May 16, 2020 Monterey County Nonprofit Owner Says She Was Scammed by Biden Accuser Tara Reade By Jacob Pierce Lynn Hummer, head of Pregnant Mare Rescue, says the candidate’s storied accuser is “a very big fraud” who “can’t be trusted.” Read More 30
May 13, 2020 Silicon Valley Dems Divided Over Biden Assault Allegations By The Fly While 19 individuals signed on to the resolution, local party insiders say there are a number of members against the idea of scrutinizing Biden. Read More 46
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
April 24, 2020 Small, Little-Known Companies Sell CBD as Cure-All, Prompting Federal Regulators to Step In By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside The Food and Drug Administration isn’t effing around when it comes to cracking down on companies selling supposed cures for Covid-19. Read More 7
April 16, 2020 Cannabis and Chicanery: No, Weed Does Not Cure Covid-19 By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Some pot advocates and peddlers of elixirs now declare that their products can alleviate the symptoms of Covid-19, or even cure it. Read More 2
March 30, 2020 Sunnyvale Woman Says Kaiser Denied Her Prescription Amid Pandemic-Related Shortage By Emanuel Lee A shortage of chloroquine, which sells under the brand name Plaquenil, is one of the many unforeseen consequences of the pandemic. Read More 4
March 27, 2020 Op-Ed: War May End in Yemen, But It Now Faces a Public Health Crisis of Pandemic Proportions By Jehan Hakim Yemen has known for years what it’s like to live in fear. It can not survive if COVID-19 enters. The stakes are so much higher now. Read More 5
March 26, 2020 Coronavirus Live Blog, March 26, 2020: Staying Home Saves Lives By Jennifer Wadsworth The shutdowns are working. And California has no plans to grant President Trump’s wish of getting back to business as usual by Easter. Read More 6
March 25, 2020 Incomplete Testing Blurs Full Picture of COVID-19 Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth As Santa Clara County public health authorities battle a mounting pandemic, what they don’t know can actually hurt us. Read More 17
March 23, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 23, 2020: Hospitals Expand Surge Capacity as Outbreak Spreads By Jennifer Wadsworth We’re now in the second week of what’s become a statewide shutdown. Meanwhile, as testing ramps up, the confirmed case count increases. Read More 4
March 20, 2020 Ethics Complaints Filed Against Feinstein for Selling Stocks Before Coronavirus Crash By Silicon Valley Newsroom U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and three of her congressional colleagues face ethics complaints filed by nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause. Read More 14
March 19, 2020 Out of a Job? Can’t Pay Your Bills? These Proposals May Keep You Afloat Amid This Pandemic By Jackie Botts, CalMatters The coronavirus threatens to swell the ranks of poor Californians as restaurants, stores and other businesses shutter and workers stay home. Read More 2
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 11, 2020 Coronavirus Crisis Highlights Importance of Effective Public Health Communication By Jennifer Wadsworth During an ongoing crisis, the way public experts, political leaders and other authorities talk to the public carries profound weight. Read More 9
March 10, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Bans ‘Mass Gatherings’ in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak By Silicon Valley Newsroom The announcement followed news about a 60-year-old South Bay resident dying of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Read More 4