During an ongoing crisis, the way public experts, political leaders and other authorities talk to the public carries profound weight.
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Santa Clara Co. Health Officials Confirm Second Coronavirus Case with Unknown Origin
The case marks the third in the South Bay but the second in California for a patient without no known risk factors.
As California’s Vaccination Rates Fall, Medical Exemptions Rise
Santa Clara County public health officials want state lawmakers to fix the troubling trend before it compromises herd immunity.
Health Officials Warn of Measles Exposure in Santa Clara County
A tourist with measles visited restaurants, stores and destination in several South Bay cities, prompting officials to issue a public warning.
#CatVidFest Comes to San Jose
The Internet Cat Video Festival, which began as a social experiment in 2012 has spread to more than 130 cities. On Sunday, it touches down in San Jose.
California Schools Fail Students, Teachers with Nurse Shortage
Serious health issues can play out in schools every day, sometimes in life and death ways. Yet few schools in California have a credentialed school nurse at the ready to appropriately address the problem. The school nurse ratio is a troubling one for every 2,240 students.
County Braces for Sequester, Budget Cuts
Santa Clara County could lose millions of dollars if Congress doesn’t quit its bickering and steer clear of the impending sequester. Not since 1985 has the threat of sequestration come this close, the White House says. Sequestration is a big word for slash-and-burn cuts to federal services, which inevitably trickle down to state and local governments.
An Interview With John Vasconcellos
San Jose isn’t notorious for teens killing teens. But recently there have been two such slayings: one on Halloween night, and the Nov. 10 homicide of a Santa Teresa High School student. The accused could face life imprisonment without the possibility of parole because the U.S. Supreme Court is currently deciding if that is legal.
These two events were of interest to state Sen. John Vasconcellos, who represented Silicon Valley in the California Legislature for 38 years. While chairing virtually every important Assembly committee, and then for five years in the state Senate, Vasconcellos focused on youth in crisis. He championed higher education, mental health initiatives, community-based conflict resolution projects and funding for California’s poorest performing public schools.
