March 10, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Bans ‘Mass Gatherings’ in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak By Silicon Valley Newsroom The announcement followed news about a 60-year-old South Bay resident dying of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Read More 4
March 9, 2020 Valley Palms Landlord Agrees to Tenant Demands in Exchange for $120M in Tax-Free Refinancing By Jennifer Wadsworth At the the city of San Jose’s behest, KDF Communities agreed to allocate $15.7 million in bond revenue for property upgrades and tighter security. Read More 9
March 6, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Recommends Event Cancelations, Reduced Travel as Coronavirus Spreads By Jennifer Wadsworth County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody has issued revised guidelines for the public on how to slow the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More 6
March 5, 2020 Santa Clara County Identifies 14th Case of Novel Coronavirus By Silicon Valley Newsroom Health officials confirmed three new cases on the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the pandemic. Read More 10
March 4, 2020 Dave Cortese Leads the Pack in 15th State Senate Race By The Fly As of today, Dave Cortese held strong with nearly 33 percent of the vote against 20 percent for former FEC chair Ann Ravel. Read More 7
March 4, 2020 Kansen Chu, Otto Lee Headed to Runoff in County Supe Race By The Fly Kansen Chu garnered more than a third of the total vote count, a haul of 13,135 ballots, while Otto Lee hung back at 28 percent. Read More 3
March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday 2020: Live Blog By Silicon Valley Newsroom Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon. Read More 1
March 2, 2020 Election 2020: Seven Candidates Vie for Open Seat in California’s 15th State Senate District By Grace Hase In the last installment of our primary election series, we move to the 15th State Senate District, where seven people are in the running. Read More 1
March 2, 2020 Super Tuesday Eve: Live Updates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Candidates are knocking on doors while their sign-carrying minions work the phone banks in a last-ditch effort to #GetOutTheVote. Read More 8
March 2, 2020 UPDATE: New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Public health officials say this makes for a total of nine confirmed COVID-19 cases countywide and 84,000 around the world. Read More 4
February 28, 2020 Election 2020: Four Veteran Public Servants Vie for Santa Clara County’s Open Supe Seat By Grace Hase Supervisor Dave Cortese’s impending departure from the county board has drawn a crowded field of aspiring successors. Read More 10
February 28, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Health Officials Confirm Second Coronavirus Case with Unknown Origin By Silicon Valley Newsroom The case marks the third in the South Bay but the second in California for a patient without no known risk factors. Read More 2
February 25, 2020 Citing Concerns About Seismic Risk, Feds Order Valley Water to Drain Anderson Reservoir By Silicon Valley Newsroom Federal engineers have ordered the water district to speed up plans to drain and earthquake-proof the South County dam. Read More 5
February 13, 2020 VTA’s Contract Missteps Risk Derailing Diridon Station Project By Grace Hase Blunders in creating the West Coast’s biggest transportation hub suggest that local agencies had better step up their game. Read More 18
February 12, 2020 Santa Clara County to Explore Feasibility of Funding Universal Meals at Area’s Poorest Schools By Jennifer Wadsworth To combat childhood hunger, Supervisor Susan Ellenberg wants the county to allocate $8 million to feed 12,000 kids over four years. Read More 3
February 7, 2020 SJ Councilwoman Files for 2nd Bankruptcy to Save Family Home By Jennifer Wadsworth Magdalena Carrasco said she had no other choice after inheriting a predatory loan upon her mother’s death from cancer in 2018. Read More 37