October 11, 2022 Public Health Physicians Authorize Strike at Santa Clara County Hospitals, Clinics By San Jose Inside Physicians' union claim the county is ignoring poor working conditions in its health systems that affect patient care. Read More 7
April 29, 2021 Santa Clara Co. Shelter Project Surprises Willow Glen Neighbors By Katie Lauer The San Jose shelter opening May 17 has governments quarreling, neighbors nervous and homeless residents stuck in the middle. Read More 9
March 10, 2021 Citing Need for Local Control, Santa Clara Co. Declines to Take Part in State Vaccination Plan By Jana Kadah, Bay City News County Executive Jeff Smith said California’s new program, known as the Statewide Vaccination Network, left him with “significant concerns.” Read More 1
February 26, 2021 Judge Asks for Covid Vaccine Access for Court Workers By Emanuel Lee As state and county officials broaden the list of people eligible for the Covid vaccine, prioritization has gotten more controversial. Read More 2
February 17, 2021 Small Clinics Vie for Shot at Vaccine Doses Amid County Distribution Confusion By Jennifer Wadsworth Mixed messages, shortages and inequities have plagued California’s vaccine rollout, leaving small healthcare providers out of the loop. Read More 5
December 18, 2020 SCC Exec: ‘Vigorous’ Statewide Quarantine Would Better Serve People Than Mere Warnings By Jennifer Wadsworth Jeff Smith says a well-enforced state order would be more effective than announcements about body bags and overflow morgues. Read More 25
November 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Trades Jail Plans for Mental Health Facility By Jana Kadah, Bay City News In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors reinforced its commitment to build a new mental health facility. Read More 1
October 28, 2020 County Clashes with State Over Letting Fans Back in Bleachers at Professional Sports Games By Emanuel Lee Local professional sports teams, including the San Jose Earthquakes, have been playing to empty stadiums since the pandemic started. Read More 11
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
July 22, 2020 Santa Clara’s Santana Is Actually State’s Highest-paid City Manager for Second Year in a Row By Silicon Valley Newsroom Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities. Read More 11
June 10, 2020 Kaiser, PAMF, Stanford Ordered to ‘Step Up’ and Test for COVID-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom COVID-19 tests are to be offered free of charge, and tests do not affect immigration status or require a physician’s note. Read More 1
May 26, 2020 Santa Clara County Offers Closer Look at $97M in COVID Costs By Jennifer Wadsworth The financial disclosures come three months after the county declared a state of emergency, which expanded its authority to fight the crisis. Read More 12
May 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisors Call for Greater Transparency Over Emergency Spending By Jennifer Wadsworth Two county supervisors want a COVID cost tracker so the public can see precisely what’s being invested to pull through this crisis. Read More 6
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 28, 2020 Fewer Than 200 of Santa Clara County’s 10,000 Homeless Have Been Tested for Coronavirus By Grace Hase Though they’re among the most vulnerable, unhoused people struggle to get tested for the coronavirus and find shelter for quarantine. Read More 5
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