December 27, 2020 Calif. School Districts, Charters Get $6.8 Billion in Federal Aid By John Fensterwald and Daniel J. Willis, EdSource The latest relief package offers about four times as much as the $13.5 billion in aid that went to K-12 schools under the CARES Act. Read More 3
December 21, 2020 Foothills Park Opens to All for First Time Since 1965 By San Jose Inside The Dec. 17 opening of the nature preserve settles a lawsuit brought against the city of Palo Alto by the ACLU of Northern California. Read More 5
December 18, 2020 Silicon Valley Congresswoman Under Self-Quarantine After Possible Coronavirus Exposure By Jennifer Wadsworth Rep. Anna Eshoo announced today that she’ll err on the safe side after one of her staffers tested positive for the coronavirus. Read More 0
December 13, 2020 Santa Clara Co. to Chip in Funds for Women Impacted by Covid By Jana Kadah, Bay City News County leaders agreed to fund two programs for women who have been heavily impacted by the economic fallout from the pandemic. Read More 6
November 19, 2020 Audit Slams California for Mismanaging Housing Crisis, Wasting Billions in Bonds By Jennifer Wadsworth The report describes how the state’s disjointed approach to financing affordable housing slows development and drives up costs. Read More 8
November 6, 2020 Santa Clara County Superior Court in Dire Straits Due to Covid By Emanuel Lee In June, the state of California cut $176.9 million from trial court funding, leading to a $16 million deficit South Bay local courts. Read More 11
November 6, 2020 Palo Alto: Driver Fatally Strikes Woman in Crosswalk By Bay City News The driver of the car, an Oakland woman in her 30s, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. She was uninjured, police said. Read More 0
October 21, 2020 Two Veteran School Trustees Face Off in SCCOE’s Area 1 Race By Katie Lauer Grace Mah, the incumbent since 2007, is up against Melissa Baten Caswell, a longtime Palo Alto Unified trustee. Read More 3
October 1, 2020 Santa Clara County’s 2020 Assessment Roll Culminates Decade of Economic Growth By Silicon Valley Newsroom The roll shows that the net assessed value of all property in the county grew by $35.5 billion to a total of $551.5 billion from the year prior. Read More 4
September 25, 2020 Stanford Group Says Legal Threat Won’t Stop Criticism of White House Coronavirus Advisor By Silicon Valley Newsroom Dozens of doctors and researchers from the Palo Alto-based university are standing by their critique of former colleague Dr. Scott Atlas. Read More 14
September 21, 2020 New Website Schedules Covid Tests Up to a Week in Advance By Silicon Valley Newsroom Getting tested for Covid-19 in Santa Clara County just got easier thanks to an updated web portal that lets you reserve spots well ahead of time. Read More 0
September 19, 2020 Op-Ed: Silicon Valley Must Vote Out Sellout Politicians By Meriam Ahmad A local student supporting the Rishi Kumar campaign for Congress says her generation is sick of leaders beholden to corporate interests. Read More 9
September 16, 2020 ACLU Sues Over Restricted Access to Foothills Park By Grace Hase Since 1969, it’s been a crime punishable for up to six months in jail of a fine of up to $1,000 for non-residents to set foot in the park. Read More 9
August 27, 2020 Facebook Exec Security Team Escapes Prosecution in Gun Permit Scandal—So Far By Jennifer Wadsworth The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues. Read More 6
August 18, 2020 Silicon Valley Rep Demands Criminal Probe into Alleged Election-Rigging at USPS By Jennifer Wadsworth As calls mount for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to reverse disruptive policies, Rep. Anna Eshoo urges the California AG to investigate. Read More 6
August 15, 2020 It’s Official: Here’s Who Qualified for South Bay’s Fall Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Voters have a lot of important decisions to make this election cycle, which features a host of consequential local, state and national races. Read More 3