April 23, 2021 ‘Triple Threat:’ Santa Clara County Leaders Prep for Drought, Wildfire and Bad Air Quality By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Rain fall has decreased, so the region faces looming threats of drought, which increases threats of wildfires, which impact air quality. Read More 8
April 20, 2021 Report: Wage Theft in SCC Keeps Workers Unpaid and Unprotected By Katie Lauer Despite decades of judgements and legislation, accounts of wage theft continue to run rampant in Santa Clara County, new data show. Read More 6
April 13, 2021 Newsom’s Vow to Reopen is a High-stakes Political Gamble By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters The effort to oust the Democratic governor began before the year-long pandemic upended life in California, driven by conservative activists. Read More 3
March 19, 2021 One Year: The Pandemic’s Timeline in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom A look back at some of the events—big and small—that shaped the past 12 months of tumult during the pandemic. Read More 1
December 23, 2020 South Bay Project Roomkey Residents Fear a Housing Shuffle By San Jose Inside The initiative has turned 16,000 hotel and motel rooms in 55 counties and tribal areas into housing for 22,300 people. Read More 9
December 9, 2020 California Renters Face Eviction as Pandemic Protections Expire By Grace Hase Housing advocates have been sounding the alarm on what they say will be an unparalleled wave of evictions early next year. Read More 11
December 9, 2020 Silicon Valley Players Floated for California Attorney General Job By The Fly As California AG Xavier Becerra joins Joe Biden’s cabinet as head of Health and Human Services, locals are looking ahead. Read More 20
December 9, 2020 What Proposition 15’s Defeat Means for California Schools By Ricardo Cano, CALmatters Voters narrowly defeated Proposition 15, the tax measure that aimed to eliminate decades-long protections for commercial properties. Read More 6
December 4, 2020 Santa Clara Among Five Counties to Issue Stay-at-Home Order By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The order pre-empts the state’s stay-at-home order, which Gov. Gavin Newsom formally announced Thursday, as hospitalizations surge. Read More 11
July 7, 2020 After Days of Confusion, Santa Clara County is Back in Business By Silicon Valley Newsroom Local businesses that want to reopen with restrictions have less than a week to file new paperwork with public health officials. Read More 10
July 1, 2020 Governor to Santa Clara County: Not So Fast on COVID-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom The new increases in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in California ended a downward trend across the state and jolted public officials. Read More 6