April 26, 2021 Bay Area Health Officers: Safe to get Johnson & Johnson Vaccine By Bay City News There have been 15 confirmed cases of the rare clotting event among nearly 8 million total doses administered in the U.S. All were women. Read More 1
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
December 4, 2020 Santa Clara Among Five Counties to Issue Stay-at-Home Order By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The order pre-empts the state’s stay-at-home order, which Gov. Gavin Newsom formally announced Thursday, as hospitalizations surge. Read More 11
November 15, 2020 Women Workers in Santa Clara Co. Fare Worse Than You Think By Laurence Du Sault, CalMatters A new index that ranks women’s well-being in all California counties shows South Bay women are the most likely to work low wage jobs in the state. Read More 7
November 4, 2020 Caltrain Wins Crucial Tax Increase with Measure RR By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Measure RR, which requires a two-thirds vote from three Bay Area counties, looks like it will comfortably pass with all precincts reporting. Read More 2
August 16, 2020 Californians Told to Limit Energy Use, Avoid Rolling Blackouts By Janice Bitters Californians are being asked to reduce energy use through Wednesday, but officials called off a second night of rolling blackouts in the Bay Area. Read More 6
March 24, 2020 New Mandate Requires Private Labs to Report Comprehensive Test Data in 7 Bay Area Counties By Grace Hase The order issued this morning will make private companies disclose overall COVID-19 test data—not just the positive results. Read More 0
March 16, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 16, 2020: School’s Out, Bars Close, County Orders ‘Shelter in Place’ By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 3
July 22, 2019 Opioid Crisis: 203 Million Pills Distributed in Santa Clara County Over Seven-Year Period By Silicon Valley Newsroom Doctors prescribed nearly 203 million opioids in Santa Clara County from 2006 to 2012, according to new analysis of federal data. Read More 6
March 13, 2019 How California’s Broken Prison System Exacts Punishment on Families of the Incarcerated By Jonah Raskin A new documentary airing next week on KQED looks at the impact of mass incarceration on spouses, partners and children. Read More 6