September 8, 2020 South Bay Personal-Care Services, Museums, Gyms Can Reopen at Limited Capacity By Grace Hase If Santa Clara County maintains progress in slowing Covid-19 for the next two weeks, schools may be able to reopen as well, officials said. Read More 1
September 8, 2020 Gilroy Teacher Accused of Threatening Public Health Official is Due in Court Again Oct. 5 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Alan Viarengo is accused of repeatedly threatening Santa Clara County’s chief public health officer over her Covid-19 mandates. Read More 5
September 8, 2020 Doctors-in-Training Urge Valley Med to Offer Housing Stipends By Emanuel Lee The union representing interns and residency trainees say other healthcare organizations in the Bay Area already offer such a benefit. Read More 7
September 4, 2020 Google, SJ ‘Explore Options’ for Downtown After Legislative Blow By Janice Bitters A bill that would’ve offered a lifeline to behind-schedule projects—like Google’s San Jose mega-campus—never made it to the governor’s desk. Read More 8
September 3, 2020 Los Gatos Teacher Jailed on Suspicion of Molesting a Child By Silicon Valley Newsroom Joseph Houg, a 50-year-old theater and elementary school teacher, is being held at the Santa Clara County Main Jail on $100,000 bail. Read More 13
September 3, 2020 San Jose Quietly Drops Curfew Citations Amid Claims of Selective Enforcement By Jennifer Wadsworth While cops used the blunt instrument of a time limit to disband protests, Sam Liccardo repeatedly flouted the curfew to squeeze in a bike ride. Read More 18
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
September 2, 2020 Op-Ed: Valley Water Prepared for Fires, Potential Power Outages By Nai Hsueh The board chair of Valley Water says avoiding disruptions has been a priority for the agency since its founding a century ago. Read More 3
September 1, 2020 Suspected ‘Boogaloo Boy’ Jailed for Threatening Health Official By Michael Moore Armed-to-the-hilt South County resident Alan Viarengo was arrested for sending dozens of threatening letters to Dr. Sara Cody. Read More 11
September 1, 2020 District Attorney: When can we have tea with the Asian guys? By The Fly The DA actively courted the same political fundraiser he’s now prosecuting for allegedly illegally helping Sheriff Smith. Read More 8
August 31, 2020 Breaking: CCW Defendants Seek to Disqualify DA as CEO Pleads By Jennifer Wadsworth Attorneys for some of the defendants in the case say District Attorney Jeff Rosen has conflicts that precludes a fair prosecution. Read More 18
August 30, 2020 Bay Area, Central Coast Fires: 1,500+ Structures Leveled So Far By Tony Nuñez The SCU, CZU and LNU Lightning complexes, River Fire and Carmel Fire have chewed through 892,313 acres across 15 counties. Read More 0
August 29, 2020 EXCLUSIVE: Witnesses Describe Two-Track System for CCW Permits in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth In Santa Clara County, it seems the vast majority of applicants for the permits, known as CCWs, never got past the first step. Read More 7
August 28, 2020 Exclusive: Sheriff Smith, Second-in-Command Take the Fifth By Jennifer Wadsworth Laurie Smith and Rick Sung spent the the whole of their testimony in a CCW bribery case invoking their right against self-incrimination. Read More 19
August 27, 2020 Amid Worsening Pandemic and Massive Wildfires, Census Takers Start Making House Calls By Will Carruthers and Jennifer Wadsworth With little more than a month to go before the census deadline, county officials are making a final push to ensure a complete tally. Read More 8
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