The San Jose shelter opening May 17 has governments quarreling, neighbors nervous and homeless residents stuck in the middle.

County Executive Jeff Smith said California’s new program, known as the Statewide Vaccination Network, left him with “significant concerns.”

As state and county officials broaden the list of people eligible for the Covid vaccine, prioritization has gotten more controversial.

Mixed messages, shortages and inequities have plagued California’s vaccine rollout, leaving small healthcare providers out of the loop.

Jeff Smith says a well-enforced state order would be more effective than announcements about body bags and overflow morgues.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors reinforced its commitment to build a new mental health facility.

Local professional sports teams, including the San Jose Earthquakes, have been playing to empty stadiums since the pandemic started.

California has never seen anything like the lightning fires that struck amid a pandemic, rolling blackouts and a record heatwave.

Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities.

COVID-19 tests are to be offered free of charge, and tests do not affect immigration status or require a physician’s note.

The financial disclosures come three months after the county declared a state of emergency, which expanded its authority to fight the crisis.

Two county supervisors want a COVID cost tracker so the public can see precisely what’s being invested to pull through this crisis.

Santa Clara County health officials are looking to increase testing capacity to 1,300 a day. But they’ve hit a road block getting there.

Though they’re among the most vulnerable, unhoused people struggle to get tested for the coronavirus and find shelter for quarantine.

As part of its sweeping public health order, Santa Clara county has made recreational cannabis dispensaries illegal again.

Despite living in San Francisco’s shadow, South Bay health officials were always one step ahead of the City by the Bay.