News January 15, 2021 Advocates for the Homeless in Sunnyvale Fight Encampment Sweep in Woman’s Name By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Homeless advocates in Sunnyvale say encampment sweeps are inhumane, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More 1
News January 6, 2021 Valley Christian High, Ex-Coach Sued for Sexual Abuse By Jana Kadah, Bay City News An ex-student-athlete is suing former varsity basketball coach Greg Marshall for abuse that she said took place in the early 2000s. Read More 1
News 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
News December 8, 2020 Small Batch of Covid Vaccines Coming Soon to Santa Clara Co. By Jana Kadah, Bay City News In the first allotment of the Pfizer vaccine, California will be getting 327,000 doses—of which 17,500 will be sent to Santa Clara County. Read More 2
News December 7, 2020 San Jose: 18-Year-Old Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Jose Martinez was found and taken into custody later Sunday on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, driving a stolen vehicle and hit-and-run. Read More 2
News December 4, 2020 Down Payment Assistance Launched for First-Time Homebuyers in the Bay Area By Jana Kadah, Bay City News NeighborhoodLIFT aims to boost home ownership by providing $25,000 in down payment assistance to 359 eligible homebuyers. Read More 3
News December 2, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Announces Plan to Distribute Covid-19 Vaccine By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Since the initial amount will be limited, vaccines will be prioritized for health care workers, who are most at risk of contracting the disease. Read More 3
News November 30, 2020 49ers to Play Home Games in Arizona After County Order By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The NFL team will leave the state for the next two home games due to a strict new health order that bans the use of Levi’s Stadium. Read More 3
News November 18, 2020 San Jose’s Reid-Hillview Airport to Close—But Not Until 2031 By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The county Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to move forward with closing the East Side airport and figure out what else to do with it. Read More 9
News 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 1
News November 15, 2020 San Jose’s ‘Cash for Trash’ Program Will Pay Homeless People to Clean Encampments By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The program, which has been on pause since February because of the pandemic, will now take place at 40 different sites throughout the city. Read More 20
News November 5, 2020 Santa Clara County: Otto Lee Appears to Win D3 Supes Race By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The former Sunnyvale mayor has had a commanding lead over Assemblymember Kansen Chu since the first returns came in Tuesday night. Read More 0
News November 4, 2020 Voters Support Most Education Measures in Santa Clara County By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Nearly all parcel taxes and school bonds are poised to pass as of Wednesday, although thousands more ballots remain to be counted. Read More 1
News November 4, 2020 Caltrain Wins Crucial Tax Increase with Measure RR By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Measure RR, which requires a two-thirds vote from three Bay Area counties, looks like it will comfortably pass with all precincts reporting. Read More 2
News October 30, 2020 ‘Black Lives Matter’ Banners Unveiled at San Jose City Hall By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The banners list 575 names of Black Americans who lost their lives to “personal, systemic and institutional racism.” Read More 10
News October 26, 2020 Gov. Newsom Announces Project HomeKey Funding, Including $56 Million for Bay Area Projects By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Project HomeKey is a statewide initiative that buys different motels, hotels or apartment buildings and transforms them into housing. Read More 3