March 19, 2020 San Jose Explores Paid Sick Leave Law For ‘Essential Employees’ By Grace Hase As the U.S. tries to “flatten the curve” of the pandemic, the city mulls a paid sick leave policy so workers can stay home if they fall ill. Read More 1
March 19, 2020 Silicon Valley Arts Groups, Restaurateurs Struggle Through the Coronavirus Quarantine By Grace Hase Decades of community-building suffers a setback as performances cancel, dining goes takeout-only and the economy slides into recession. Read More 1
March 18, 2020 COVID-19 Expected to Impact San Jose’s Next Budget Cycle By Grace Hase A lot has changed since Mayor Sam Liccardo authored his annual March budget message a little less than two weeks ago. Read More 2
March 17, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 17, 2020: South Bay Hunkers Down By Silicon Valley Newsroom As COVID-19 testing slowly ramps up throughout the U.S., most of the Bay Area hunkers down at home. Welcome to day one of the lockdown. Read More 5
March 16, 2020 VTA Kept Board in the Dark About Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Prominent New Hire By Grace Hase Two women accused Takis Salpeas of harassment and discrimination. VTA put in charge of the Silicon Valley BART extension anyway. Read More 14
March 15, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom Calls for Shutdown of Bars, Nightclubs to Slow Coronavirus Outbreak By Silicon Valley Newsroom Restaurants can remain open as long as they reduce capacity by half and require customers to stay at least six feet apart from one another. Read More 17
March 12, 2020 San Jose Firefighters Test Positive for Coronavirus By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, the city reports that 16 are back at work and 52 remain on paid leave to avoid passing the illness on to other people. Read More 1
March 12, 2020 WATCH: Coronavirus Update at San Jose International Airport By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley officials held a press conference at SJC to share updates about the outbreak and demand answers from the federal government. Read More 1
March 11, 2020 Police Deem Valley Fair Mall Shooting Threat ‘Non-Credible’ By Grace Hase San Jose PD said the same person made similar threats about San Jose High School and other places throughout California. Read More 3
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 Letter: San Jose Should Help Small Businesses Weather the Economic Impact of COVID-19 By Jesus Flores The coronavirus scare has taken a toll on local family-owned businesses, which have reported a recent shortage in clientele and revenue. Read More 7
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 San Jose Explores New Anti-Displacement Measures For Mobile Home Parks By Grace Hase The city wants to create a new land use designation for mobile home parks and apply it to two of them: Westwinds and Mountain Springs. Read More 2
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 Letter to the Editor: Tiny Homes Are a Good Start—But They’re Too Small for Homeless Families By Guest Columnist How do these developments plan to address homeless families that make up 33 percent of the homeless population? Read More 13
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