March 25, 2020 Incomplete Testing Blurs Full Picture of COVID-19 Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth As Santa Clara County public health authorities battle a mounting pandemic, what they don’t know can actually hurt us. Read More 17
March 23, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 23, 2020: Hospitals Expand Surge Capacity as Outbreak Spreads By Jennifer Wadsworth We’re now in the second week of what’s become a statewide shutdown. Meanwhile, as testing ramps up, the confirmed case count increases. Read More 4
March 20, 2020 Ethics Complaints Filed Against Feinstein for Selling Stocks Before Coronavirus Crash By Silicon Valley Newsroom U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and three of her congressional colleagues face ethics complaints filed by nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause. Read More 14
March 19, 2020 Out of a Job? Can’t Pay Your Bills? These Proposals May Keep You Afloat Amid This Pandemic By Jackie Botts, CalMatters The coronavirus threatens to swell the ranks of poor Californians as restaurants, stores and other businesses shutter and workers stay home. Read More 2
March 18, 2020 Where California Stands with Coronavirus Testing Right Now By Rachel Becker and Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters So where are we on this? Who can get tested and where exactly should you go? If you do get a hold of a test, is it going to cost anything? Read More 0
March 18, 2020 Lack of Tests Means Health Officials Still Don’t Know Full Scope of Coronavirus Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth Delays and incompetence in the federal government’s COVID-10 testing set the U.S. far behind other countries in controlling the pandemic. Read More 9
March 11, 2020 Coronavirus Crisis Highlights Importance of Effective Public Health Communication By Jennifer Wadsworth During an ongoing crisis, the way public experts, political leaders and other authorities talk to the public carries profound weight. Read More 9
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 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 26, 2020 Part III: How the Tech Caucus Courts Silicon Valley with Charity By Guest Columnist The Foundation for California's Technology and Innovation Economy asks for thousands of dollars. Who's paying? It won't say. Read More 2
February 24, 2020 Part I: The New Thing for Calif. Politicians? Sweet Charity By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Nonprofits set up by legislators test campaign finance laws even as they underwrite good works by elected officials. Read More 4
February 4, 2020 Rep. Ro Khanna Invites Local NAACP President to SOTU By Grace Hase Jethroe Moore said he’s still awestruck by the invitation to attend the State of the Union speech alongside the congressman. Read More 2
January 29, 2020 Dems Voice Concern Over Rule Excluding Voters From Primary By Will Carruthers There’s some worry that a state policy will prevent independent absentee voters from participating in the presidential candidate nomination. Read More 6
January 23, 2020 Bad Boys Bail Bonds Boss Raises Campaign Cash for South Bay’s Business-Aligned Candidates By The Fly If C. Jeffrey Stanley ever decides to break away from the bail and bounty business, he should consider taking up party planning. Read More 17
January 16, 2020 South Bay Rep Lands Sought-After Role in Impeachment Trial By Silicon Valley Newsroom Rep. Zoe Lofgren has taken part in the past three impeachment inquiries—those of Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and now Donald Trump. Read More 32
December 20, 2019 Silicon Valley Dems React to Articles of Impeachment By Grace Hase During her testimony this week, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said the accusations against Trump are worse than those against Nixon. Read More 16