June 20, 2022 Santa Clara County Offers Covid-19 Shots for Children Under 5 Beginning Tuesday By San Jose Inside Three sites, at the county Fairgrounds in San Jose, in San Martin and Mountain View, will offer vaccinations by appointment only this week. Read More 0
May 22, 2021 When Should I Wear a Mask Now? By Linsey Marr, Juliet Morrison and Caitlin Rivers The New York Times asked three experts from different disciplines to respond to readers’ questions about wearing masks now. Read More 3
May 17, 2021 CA Mask Mandate Stays Until June 15 Despite CDC Guidance By Eli Walsh, Bay City News California’s mask mandate requires people to wear a face covering at all times indoors or on public transit unless actively eating or drinking. Read More 5
May 9, 2021 Facebook’s Oversight Board has Upheld its Ban of Donald Trump By Mike Isaac Facebook’s Oversight Board said the ongoing risk of violence “justified” the suspension. Read More 6
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 3, 2021 Health and Equity Experts Grade California’s Vaccine Rollout By Jill Cowan A dozen epidemiology, public health and equity experts weigh in on the state's vaccine rollout as more people become eligible for the jab. Read More 5
February 12, 2021 San Jose Mayor Forms Advocacy Organization to Push for Re-Opening Elementary Schools By Grace Hase Sam Liccardo founded Solutions San Jose, a 501(c)4 advocacy organization, to urge more schools to resume on-campus learning. Read More 16
January 18, 2021 A New Tool in Treating Mental Illness: Building Design By Jane Margolies Taube Pavilion is a newly opened $98 million mental health facility that is chipping away at outdated institutional models. Read More 1
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
March 18, 2020 Where California Stands with Coronavirus Testing Right Now By Rachel Becker and Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters So where are we on this? Who can get tested and where exactly should you go? If you do get a hold of a test, is it going to cost anything? Read More 0
March 18, 2020 Lack of Tests Means Health Officials Still Don’t Know Full Scope of Coronavirus Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth Delays and incompetence in the federal government’s COVID-10 testing set the U.S. far behind other countries in controlling the pandemic. Read More 9
March 13, 2020 Traffic Court Encourages Payments by Phone Amid Coronavirus Outbreak By Silicon Valley Newsroom The expansion of telephonic payment services aligns with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control promoting “social distancing.” Read More 1
June 12, 2019 As California’s Vaccination Rates Fall, Medical Exemptions Rise By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County public health officials want state lawmakers to fix the troubling trend before it compromises herd immunity. Read More 14
July 6, 2018 Spike in Child Drownings Prompts Santa Clara County Officials to Issue Public Safety Warning By Winona Rajamohan A spike in child drownings and drowning scares has prompted Santa Clara County health officials to issue a public warning. Read More 2