and People with Medical Vulnerabilities

The city, which has taken the lead on food distribution in the South Bay, is partnering with World Central Kitchen to implement the program.

Officials forecast a 9 percent drop from 2018-19 totals—a steeper downturn than the one hastened by the Great Recession.

The proposal will be heard at 2pm Wednesday during the City Council’s next Rules and Open Government Committee session.

Early reports indicate that rates of sexual assault and intimate partner violence are on the rise as people are forced to shelter in place.

Though they’re among the most vulnerable, unhoused people struggle to get tested for the coronavirus and find shelter for quarantine.

Old tensions ran high at Tuesday’s meeting over a proposed site for emergency shelter for the homeless at Monterey and Bernal roads.

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.

After suspending some “sunshine laws” to fast-track proposals related to the coronavirus outbreak, the city now wants to bring them back.

Council members Raul Peralez and Magdalena Carrasco opted to withdraw their proposal to instead pursue a citywide rent freeze.

The city manager is expected to roll his budget proposal in May before the council approves the final 2020-21 spending plan in late June.

Santa Clara County is gearing up for a surge of patients as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout Silicon Valley.

Bay Area health officials confirmed today that the sweeping stay-at-home mandate will be extended through at least May 1.

In light of the public health crisis that’s upended so many rules already, local leaders have relaxed some of the city’s transparency guidelines.

The fund is part of Santa Clara County’s ongoing regional effort to pull together amid the global coronavirus outbreak.

Elected leaders team up with businesses to collect cash donations and desperately needed equipment for doctors and nurses.

As people adjust to life under lockdown, lawmakers from D.C. to City Hall have been working on ways to keep the economy moving.