January 1, 2021 How Food Banks are Coping With the Pandemic’s Hunger Crisis By Jennifer Wadsworth, Todd Guild and Jacob Pierce Hunger has long been a harsh reality in Silicon Valley, but the pandemic has broadened and deepened the destitution. Read More 19
December 22, 2020 Rep. Anna Eshoo Helps Lead Legislation Reform Of Nursing Homes Amid Pandemic By Emanuel Lee Over 100,000 residents and workers in long-term care homes have died from the virus, with the first outbreak recorded as early as February. Read More 2
December 21, 2020 Pizzetta 408, Other Downtown Storefronts to Close for Good By Janice Bitters Three restaurants have declined to renew their leases in the SoFA Market food hall, and other downtown restaurants have called it quits. Read More 12
October 19, 2020 Latest Casualty of the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Volunteer Shortage at Second Harvest Food Bank By Emanuel Lee Volunteers make up 40 percent of the Second Harvest workforce, but the pandemic caused a huge shortfall of good Samaritans. Read More 1
October 16, 2020 San Jose Telemedicine Company Releases At-Home Covid-19 Test By Emanuel Lee Even though the technology is ready, no company has federal approval to sell the tests to consumers for widespread screening. Read More 2
October 9, 2020 Cinebar—South Bay’s Oldest Watering Hole—Asks for Public’s Help to Stay in Business By Emanuel Lee San Jose’s beloved dive bar has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help weather the pandemic-prompted economic recession. Read More 8
September 22, 2020 3Below May Wait Out Pandemic on a Downtown San Jose Roof By Janice Bitters San Jose is about to get creative to bring one of its longtime cinemas back to downtown after a six-month, coronavirus-caused hiatus. Read More 0
September 14, 2020 Businesses, Faith Leaders Plead for County to Loosen Restrictions By Erik Chalhoub and Janice Bitters Local leaders say the county should allow more struggling companies to open indoors as smoke- and ash-filled air has driven away customers. Read More 5
August 14, 2020 Temporary Housing is a ‘Downpayment’ on Homelessness Goals, San Jose Officials Say By Janice Bitters The city’s effort to curb homelessness comes as officials grapple with a new report calling for the county to double its shelter beds. Read More 12
August 12, 2020 SJSU Sorority Delta Sigma Accuses Parent Organization of ‘Financial Exploitation’ By Emanuel Lee San Jose State’s Delta Sigma chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi will hold a press event today in front of the MLK Library to voice the claims. Read More 2
July 30, 2020 Report: U.S. Response to Coronavirus Pandemic Has Been Poor at Best, Disastrous at Worst By Emanuel Lee The U.S. took 98 days to reach one million confirmed cases of Covid-19, but just 16 days to increase from 3 million to 4 million. Read More 9
July 29, 2020 After Reopening and Closing, SJ’s Famed Winchester Mystery House Makes Adjustments By Emanuel Lee The iconic mansion is launching a new outdoor experience, Walk With Spirits Tour, running from 8 to 11pm Wednesday through Sunday. Read More 2
July 22, 2020 $1.5 Million Awarded to 142 San Jose Micro-Businesses By Emanuel Lee Thanks to generous donation from tech giants, each business received $10,000 for relief from the economic toll of the coronavirus. Read More 1
July 9, 2020 San Jose Earthquakes Gear Up for MLS-is-Back Tournament By Emanuel Lee Making adjustments has always been a key factor in a team’s success, and nowhere is that more apparent in the coronavirus era. Read More 0
July 7, 2020 San Jose Airport Gets Creative with Pandemic-Related Health and Safety Measures By Emanuel Lee Once the coronavirus pandemic hit, the SJC staff worked around the clock to implement new health and safety measures. Read More 0
June 22, 2020 South Bay Malls Open with New Safety Measures, ‘Ninja Service’ By Emanuel Lee The lines that snaked outside Eastridge and Santana Row for their reopening left no doubt that people are eager to shop at malls again. Read More 2