Covid-19 April 13, 2021 Santa Clara County Opens Covid Vaccine Eligibility to Age 16-plus By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Health officials said a significantly increased allocation of vaccine doses that allowed them to expand eligibility Tuesday. Read More 0
California April 8, 2021 State Poised to Lift Tiered Reopening Amid Low Covid-19 Cases, Increased Vaccinations By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Roughly 20 million vaccine doses have been administered statewide, state officials say. Read More 2
Business March 12, 2021 Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries Can Now Serve Alcohol Without Meals—Regardless of Tier By Eli Walsh, Bay City News State public health officials released updated reopening guidelines that take effect this weekend. Read More 3
California March 11, 2021 Bay Area Lawmakers Laud Passage of Covid Relief Bill By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The $1.9 trillion bill includes monthly payments for families with children and $1,400 checks for millions of Americans. Read More 9
News January 29, 2021 BART Riders More Satisfied With Service During Pandemic By Eli Walsh, Bay City News BART received responses from some 3,000 riders for its biennial customer satisfaction survey. Read More 3
News January 22, 2021 Rainstorms Expected to Drench Bay Area in Coming Week By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The rain follows dry winds and high temperatures at the start of the week that helped spark fires around the region. Read More 0
News January 22, 2021 Calif. Says It’s Safe to Use Scrutinized Lot of Moderna Coronavirus Vaccines By Eli Walsh, Bay City News County residents can visit sccfreevax.org to find updated information on who is eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine and where it is available. Read More 2
News January 19, 2021 High Winds, Temperatures Increase Bay Area Fire Danger By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Parts of the Bay Area, including Santa Clara County, are at risk of power outages and increased fire danger this week. Read More 1
News January 16, 2021 California Launches Website for School Staff, Parents to Report Covid-19 Health Concerns By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The website features resources about education-related public health directives and on-campus coronavirus testing. Read More 5
News January 12, 2021 Bay Area’s ICU Capacity Falls Below 1% Amid Covid Surge By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Approximately 0.7 percent of the 11-county greater Bay Area region’s ICU beds remain open, according to state public health data. Read More 2
News December 15, 2020 California Attorney General Accuses Amazon of Defying Pandemic Safety Investigation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The DOJ is seeking concrete details about infection and death counts as well as Amazon’s efforts to prevent the virus spreading in its facilities. Read More 2
News December 8, 2020 California’s Daily Covid-19 Case Average More Than Doubles Over the Last Two Weeks By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The state recorded 23,272 cases Tuesday and has averaged 23,503 new cases a day over the last week, according to health officials. Read More 0
News December 8, 2020 Mobile App Notifies Californians About Covid-19 Encounters By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Officials have boasted of CA Notify’s potential to support test and trace efforts as the state experiences a winter surge in new cases. Read More 1
News December 4, 2020 Santa Clara Among Five Counties to Issue Stay-at-Home Order By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The order pre-empts the state’s stay-at-home order, which Gov. Gavin Newsom formally announced Thursday, as hospitalizations surge. Read More 11
News December 3, 2020 California to Impose Regional Stay-Home Orders to Ease Coronavirus Hospitalizations By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday that will be targeted at regions with diminished ICU capacity. Read More 1
News December 1, 2020 South Bay Businesses Fined $115,000 for Covid Violations Over Holiday Weekend By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The most frequent violations were failure to submit a social distancing protocol to health officials and failures to post required signage. Read More 5