April 27, 2020 Revelations About Excess Deaths in Santa Clara County Spark Calls for Greater Transparency By Grace Hase The latest death stats signal that Covid-19 was likely spreading through Silicon Valley much earlier than originally thought. Read More 9
April 5, 2020 Santa Clara County Reports More Than 1,200 COVID-19 Cases By Grace Hase No new deaths were reported, so the local death toll remains at 39. Meanwhile, the county reports that nearly 11,000 people have been tested. Read More 14
March 28, 2020 Santa Clara County Officials Remind Public to Stay at Home During COVID-19 Update By Grace Hase Residents are directed to stay home unless they need to venture out for essential errands, such as a trip to the grocery store or the pharmacy. Read More 4
March 25, 2020 Santa Clara County’s Still Finalizing Primary Vote Tallies By The Fly Election officials are still working on tallying up the more than 493,000 ballots cast in the March 3 primary, which saw a 51 percent turnout. Read More 11
March 24, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 24, 2020: Silicon Valley Wraps Up Week One of the Lockdown By Grace Hase We’re in this for the long haul folks, so buckle up, find a good book and please please please stay at home as much as you possibly can. Read More 4
March 12, 2020 Coronavirus: California Advises Banning Crowds of 250 or More By Jennifer Wadsworth The guidance applies to all non-essential work and social events that draw people into a shared space at the same time—both indoors and out. Read More 2
March 4, 2020 Dave Cortese Leads the Pack in 15th State Senate Race By The Fly As of today, Dave Cortese held strong with nearly 33 percent of the vote against 20 percent for former FEC chair Ann Ravel. Read More 7
March 4, 2020 Kansen Chu, Otto Lee Headed to Runoff in County Supe Race By The Fly Kansen Chu garnered more than a third of the total vote count, a haul of 13,135 ballots, while Otto Lee hung back at 28 percent. Read More 3
March 2, 2020 Election 2020: Seven Candidates Vie for Open Seat in California’s 15th State Senate District By Grace Hase In the last installment of our primary election series, we move to the 15th State Senate District, where seven people are in the running. Read More 1
March 2, 2020 Super Tuesday Eve: Live Updates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Candidates are knocking on doors while their sign-carrying minions work the phone banks in a last-ditch effort to #GetOutTheVote. Read More 8
February 28, 2020 Election 2020: Four Veteran Public Servants Vie for Santa Clara County’s Open Supe Seat By Grace Hase Supervisor Dave Cortese’s impending departure from the county board has drawn a crowded field of aspiring successors. Read More 10
February 7, 2020 SJ Councilwoman Files for 2nd Bankruptcy to Save Family Home By Jennifer Wadsworth Magdalena Carrasco said she had no other choice after inheriting a predatory loan upon her mother’s death from cancer in 2018. Read More 35
January 30, 2020 Big Oil, Corporate PAC Money Seep Into State Senate Race By Grace Hase Campaign donations to Ann Ravel, Nora Campos and Dave Cortese have raised questions about their political allegiances. Read More 9
December 30, 2019 BAYMEC Unveils Endorsements for March Primary Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission has unveiled a list of preferred candidates in the upcoming March primary. Read More 10
December 3, 2019 Nomination Deadline Approaches for March 2020 Primary By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anyone hoping to run for office in the March 2020 primary election has until 5pm Friday to make up their mind about jumping into the fray. Read More 2
November 21, 2019 SNAP Eligibility Overhaul Could Leave Thousands of South Bay College Students Hungry By Julia Baum College students, senior citizens already miss out on food stamps—and now the feds want to make it harder to qualify for the benefits. Read More 6