January 19, 2024 State, Lenders Seek to Recover $170 Million from Homekey Housing Developers By Dan Pulcrano Shangri-La Construction took loans against state-funded housing projects, moved money into other bank accounts and left projects unfinished. Read More 2
October 5, 2023 Supplement Firm to Pay $200,000 Penalty for False Advertising By San Jose Inside Organifi, LLC, and its founder, Andrew Canole, were ordered to pay $150,000 in civil penalties and $50,000 in investigative costs and restitution Read More 0
June 1, 2023 Months After Promising “Rapid Response,” CA Sends $95M to Undocumented Flooding Victims By Nicole Foy As of May 30, FEMA approved assistance for applicants in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, including Pajaro and the city of Watsonville, but the state has yet to name nonprofits that deliver the aid. Read More 0
April 14, 2021 Santa Clara and 7 Other Bay Area Counties Pause J&J Vaccines Amid Blood Clot Concerns By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The state’s Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday urging a temporary pause on the vaccine’s administration. Read More 0
January 19, 2021 High Winds, Temperatures Increase Bay Area Fire Danger By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Parts of the Bay Area, including Santa Clara County, are at risk of power outages and increased fire danger this week. Read More 1
September 30, 2020 White House Extends FEMA Wildfire Aid to Santa Clara Co. By Silicon Valley Newsroom Initial damage estimates for the SCU Lightning Complex zone put the loss of cattle and grazing lands at $26 million. Read More 2
September 2, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisor Requests Federal Aid for Those Impacted by SCU Complex Fires By Silicon Valley Newsroom The people affected by one of the largest fires in California history—the SCU Complex—still don’t qualify for FEMA relief. Read More 1
August 16, 2020 Lightning Sparks Fires as Winds Fell Power Lines Throughout the Region in Rare Summer Storm By Silicon Valley Newsroom Forecasters warned of dry lightning, but the storms that materialized before dawn today were stronger and wetter than anticipated. Read More 2
August 15, 2020 Rolling Blackouts Ripple Through State Saturday During Heat Wave By Janice Bitters PG&E customers in parts of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Joaquin Counties will have their power cut starting Saturday night. Read More 1
May 16, 2020 Monterey County Nonprofit Owner Says She Was Scammed by Biden Accuser Tara Reade By Jacob Pierce Lynn Hummer, head of Pregnant Mare Rescue, says the candidate’s storied accuser is “a very big fraud” who “can’t be trusted.” Read More 30