May 4, 2020 Reagent Shortage Hinders Widespread Covid-19 Testing By Grace Hase Santa Clara County health officials are looking to increase testing capacity to 1,300 a day. But they’ve hit a road block getting there. Read More 3
April 22, 2020 Over a Million California Students Lack Access to Remote Learning By Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters Based on 2018-19 K-12 public school enrollment data, roughly 1.2 million children in California lack digital access. Read More 5
April 21, 2020 Predicting a Pandemic’s Path: What Models Can and Can’t Do By Barbara Feder Ostrov Forecasting models need to be fed reliable info, which is in short supply without widespread testing for the virus that causes Covid-19. Read More 3
April 20, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom: Cities That Block Hotels for the Homeless Will Be ‘Judged’ by History By Matt Levin, CALmatters As the state prioritizes hotel rooms for homeless people who test positive for Covid-19, a potent cocktail of fear is developing in some areas. Read More 6
April 18, 2020 Cannabis Sellers Slam Local Rule Allowing Delivery But Not Pickup By Grace Hase As part of its sweeping public health order, Santa Clara county has made recreational cannabis dispensaries illegal again. Read More 30
April 14, 2020 Gov. Newsom Lays Out Plan to Loosen Stay-at-Home Order By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, there are a total of 1,666 confirmed cases and 60 deaths in Santa Clara County. Nearly 200 are hospitalized and 74 are in the ICU. Read More 9
April 7, 2020 San Jose Leaders Brace for Deep Cuts in City’s 2020-21 Budget By Grace Hase The city manager is expected to roll his budget proposal in May before the council approves the final 2020-21 spending plan in late June. Read More 10
April 6, 2020 Frustrated Gov. Newsom Calls on Task Force to Fix California’s Coronavirus Testing Shortfall By Rachel Becker, CalMatters The goal is to increase high-capacity testing and end a backlog that, at times, has left people waiting as many as 12 days to receive results. Read More 6
April 3, 2020 Stanford Researchers Study the Impact of Sheltering in Place By Lauren Villa As data continue to roll in, trends will form and we will know more about how shelter-in-place truly changed our lives. Read More 6
April 2, 2020 State Sends Out a Rallying Call for New Health Corps Initiative By Lauren Villa Uncertainty looms regarding just how intense the surge may be, but one thing is for sure: the governor is preparing the troops for battle. Read More 4
April 1, 2020 As Panic Buying Ensues, Dispensaries Try to Get Straight Answers in New Regulated Era By Hugh McCormick and Dan Mitchell The Bay Area retail cannabis industry reinvented itself overnight for shelter-in-place, and legal weed may never be the same again. Read More 2
March 31, 2020 California Ramps Up Output of Ventilators as COVID Cases Grow By Nigel Duara and Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters Bloom Energy CEO KR Sridhar said his company had to quickly learn the inner workings of ventilators, a machine they hadn’t made before. Read More 0
March 31, 2020 Coalition of Silicon Valley Landlords Give Renters a Break By Emanuel Lee Whether it’s foregoing rent hikes or reducing payments, a group of property owners says it’s time to support tenants in their time of need. Read More 1
March 30, 2020 Coronavirus Live Blog, March 30, 2020: Shelter-in-Place Will Last Longer Than First Expected By Grace Hase Bay Area health officials confirmed today that the sweeping stay-at-home mandate will be extended through at least May 1. Read More 2
March 28, 2020 County Reports Highest Single-Day Jump in COVID-19 Deaths By Grace Hase So far, 591 people in the county have tested positive, though officials expect the actual number is much higher due to the lack of testing. 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