May 26, 2021 Nine Killed, including Gunman, at Valley Transportation Authority Yard in San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom The VTA attack was the worst mass shooting in the Bay Area since 1993. Wednesday's killer set fire to his own house before the deadly assault. Read More 4
May 12, 2021 Opinion: Don’t Gamble with Vendors’ Futures at the San Jose Berryessa Flea Market By Peter Ortiz and James Rojas For Latinos, the plaza and open-air markets are part of a rich history dating back thousands of years. Read More 12
May 8, 2021 Community Raises Funds for Small Businesses in East San Jose By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The East San Jose Covid Relief Fun has raised about $50,000 to give no-strings-attached grants to small businesses. Read More 3
March 11, 2021 Santa Clara Co. Transfers Thousands of Vaccine Appointments to Kaiser By Jana Kadah, Bay City News About 8,500 appointments scheduled through the county between now and March 21 will be transferred to the Oakland-based hospital chain. Read More 9
November 17, 2020 SJ Councilwomen Urge County Supes to Close Reid-Hillview Airport Over Lead Concerns By Grace Hase In 2018, the county opted not the renew the grant agreement with the FAA, which would effectively close the airport in 2031. Read More 10
August 26, 2020 Bay Area Gets Devastating Welcome to Era of Megafires By Jennifer Wadsworth California has never seen anything like the lightning fires that struck amid a pandemic, rolling blackouts and a record heatwave. Read More 13
May 29, 2020 Silicon Valley Leaders Launch Equity Task Force to Address Public Health Disparities By Grace Hase Spearheaded by SJ Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco, the group will work on ways to remedy pandemic-related health disparities. Read More 15
May 19, 2020 Op-Ed: Silicon Valley’s Creative Sector Needs Representation, Diversity and Equity Now By Jonathan Borca Now more than ever, it is imperative that the San Jose arts community leans into diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion. Read More 12
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 12, 2020 Report: Santa Clara County Latinos Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19 By Emanuel Lee Overall, Latinos make up 27 percent of Santa Clara County residents but account for 34 percent of the coronavirus deaths. Read More 16
February 28, 2020 Election 2020: Four Veteran Public Servants Vie for Santa Clara County’s Open Supe Seat By Grace Hase Supervisor Dave Cortese’s impending departure from the county board has drawn a crowded field of aspiring successors. Read More 10