February 12, 2021 South Bay Elected Leaders Say They’re Waiting Their Turn for Coronavirus Vaccine By Jennifer Wadsworth To date, no one on the San Jose City Council or Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have been inoculated against the virus. Read More 3
February 10, 2021 San Jose Again Mulls Scrapping Highrise Fire Safety Code By Jennifer Wadsworth Without air-refilling stations in San Jose’s highrises, firefighters say they’d have to lug metal oxygen tanks up flight after flight of stairs. Read More 19
February 5, 2021 49ers, Santa Clara County Launch California’s Largest Coronavirus Vaccination Site By Silicon Valley Newsroom Public health officials expect to vaccinate 5,000 people a day, with plans to boost daily capacity to 15,000 people as supplies increase. Read More 7
December 25, 2020 Covid Becomes Third Leading Cause of Death in Santa Clara Co. By Silicon Valley Newsroom Covid-19 deaths as of now lag behind only cancer and heart disease, which are projected to be the top two killers in the South Bay this year. Read More 15
December 16, 2020 San Jose, Santa Clara County Cap Fees for Food-Delivery Apps By Silicon Valley Newsroom The ordinances limit how much money food-delivery apps can charge mom-and-pop restaurants struggling to survive the pandemic. Read More 4
December 14, 2020 Op-Ed: Santa Clara County Should Do More to Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers By Allan Kamara The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the county is falling short in its response to the ongoing surge in Covid-19. Read More 1
December 13, 2020 Santa Clara Co. to Chip in Funds for Women Impacted by Covid By Jana Kadah, Bay City News County leaders agreed to fund two programs for women who have been heavily impacted by the economic fallout from the pandemic. Read More 6
December 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Proposes a New Cap on Food Delivery Fees By Emanuel Lee Local leaders will consider regulating one of restaurants’ major costs when on-site dining isn’t allowed: third-party delivery charges. Read More 0
December 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Poised to Expand Quarantine Subsidies for Low-Income Residents By Jennifer Wadsworth The referral introduced by Supervisor Susan Ellenberg also asks that the county disclose some key data points to improve transparency. Read More 0
November 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Trades Jail Plans for Mental Health Facility By Jana Kadah, Bay City News In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors reinforced its commitment to build a new mental health facility. Read More 7
November 16, 2020 Santa Clara County Moves to Most Restrictive ‘Purple Tier’ as Covid-19 Cases Continue to Rise By Michael Moore Indoor dining, gyms, churches and gatherings are prohibited under the purple tier. Read More 22
November 10, 2020 With 60 Percent of Votes, Otto Lee Succeeds Dave Cortese in Santa Clara County’s District 3 By Jennifer Wadsworth The former Sunnyvale mayor, U.S. Navy Bronze Star recipient and intellectual property attorney starts his newest gig in a few short weeks. Read More 3
November 9, 2020 Health Officials Urge Caution Amid Alarming New Surge in Coronavirus Infections By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County on Sunday reported 358 new diagnoses—a single-day case count second only to the record 385 tallied on July 15. Read More 10
November 2, 2020 Local Labor Escaped Reckoning for Earlier Racist Campaigns By Dan Pulcrano South Bay Labor has employed racist tactics to prevent minorities—including 1998 San Jose council hopeful Tony West—from securing office. Read More 2
October 28, 2020 Hundreds More Seniors, Disabled Residents Avail Themselves of Parcel Tax Exemptions This Year By Silicon Valley Newsroom For many disabled and elderly folks, the average savings of $49 to $820 a year is nothing to sneeze at. Read More 0
October 22, 2020 Op-Ed: Cleaner Air Solutions Start with Bay Area Employers By Jack Broadbent, Rod Sinks and Cindy Chavez The Cut the Commute pledge asks employers to prioritize remote work options for as part of their re-entry plans moving forward. Read More 0