February 19, 2021 Local Leaders Ask For Volunteers To Help With Vaccination Efforts In Hardest-hit Communities By Jana Kadah, Bay City News City and county leaders asked residents to volunteer to help and spread information to non-English speakers eligible for the vaccine. Read More 16
February 18, 2021 SCC to Expand Vaccine Eligibility to Teachers, Ag Workers By Erik Chalhoub Workers in education, childcare, emergency services, and the food and agriculture industries will be eligible later this month. Read More 1
February 17, 2021 Small Clinics Vie for Shot at Vaccine Doses Amid County Distribution Confusion By Jennifer Wadsworth Mixed messages, shortages and inequities have plagued California’s vaccine rollout, leaving small healthcare providers out of the loop. Read More 5
February 16, 2021 Half of County’s 65-and-Over Residents Have Been Vaccinated By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Officials said the milestone reflects “strong progress” toward their goal to get 85 percent of those 16 and older vaccinated by Aug. 1. Read More 27
February 15, 2021 Morgan Hill Overtakes San Jose: Second Most-Infected in County By Dan Pulcrano Over the past six months, cases in Morgan Hill and Gilroy have increased by more than 1,500 percent. Read More 6
February 15, 2021 Appeals Court Upholds Santa Clara County’s Ban on Indoor Religious Gatherings By Bay City News The ruling reversed the court’s earlier decision to provide an exception for churches to the county's prohibition. Read More 11
February 13, 2021 26 Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? By Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica An expert on Section 230 talks with the ProPublica editor-in-chief about how we got here and how we should regulate our way out. Read More 9
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
February 12, 2021 Letter to the Editor: Vaccinations Must Precede School Openings By Guest Columnist It is time to put pressure on the county and state to make vaccines available for teachers and put real safety measures into place. Read More 1
February 12, 2021 South Bay Elected Leaders Say They’re Waiting Their Turn for Coronavirus Vaccine By Jennifer Wadsworth To date, no one on the San Jose City Council or Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have been inoculated against the virus. Read More 3
February 12, 2021 Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up By Conor Dougherty Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable. Read More 3
February 12, 2021 SJ Mayor Urges Small Businesses to File Insurance Claims for Pandemic-Related Closures By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Business owners have until March 16 to file claims. However, there is no guarantee that they will be fulfilled by insurance agencies. Read More 1
February 10, 2021 California’s First South African Coronavirus Strain Detected in Two Bay Area Counties By Silicon Valley Newsroom The new variation was reported in Santa Clara and Alameda counties, health officials announced Wednesday. Read More 0
February 6, 2021 In Race to Vaccinate, Could California See Another Surge? By Ana B. Ibarra Will state’s bumpy vaccine rollout, more contagious virus mutations, and decision to open up send Covid-19 cases surging again? Read More 2
February 5, 2021 49ers, Santa Clara County Launch California’s Largest Coronavirus Vaccination Site By Silicon Valley Newsroom Public health officials expect to vaccinate 5,000 people a day, with plans to boost daily capacity to 15,000 people as supplies increase. Read More 7
February 4, 2021 Op-Ed: How to Prevent the Next Pandemic? Incentivize New Antibiotic Development By Ryan Cirz We need policies that transform the incentive structure for developing new antibiotics, and also encourage responsible stewardship. Read More 2