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 16, 2020 Santa Clara County Receives First Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine By Silicon Valley Newsroom This delivery is the first of the initial 17,550 doses allocated to the county by the state, 230 of which will go to San Benito County. Read More 1
December 15, 2020 Mountain View Tables Rent ‘Decontrol’ Talks—For Now By Sonya Herrera The debate comes in response to rising vacancy and landlords who say rent control is keeping them from renting empty homes. Read More 9
December 14, 2020 Op-Ed: Santa Clara County Should Do More to Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers By Allan Kamara The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the county is falling short in its response to the ongoing surge in Covid-19. Read More 1
December 11, 2020 Large Coronavirus Outbreak Traced to Santa Clara County Youth Basketball Team By Jennifer Wadsworth Public health officials today said the outbreak spread to at least 94 players, coaches and close contacts in three counties. Read More 5
December 11, 2020 County: Stay Home on Lady of Guadalupe Celebration Day By Silicon Valley Newsroom Virgin of Guadalupe activities should be restricted to within the household or held virtually, county officials said. Read More 0
December 11, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Expects Additional Covid Vaccine Doses By Bay City News The county now expects to get 39,300 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in December, in addition to doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Read More 0
December 10, 2020 San Jose’s D8 Councilwoman Tests Positive for Covid-19 By Jennifer Wadsworth Sylvia Arenas announced today on social media that she tested positive for Covid-19, along with most of her family. Read More 0
December 10, 2020 Food Banks Adapt to Pandemic to Feed Families in Need By Victoria Franco and Christina Casillas, Bay City News Faced with record numbers of people suffering food insecurity, free food distributors in the Bay Area are doing a remarkable job. Read More 0
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 8, 2020 California’s Daily Covid-19 Case Average More Than Doubles Over the Last Two Weeks By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The state recorded 23,272 cases Tuesday and has averaged 23,503 new cases a day over the last week, according to health officials. Read More 0
December 8, 2020 Pay to Stay: Delays, Barriers Plague Santa Clara County’s Quarantine Subsidies By Jennifer Wadsworth The vast majority of people who seek wage-replacement payments to isolate and prevent the spread of Covid-19 never get the help they need. Read More 1
December 8, 2020 Mobile App Notifies Californians About Covid-19 Encounters By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Officials have boasted of CA Notify’s potential to support test and trace efforts as the state experiences a winter surge in new cases. Read More 1
December 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Poised to Expand Quarantine Subsidies for Low-Income Residents By Jennifer Wadsworth The referral introduced by Supervisor Susan Ellenberg also asks that the county disclose some key data points to improve transparency. Read More 0
December 7, 2020 New Bay Area-Wide Stay-at-Home Order Now in Effect By Bay City News Retail and shopping centers now have indoor operations permitted at 20 percent capacity and no eating or drinking in stores. Read More 3
December 4, 2020 Santa Clara Among Five Counties to Issue Stay-at-Home Order By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The order pre-empts the state’s stay-at-home order, which Gov. Gavin Newsom formally announced Thursday, as hospitalizations surge. Read More 11