News January 6, 2021 San Jose Mayor Calls for Sedition Charges Against Donald Trump By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo’s comment comes as chaos grips Washington D.C., where a mob contesting the 2020 election results stormed the U.S. Capitol. Read More 48
News January 6, 2021 Kaiser Faces $44,000 in Fines for Handling of San Jose Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth The county has launched an investigation into the hospital’s handling of the superspreader event that infected at least 60 people and killed one. Read More 5
News January 6, 2021 SiliconSage CEO Denies SEC’s Fraud Charges, Blames Pandemic for Firm’s Financial Woes By Jennifer Wadsworth Developer Sanjeev Acharya says federal regulators rushed to judgment when they charged him with running his company like a Ponzi scheme. Read More 3
News January 4, 2021 One Dead, 43 Others Infected in San Jose Kaiser Covid Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth The South Bay hospital outbreak comes amid a post-holiday season explosion in coronavirus cases throughout California. Read More 6
News December 23, 2020 SEC Accuses Silicon Valley Developer of Scamming Investors By Jennifer Wadsworth A claim lodged this week in federal court describes how all but one of SiliconSage’s projects in the past few years failed to turn a profit. Read More 16
News December 18, 2020 SCC Exec: ‘Vigorous’ Statewide Quarantine Would Better Serve People Than Mere Warnings By Jennifer Wadsworth Jeff Smith says a well-enforced state order would be more effective than announcements about body bags and overflow morgues. Read More 25
News December 18, 2020 Silicon Valley Congresswoman Under Self-Quarantine After Possible Coronavirus Exposure By Jennifer Wadsworth Rep. Anna Eshoo announced today that she’ll err on the safe side after one of her staffers tested positive for the coronavirus. Read More 0
News December 17, 2020 What Silicon Valley’s Sewers Reveal About the Coronavirus By Jennifer Wadsworth Because Covid-19 can be found in stool, even from people without symptoms, researchers are testing wastewater to monitor the virus. Read More 7
News December 16, 2020 Victims of Grace Baptist Church Stabbing Join Soaring Death Toll Among Silicon Valley’s Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth The Nov. 22 tragedy points to the same dangers driving the 122 percent jump in homeless deaths Santa Clara County has seen so far in 2020. Read More 12
News December 11, 2020 Large Coronavirus Outbreak Traced to Santa Clara County Youth Basketball Team By Jennifer Wadsworth Public health officials today said the outbreak spread to at least 94 players, coaches and close contacts in three counties. Read More 5
News December 10, 2020 San Jose’s D8 Councilwoman Tests Positive for Covid-19 By Jennifer Wadsworth Sylvia Arenas announced today on social media that she tested positive for Covid-19, along with most of her family. Read More 0
News December 10, 2020 Alum Rock Union School Board to Appoint Fifth Trustee in January By Jennifer Wadsworth With Wednesday’s five-hour board discussion a wrap, the rules are revised and the dates are set for replacing Scott Pham. Read More 3
News December 9, 2020 Newly Elected Alum Rock School Trustee Abruptly Resigns Before Taking His Oath of Office By Jennifer Wadsworth On Dec. 4, just a day after officials certified results from last month’s election, Scott Pham submitted his letter of resignation. Read More 5
News December 8, 2020 Pay to Stay: Delays, Barriers Plague Santa Clara County’s Quarantine Subsidies By Jennifer Wadsworth The vast majority of people who seek wage-replacement payments to isolate and prevent the spread of Covid-19 never get the help they need. Read More 1
News December 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Poised to Expand Quarantine Subsidies for Low-Income Residents By Jennifer Wadsworth The referral introduced by Supervisor Susan Ellenberg also asks that the county disclose some key data points to improve transparency. Read More 0
News December 1, 2020 SJ Set to Expand Natural Gas Ban—With Controversial Exception By Jennifer Wadsworth Bloom Energy—a publicly traded fuel cell manufacturer—wants the city to give it a pass from its climate-smart policy. Read More 2