November 6, 2020 Bay Area Election Officials Say They Prefer Early Voting By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Statewide, more than 11.2 million voters—at least 2.7 million in the San Francisco Bay Area—cast ballots before Election Day. Read More 2
October 28, 2020 Lawsuit Accuses Bad Boys Bail Bonds of Pressuring Co-signers Into Illegal Credit Contracts By Jennifer Wadsworth Plaintiffs say the South Bay firm duped an untold number of people into dubious agreements that left them swimming in debt. Read More 16
September 30, 2020 White House Extends FEMA Wildfire Aid to Santa Clara Co. By Silicon Valley Newsroom Initial damage estimates for the SCU Lightning Complex zone put the loss of cattle and grazing lands at $26 million. Read More 2
August 23, 2020 340,000-Acre SCU Complex Triggers New Evacuation Orders By Jennifer Wadsworth With just 10 percent containment this morning, Cal Fire officials issued new evacuation orders for Sunol, Livermore and Fremont. Read More 3
August 22, 2020 SCU Complex Continues Southeastward Spread, Grows Overnight to 291,000 Acres By Jennifer Wadsworth Wildfires east of Santa Clara Valley have burned through nearly 300,000 acres with only 10 percent containment today, per Cal Fire. Read More 0
August 21, 2020 Overnight Growth Makes SCU Complex California’s Biggest Fire By Jennifer Wadsworth In three major clusters, they darkened skies, forced thousands to flee home and pushed California’s firefighting capacity to the brink. Read More 0
August 19, 2020 Santa Clara County Opens Resource Hub for Fire Evacuees By Jennifer Wadsworth Resident ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm. Read More 0
August 5, 2020 California Cities, Counties Target Homelessness with Newly Launched Project HomeKey By Janis Hashe Can a program created to help the most vulnerable during the pandemic successfully morph into permanently helping the unsheltered? Read More 9
July 23, 2020 Google’s Newest Housing Promises Include Modular, Investments and Land By Janice Bitters Google has announced its latest round Bay Area housing funding, aimed at pushing forward about 24,000 new homes over the next decade. Read More 5
July 2, 2020 The Other Pandemic: Silicon Valley’s Addiction Curve Isn’t Flattening During COVID-19 By Camryn Sanchez and Emanuel Lee Substance abuse is undeterred by anything, including a pandemic. But COVID-19 has resulted in a lack of in-person services for addicts. Read More 2
June 24, 2020 DA Backs Off Whistleblower Complaint After Fierce Backlash From Public Defenders By The Fly The truce may have come too late for the South Bay’s prosecutor-in-chief to shake off an unfortunate new nickname: DA Karen. Read More 17
April 29, 2020 Bay Area Eases Restrictions with Latest Shelter-in-Place Order By Grace Hase The mandate allows construction, real estate deals and some outdoor businesses to resume as long as they comply with safety protocols. Read More 10
April 22, 2020 Having a Baby is Complicated, But the Coronavirus Pandemic Adds a New Set of Issues to the Mix By San Jose Inside With new Covid-19 precautions and visitor restrictions in hospitals, many women are considering giving birth at home. Read More 1
March 25, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 25, 2020: Officials Say Actual Case Count is Higher Than You Think By Silicon Valley Newsroom As the COVID-19 case count slowly ticks upward, the actual number of people infected with the coronavirus is many times greater. Read More 5
March 16, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 16, 2020: School’s Out, Bars Close, County Orders ‘Shelter in Place’ By Silicon Valley Newsroom A day after the state urged bars to close and seniors to stay home, South Bay public health officials announce new measures to curb the outbreak. Read More 3
July 22, 2019 Opioid Crisis: 203 Million Pills Distributed in Santa Clara County Over Seven-Year Period By Silicon Valley Newsroom Doctors prescribed nearly 203 million opioids in Santa Clara County from 2006 to 2012, according to new analysis of federal data. Read More 6