The state Department of Public Health notified diagnostics company PerkinElmer that its no-bid contract worth as much as $1.7 billion to operate the Valencia Branch Laboratory for Covid tests would end on May 15, months ahead of schedule.
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San José Achieves Cleanest Power Mix of 10 Largest U.S. Cities
With the highest level of sustainably-sourced energy out of any major city, the city is on track to meet its carbon-neutral goal by 2030
Advocates Say California Should Send $2,000 per Child to Poorest Families
Anti-poverty organizations are calling for the state to target some of its projected surplus to families making up to $30,000 a year.
VTA Riders and Workers No Longer Required to Wear Masks
Airlines, airports and other transportation agencies, including BART and Caltrain. had followed suit in making masks optional.
California Unveils Proposal to Ban New Gasoline-fueled Cars by 2035
If enacted this summer, California’s mandate — the first in the world — would increase sales of electric or other zero-emission cars to 35% in 2026, and prohibit new gasoline or diesel cars by 2035.
Weather Experts Warn California Legislators to Prepare for Impact of Climate Change
From housing and health to transportation and education, the Legislative Analyst’s Office provides a litany of sobering climate change impacts for California legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets.
Feds to Give San Jose Money for Developing Clean Energy
San Jose will get help from the Energy Department with creating plans to reduce air pollution, lower utility costs and provide jobs and economic opportunity, among other things.
Mayor Liccardo: San Jose Road Fatalities Need Focused Response
A week ago, we lost a 25-year-old resident Diego Castanon to another tragic roadway fatality. According to news accounts, Diego rode his Yamaha motorcycle off Story Road near Capitol Expressway and collided with an electrical box and light pole on the curb. Our families have lost loved ones in traffic-related deaths at an unprecedented rate in recent months–23 such deaths in 2022 alone.
Rising Numbers of Traffic Deaths in San Jose Prompt Push for Safer Streets
In San José over the past five years, 57% of all traffic fatalities happened during the dark hours of the day, with over 30% of those incidents caused by speeding.
Did The Pandemic Create More Income Inequality in California?
Income inequality grew in California during three of the last four recessions before the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are trying to figure out if the same happened in 2020.
Power Poll Shows Support for Most but Not All of San Jose’s New Gun Law
San Jose Inside Power Poll panelists also worry about impact of “wokeness” and think the state may have reduced criminal sentences too much.
Santa Clara County Pressed to Take Closer Look at Lehigh Cement Plant and Quarry
County Supervisor Joe Simitian said he wants the county to be more transparent and clarify whether violations involving Lehigh Cement Plant facilities require additional regulatory and/or legal action.
VTA Transit Union Members Get 10 % Raise over 3 Years
The contract agreement with Santa Clara Valley Transportation workers was reached months ahead of the current contract expiration that would have occurred in September.
CA Expanded School Programs without Expanding Construction Funding
Assembly Democrats want to use $10 billion out of a projected $30 billion surplus to repair and expand K-12 school facilities to accommodate new transitional kindergarten and community schools approved in 2021.
A Look at 2021: Turning Up the Heat Everywhere
Explosive anger was a top contender for emotion of the year in 2021. A month-by-month look at some of the stories.
Full Appeals Court Upholds California Ban on Large-capacity Magazines for Firearms
The federal appeals court overturned the decision of a lower court judge who had invalidated California's ban on possession of large-capacity magazines, like the ones used in the killings at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, as well as the recent fatal shootings at a Michigan high school.
