The colossal coronavirus failure of 2020 is a clear sign that politics needs to be decoupled from a healthcare system meant to keep us safe.

Supervisor Joe Simitian, whose district encompasses the quarry, said he called for the update to “resolve this particular issue once and for all.”

As Santa Clara County public health authorities battle a mounting pandemic, what they don’t know can actually hurt us.

We’re in this for the long haul folks, so buckle up, find a good book and please please please stay at home as much as you possibly can.

Delays and incompetence in the federal government’s COVID-10 testing set the U.S. far behind other countries in controlling the pandemic.

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.

The guidance applies to all non-essential work and social events that draw people into a shared space at the same time—both indoors and out.

As of today, Dave Cortese held strong with nearly 33 percent of the vote against 20 percent for former FEC chair Ann Ravel.

Kansen Chu garnered more than a third of the total vote count, a haul of 13,135 ballots, while Otto Lee hung back at 28 percent.

To combat childhood hunger, Supervisor Susan Ellenberg wants the county to allocate $8 million to feed 12,000 kids over four years.

On Tuesday, the county will consider a proposal to spend $8 million over four years to feed 12,000 of the neediest children in the South Bay.

Magdalena Carrasco said she had no other choice after inheriting a predatory loan upon her mother’s death from cancer in 2018.

Ballots have been mailed out to all registered voters countywide as part of a new system designed to make elections more convenient.

The newly inducted board president then enumerated some of the ways she plans to tackle the county’s most intractable problems.

If C. Jeffrey Stanley ever decides to break away from the bail and bounty business, he should consider taking up party planning. 

The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the deal will close the pay gap between county and private health facilities.