May 22, 2020 Proposal Would Force California Counties to Pay Cash Rebates to Commercial Landlords By Jennifer Wadsworth For a scheme with such potentially devastating consequences on schools and local governments, it’s garnered surprisingly little attention. Read More 26
May 21, 2020 San Mateo-Based Pier 1 Closing All 1,000 Stores Nationwide By Erik Chalhoub On March 23, the San Mateo-based company furloughed 65 percent of its workforce in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More 0
May 20, 2020 San Jose Delays Vote on Stricter Face Mask Requirements By Grace Hase Though that decision is still a couple weeks away, some residents expressed their concerns about enforcement and their constitutional rights. Read More 17
May 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisors Call for Greater Transparency Over Emergency Spending By Jennifer Wadsworth Two county supervisors want a COVID cost tracker so the public can see precisely what’s being invested to pull through this crisis. Read More 6
May 20, 2020 San Jose Teams Up with East Side Schools to Close ‘Digital Divide’ By Grace Hase The City Council also voted to have the California Emerging Technology Fund divvy up tens of thousands of dollars in grants to the neediest students. Read More 7
May 20, 2020 Sheltering in Place Has Vastly Improved Region’s Air Quality—But How Long Will It Last? By San Jose Inside The pandemic has led to a massive reduction in pollution, but it could come back with a vengeance once commuters hit the road again. Read More 3
May 20, 2020 Op-Ed: Silicon Valley Must Do More to Help Its Unhoused Neighbors Through This Crisis By Tara McHugh Unsheltered people are dying in the streets, creeks, cars and shelters while “we” are more concerned about when we can get our next haircut. Read More 12
May 19, 2020 San Jose to Serve 30,000 Meals a Week to Seniors and People with Medical Vulnerabilities By Grace Hase The city, which has taken the lead on food distribution in the South Bay, is partnering with World Central Kitchen to implement the program. Read More 4
May 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Releases COVID-19 Case Data by ZIP Code By Grace Hase Three-and-a-half months after COVID-19 surfaced in Santa Clara County, officials have finally released data on cases in each ZIP code. Read More 27
May 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Relaxes Health Restrictions to Allow Curbside Retail, Manufacturing By Silicon Valley Newsroom The revised mandate also lets manufacturing, warehousing and logistical operations that support such businesses to get back to work. Read More 23
May 18, 2020 Op-Ed: State’s $1,000-a-Day Offer to Care Homes a ‘Bounty’ That Endangers Staff, Patients By Ruth Silver-Taube, Felwina Opiso-Mondina and Justher Gutierrez Nearly half of all deaths related to COVID-19 in California are linked to elder care facilities. That figure is more than 40 percent in the South Bay. Read More 8
May 15, 2020 Guest Voice: Quarantine Can Be Our Time of Metamorphosis By Khalilah Ramirez Once we discover the current state of our beliefs, we can transform ourselves and the world around us for the better. Read More 8
May 14, 2020 San Jose Leaders Propose Mandatory Face Masks By Grace Hase Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and Councilman Sergio Jimenez want the city to align with neighboring counties that have stricter rules in place. Read More 66
May 13, 2020 Santa Clara County Files Amicus Brief Defending the ACA By Grace Hase The county argues that the ACA has enabled funding for COVID-19 testing, public health surveillance efforts and laboratory resources. Read More 2
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 12, 2020 Fighter Jet Flyover to Salute San Jose’s Frontline Workers By Emanuel Lee Four F-15s—which expect to cross over San Jose at 10:56am—will soar at about 350 mph overhead as part of a statewide trip. Read More 16