September 2, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisor Requests Federal Aid for Those Impacted by SCU Complex Fires By Silicon Valley Newsroom The people affected by one of the largest fires in California history—the SCU Complex—still don’t qualify for FEMA relief. Read More 1
August 28, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Cites Memory Lapse in CCW Testimony By Silicon Valley Newsroom While Wasserman dodges questions, the person believed to have processed his application faces some serious consequences. Read More 9
August 26, 2020 Bay Area Gets Devastating Welcome to Era of Megafires By Jennifer Wadsworth California has never seen anything like the lightning fires that struck amid a pandemic, rolling blackouts and a record heatwave. Read More 13
August 19, 2020 Public Health Enforcement Team Now Issuing Fines in South Bay By Jennifer Wadsworth County Environmental Health Director Michael Balliet leads the fledgling unit, which has already starting bringing scofflaws in line. Read More 22
August 13, 2020 Santa Clara County to Install 200 Touch-Free Crosswalk Devices By Grace Hase County officials say they plan to concentrate the touchless sensors around 25 pedestrian-heavy expressway intersections. Read More 1
August 12, 2020 New County Enforcement Team Ready to Charge $500 for Violations of Covid-19 Orders By Barry Holtzclaw The new ordinance “is critical to deal with the significant volume of complaints,” County Counsel James Williams told the Board of Supervisors. Read More 12
August 10, 2020 Applicants Sought for 2021 Santa Clara Co. Civil Grand Jury By Silicon Valley Newsroom Grand jury service gives citizens a chance to improve the integrity of local government and hold elected leaders accountable to the public. Read More 1
August 9, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Mike Wasserman Denies Knowledge of Falsified CCW Paperwork By Michael Moore The DA claims that a sheriff’s official falsified an application for a concealed carry weapon permit for the South County supervisor. Read More 29
July 31, 2020 Op-Ed: Masks Can Help Us All Regain More Freedom By Otto Lee While politicians still dither over whether or not to mandate masks, it’s time to put factually based statistics and science above politics. Read More 17
July 22, 2020 Report: 43,000 Santa Clara County Renters at Risk of Eviction Due to Pandemic By Grace Hase The estimation is approximately 16 times higher than the average number of evictions filed each year, according to analysts. Read More 7
July 21, 2020 Majority of Santa Clara Co. Supes Favors Sales Tax Boost By San Jose Inside Supervisors Joe Simitian and Mike Wasserman voted against taking this first step towards a sales tax boost. Read More 16
July 14, 2020 Ben Field Exits Divided Labor Council After ‘Fair Elections’ Ballot Measure Debacle By Dan Pulcrano Less than a month after a key measure to change San Jose’s election dates failed to make it to the ballot, Ben Field has resigned. Read More 3
July 2, 2020 New Strict Rules Could Allow More Sites to Open, Says Santa Clara County By Barry Holtzclaw More businesses and workplaces could re-open in Santa Clara County as early as July 13, as long as new strict social distancing rules and other COVID-19 public health protocols are met, Santa Clara County officials announced today. (more…) Read More 4
July 1, 2020 Santa Clara County Issues New Back-to-School Guidelines By Kyle Martin There’s no guarantee that they will by next school year, but officials released new guidance in preparation for putting kids back in classrooms. Read More 4
June 25, 2020 Billion-Dollar Boondoggle: Four Years After Measure A, Santa Clara Co. Has Little to Show for It By Barry Holtzclaw While homelessness worsens, county bond funds aren’t being spent fast enough and money is being thrown at political donors’ stalled projects. Read More 12
June 24, 2020 Downtown Highrise Pivots to Section 8, Applies for County Measure A Homeless Funds By Dan Pulcrano Gateway Tower has been controversial because it will demolish two century-old buildings in the low-slung SoFA arts neighborhood. Read More 26