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
July 21, 2020 City of Santa Clara Hotel Tax Revenue Plummets By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit. Read More 8
April 6, 2020 Santa Clara County Field Hospital Accepts First COVID-19 Patients By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county is also working with local hotels and homeless shelters to isolate and care for people who have nowhere else to go. Read More 18
March 27, 2020 National Guard Preps Events Center for Coronavirus Patients By Jennifer Wadsworth Dr. Jennifer Tong, who’s leading the county’s surge plan for all local hospitals, said she expects patients to start filling the beds by Tuesday. Read More 5
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 22, 2020 Santa Clara County PR Chief Sickened by COVID-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom María Leticia Gómez, the county’s director of communications and public affairs, fell sick on March 13 and has self-isolated ever since. Read More 1
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
October 28, 2019 Housing Dominates the Conversation at SV Leadership Group’s Annual Luncheon By Grace Hase Hundreds packed into the Santa Clara Convention Center to hear from politicos and business leaders Friday. Read More 9
June 13, 2019 St. Anton—One of State’s Largest Affordable Housing Projects—is Set to Break Ground in 2020 By Lloyd Alaban The apartment is slated for a 45-acre swath of land in the Calle del Mundo neighborhood and is part of a larger mixed-use development. Read More 8