May 13, 2021 Transit Advocates are Pushing MTC to Release $1.7 Billion in Federal Funding to Grow Services By Grace Stetson The MTC adopted austerity budgets through July 1, but advocates say they are fed up with waiting for service increases. Read More 3
April 14, 2021 Op-Ed: The Case for City-funded Small Business Relief in San Jose By Peter Ortiz, Connie Alvarez and Mimi Hernandez When small businesses are excluded from the conversation around post-Covid financial relief, their employees are as well. Read More 9
March 18, 2021 New Community Food Pantry Arrives in Downtown San Jose By Emanuel Lee The little pop-up pantry arrives as demand for food soars and some of the region's most vulnerable residents are seeking help. Read More 2
February 1, 2021 Schools Press ‘Play’ on eSports Leagues During Pandemic By Ali Tadayon Some districts have turned to organized video games to give students the team sports experience they’re missing during distance learning. Read More 1
January 4, 2021 Bay Area Public Schools Build Community Wireless Networks to Bridge the Digital Divide By Ali Tadayon Districts throughout California are replacing hotspots for a more reliable, long-term alternative. Read More 1
December 27, 2020 Calif. School Districts, Charters Get $6.8 Billion in Federal Aid By John Fensterwald and Daniel J. Willis, EdSource The latest relief package offers about four times as much as the $13.5 billion in aid that went to K-12 schools under the CARES Act. Read More 3
December 17, 2020 Coronavirus Wipes Away Wage Gains for Lowest-Income Earners By Jackie Botts, CalMatters State Democrats and Republicans are proposing various solutions, but experts warn jobs alone will not bridge growing inequality. Read More 6
December 9, 2020 California Renters Face Eviction as Pandemic Protections Expire By Grace Hase Housing advocates have been sounding the alarm on what they say will be an unparalleled wave of evictions early next year. Read More 11
December 9, 2020 What Proposition 15’s Defeat Means for California Schools By Ricardo Cano, CALmatters Voters narrowly defeated Proposition 15, the tax measure that aimed to eliminate decades-long protections for commercial properties. Read More 6
November 30, 2020 Election 2020: How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust By Lewis Griswold, Cal Matters Californians voted by mail in record numbers, potentially avoiding a pandemic superspreader event and showing the nation it could be done. Read More 2
August 5, 2020 Housing Authority Evacuates Office After Covid-19 Exposure By Jennifer Wadsworth Management sent everyone home at 2:30pm, prompting an exodus from the Julian Street facility that’s been closed to clients since March. Read More 15
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
May 13, 2020 Feds Deny Aid to Families with Mixed Immigration Status By Mike Huguenor The withheld funds come at an especially urgent time. Without a valid SSN, undocumented spouses can’t apply for unemployment. Read More 11
May 5, 2020 Stanford Health Resumes Non-Emergency Procedures, But Still Faces Financial Fallout By San Jose Inside Though they play a vital role in pulling this nation through the pandemic, U.S. hospitals have taken a huge financial hit from the crisis. Read More 4
April 24, 2020 San Jose Races to Close the ‘Digital Divide’ as Coronavirus Moves Learning Online By Grace Hase Census data from the latest American Community Survey estimates that more than 20,000 households in the city lack internet access. Read More 6