December 15, 2020 Can Calif. Protect Covid Vaccine From Cheaters and Fraudsters? By Ana B. Ibarra State leaders believe the rich and influential will have a hard time cutting in line to get the first precious doses of the vaccine. Read More 4
December 15, 2020 California Attorney General Accuses Amazon of Defying Pandemic Safety Investigation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The DOJ is seeking concrete details about infection and death counts as well as Amazon’s efforts to prevent the virus spreading in its facilities. Read More 2
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 14, 2020 California Community Colleges Hard Hit as Enrollment Among High School Graduates Falls By Betty Marquez Rosales This fall, as the pandemic raged and classes moved online, community colleges nationwide saw a 30 percent drop in enrollment. Read More 9
December 13, 2020 Santa Clara Co. to Chip in Funds for Women Impacted by Covid By Jana Kadah, Bay City News County leaders agreed to fund two programs for women who have been heavily impacted by the economic fallout from the pandemic. Read More 6
December 13, 2020 Sharks Foundation, CEFCU Team Up With East Side Counseling Center for Annual Toy Giveaway By Emanuel Lee The Alum Rock Counseling Center annually provides presents for kids and extremely low-income households on San Jose’s East Side Read More 0
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 California’s ICU Nightmare: Which Hospitals Are Filling Up? By Rachel Becker, CalMatters In the worst-hit counties, hospitals are sending critically ill patients elsewhere. Others are keeping ICU patients in crowded ER wards. Read More 1
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 Milpitas Police Chief Armando Corpuz to Retire at Month’s End By Emanuel Lee The veteran law enforcement official started his career as a Milpitas reserve officer in 1990 and climbed the ranks to top cop in 2017. 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