January 6, 2022 California Extends Indoor Mask Mandate until Feb. 15 as New Infections Soar By San Jose Inside Masks must be worn in all indoor public places in the state regardless of vaccine status, the state Department of Public Health said in a Jan. 5 evening post on Twitter. Read More 19
March 22, 2021 Kaiser Accuses Santa Clara Co. of Leaving Prospective Vaccine Recipients ‘in Limbo’ By Jennifer Wadsworth Kaiser and the county have played the blame game for months, each accusing the other of mishandling Covid testing and inoculation. Read More 10
March 18, 2021 Guest Column: Harsh Questions for the American Press By Kathryn Foxhall There are grave consequences to the press not being allowed in the CDC, FDA or other entities that impact the public. Read More 7
March 17, 2021 Displaced Sunnyvale Homeless Residents Are a Symptom of a Broader Regional Issue By David Alexander Dozens of homeless residents lived in Fair Oaks Park until a construction project forced them out, despite the pandemic. Read More 40
March 15, 2021 Op-Ed: Welcome to The Jungle, Where There’s Abundant and Affordable Housing By Shaunn Cartwright, Nassim Nouri, Sandy Perry and RJ Ramsey Sweeps that clear homeless camps like The Jungle do nothing but displace homeless people, putting their health and lives at risk. Read More 27
February 6, 2021 In Race to Vaccinate, Could California See Another Surge? By Ana B. Ibarra Will state’s bumpy vaccine rollout, more contagious virus mutations, and decision to open up send Covid-19 cases surging again? Read More 2
January 18, 2021 California Calls for Pause on Moderna Vaccines Over Reports of Allergic Reactions By Silicon Valley Newsroom More than 330,000 doses of Moderna’s inoculation were distributed throughout the state, including 21,800 to Santa Clara County. Read More 13
January 8, 2021 More Contagious? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Mutating Virus Now in California By Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov The new variant so far has been detected in six people in the Golden State, after its initial discovery in the U.S. in a Colorado National Guardsman. Read More 21
June 4, 2020 Better Mask Up: Face Coverings Now Mandatory in San Jose By Grace Hase The main difference between the city’s law and the county’s is that San Jose also requires masks for anyone standing in line at the store. Read More 25
May 20, 2020 Op-Ed: Silicon Valley Must Do More to Help Its Unhoused Neighbors Through This Crisis By Tara McHugh Unsheltered people are dying in the streets, creeks, cars and shelters while “we” are more concerned about when we can get our next haircut. Read More 12
April 22, 2020 Autopsies Indicate Santa Clara Co. Covid-19 Deaths Occurred Earlier Than Initially Thought By Silicon Valley Newsroom Until this week, the earliest Covid-19 fatality in the U.S. was believed to have happened on Feb. 29 in Kirkland, Washington. Read More 13
April 7, 2020 Wear a Mask! OK, But What Kind? By Julie Cart, CalMatters There is a wide variety of face masks anyone can use, including rudimentary paper dust masks, often used for home DIY projects. Read More 3
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 2, 2020 UPDATE: New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Public health officials say this makes for a total of nine confirmed COVID-19 cases countywide and 84,000 around the world. Read More 4