Delays and incompetence in the federal government’s COVID-10 testing set the U.S. far behind other countries in controlling the pandemic.

A day after the state urged bars to close and seniors to stay home, South Bay public health officials announce new measures to curb the outbreak.

The guidance applies to all non-essential work and social events that draw people into a shared space at the same time—both indoors and out.

The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the deal will close the pay gap between county and private health facilities.

The Registered Nurses Professional Association, which represents 3,000 county employees, was poised to start the new year with a strike.

Instead of moving the social services hub to downtown San Jose, the board opted to keep it at 591 N. King Road.

The Board of Supervisors meets at 9:30am Tuesday at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding St., in San Jose.

That one of Jeff Smith’s staffer took off before resolving a paid-leave question with concerned union reps rubbed some folks the wrong way.

As the power goes down, so does the strike by thousands of county social service employees. At least for the time being. 

SEIU Local 521, which represents 12,000 county service employees, called the strike over alleged unfair labor practices.

SEIU Local 521 canceled negotiations with the county Thursday while as many as 1,200 workers took part in the protest for higher pay.

The county has been negotiating with SEIU for the past five months, although the union’s contract expired in mid-June.

The Board of Supes on Tuesday will vote on allocating the money to a pair of nonprofits that offer services for victims of sexual violence. 

The City Council on Tuesday will review the land’s potential uses and the impact it would have on Mineta San Jose International Airport.

The $8.1 billion 2019-20 spending plan is nearly 16 percent bigger than last year’s, largely because the county acquired three new hospitals.

Santa Clara County public health officials want state lawmakers to fix the troubling trend before it compromises herd immunity.