April 26, 2021 Bay Area Health Officers: Safe to get Johnson & Johnson Vaccine By Bay City News There have been 15 confirmed cases of the rare clotting event among nearly 8 million total doses administered in the U.S. All were women. Read More 1
April 25, 2021 Boba Tea Could be the Next Unlikely Pandemic-era Shortage By Kellen Browning The impending boba shortage is yet another sign of how the pandemic has snarled global supply chains and upended industries. Read More 3
April 21, 2021 Can Orange-tier Reopenings Save the South Bay’s Dining Scene? By Grace Stetson The county’s move to the orange tier and warmer weather has improved the outlook for local restaurants. But is it enough? Read More 4
April 20, 2021 SCC Sup Cindy Chavez Proposal Seeks to Remove Inequities Exacerbating Digital Divide By Jana Kadah, Bay City News When schools switched to distance learning, the gap between those who did and did not have Internet access became very clear. Read More 3
April 19, 2021 Thousands of Covid Vaccine Appointments Added in SCC By Bay City News All people age 16 and older who live or work in the county are eligible and are encouraged to sign up for a vaccination appointment. Read More 0
April 19, 2021 Santa Clara Co. Mulls Air Filter Funding as Buildings Reopen By Bay City News The air filters would go into businesses, nonprofits and county buildings to help prevent the transmission of Covid-19 particles. Read More 1
April 18, 2021 All California Adults Can Get a Vaccine. Now to Find One By Vindu Goel The vaccine rollout has been chaotic, according to news reports and hundreds of emails sent by The New York Times' California Today readers. Read More 0
April 16, 2021 Unhoused Residents Lead Vaccine Drive for Hesitant Peers By Katie Lauer Homeless and formerly homeless are using their shared experiences to get other unhoused residents a jab at a San Jose vaccine clinic Friday. Read More 1
April 15, 2021 As Restrictions Lift, SJ Barber Offers Haircuts for the Unhoused By Grace Stetson San Jose-based The Barbers Inc. is taking advantage of the industry's new-found freedom by offering haircuts to homeless residents. Read More 2
April 14, 2021 Santa Clara and 7 Other Bay Area Counties Pause J&J Vaccines Amid Blood Clot Concerns By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The state’s Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday urging a temporary pause on the vaccine’s administration. Read More 0
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
April 13, 2021 Supreme Court Lifts State’s at-home Prayer Meeting Restrictions By Adam Liptak The opinion expressed impatience with the federal appeals court in California for disregarding the Supreme Court’s instructions. Read More 4
April 13, 2021 Vaccine Passports in California? Answers to Your Questions By Barbara Feder Ostrov What does the state plan to do when it comes to proving that people are vaccinated in the coming months and years? Read More 8
April 12, 2021 Santa Clara County Covid-19 Testing Rate Drops by 34 Percent By Bay City News Health officials say testing is critical to understanding where the region stands in the pandemic, particularly as new variants circulate. Read More 4
April 10, 2021 How Bay Area Musicians Kept Music Alive in the Year of Covid By Woody Weingarten, Bay City News Covid-19 financially stunted hundreds of Bay Area performers over the past year, but some found a way to succeed anyway. Read More 0
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