From rising COVID-19 cases to shutdown orders from the state, the Fourth of July weekend didn’t give local officials much to celebrate.

Some restaurants plan to remain open despite confusing enforcement action.

The new increases in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in California ended a downward trend across the state and jolted public officials.

Local officials celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court decision to block Trump’s attempt to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act.

Silicon Valley Assemblyman Ash Kalra is part of a union-led coalition pushing California leaders to invest in the public safety net.

Keith Crosby, the pastor of Hillside Church in San Jose, urges Santa Clara County to ease public health rules on places of worship.

Customers venturing out to reopened businesses should be prepared to make their own safety assessments, health officials say.

An extended repayment plan is also expected to be developed after the county was told to look at the city of San Jose as an example.

Some critics are calling for specific changes in the plan, especially tighter rules for oversight of finances and safety upgrades.

Unsheltered people are dying in the streets, creeks, cars and shelters while “we” are more concerned about when we can get our next haircut.

The city, which has taken the lead on food distribution in the South Bay, is partnering with World Central Kitchen to implement the program.

The latest iteration of the legislator’s affordable housing bill addresses some of the concerns that got a previous version vetoed last year.

The proposal will be heard at 2pm Wednesday during the City Council’s next Rules and Open Government Committee session.

Assembly Bill 860 would require a vote-by-mail ballot to be sent to every registered voter in the state.

It’s an ironic twist to the pandemic: When the health care system seems to need workers the most, it can’t afford to keep them all.

Although the state offered guidance about how non-essential businesses can slowly reopen, such plans are not in effect at the local level.