August 11, 2020 Covid-19 Cases Jump Throughout Calif. Due to Computer Glitch By San Jose Inside Based on data received over the weekend, the county reported 751 new cases Monday, which includes test results from over a month ago. Read More 5
August 11, 2020 New MyCitation App Lets You Pay, Reduce Traffic Fines Online By Silicon Valley Newsroom MyCitations allows users to look up citations online and request fee reductions or more time to pay fines based on financial need. Read More 1
August 10, 2020 County Adds Free Appointment-Only Covid-19 Testing Sites By San Jose Inside Testing can identify Covid-19 before a person feels unwell or before they spread it to another individual with potentially deadly consequences. Read More 0
August 10, 2020 Applicants Sought for 2021 Santa Clara Co. Civil Grand Jury By Silicon Valley Newsroom Grand jury service gives citizens a chance to improve the integrity of local government and hold elected leaders accountable to the public. Read More 1
August 10, 2020 Protesters Condemn ICE, Block Highway 101 in Morgan Hill By Michael Moore Demonstrators gathered with signs stating “Abolish ICE,” “No Kids In Cages,” “Fight Ignorance, Not Immigrants” and other slogans. Read More 18
August 9, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Mike Wasserman Denies Knowledge of Falsified CCW Paperwork By Michael Moore The DA claims that a sheriff’s official falsified an application for a concealed carry weapon permit for the South County supervisor. Read More 29
August 7, 2020 Lawyers, Guns and Money: Four Charged in Corruption Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth The probe targeting Sheriff Laurie Smith’s inner circle was triggered by San Jose Inside’s inquiry into a suspicious campaign contribution. Read More 16
August 6, 2020 Prolonged Testing Delays Undermine Santa Clara County’s Efforts to Curb Coronavirus By Jennifer Wadsworth Experts say the nation’s inability to create an efficient testing system is part of what’s fueling the recent surge in Covid-19 infections. Read More 3
August 6, 2020 Labor Groups Push for Extra Protections Amid Pandemic By Will Carruthers Assembly members Ash Karla and Lorena Gonzalez introduced a bill that would offer workers extra protections during the pandemic. Read More 2
August 5, 2020 Housing Authority Evacuates Office After Covid-19 Exposure By Jennifer Wadsworth Management sent everyone home at 2:30pm, prompting an exodus from the Julian Street facility that’s been closed to clients since March. Read More 15
August 5, 2020 California Cities, Counties Target Homelessness with Newly Launched Project HomeKey By Janis Hashe Can a program created to help the most vulnerable during the pandemic successfully morph into permanently helping the unsheltered? Read More 9
August 5, 2020 Standoff at San Jose Main Jail Ends with Suspect in Custody By Silicon Valley Newsroom Authorities say Joseph Castro was being brought into jail when—despite being handcuffed—he managed to grab a firearm and shoot at officers. Read More 1
August 5, 2020 Obama Endorses Ex-FEC Chair Ann Ravel in State Senate Race By The Fly The endorsement is especially significant since the former commander-in-chief primarily endorsed candidates for federal races. Read More 20
August 4, 2020 Split Santa Clara County Supervisor Vote Kills Sales Tax Plan for COVID-19 Deficits By Silicon Valley Newsroom The verdict’s in. There will be no proposal for a 0.625-cent increase in the Santa Clara County sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot after all. Read More 6
August 4, 2020 Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Joseph Di Salvo Sues Over Censure By Grace Hase Joe Di Salvo wants the court to give him with a chance to voice his own opinion on sexual harassment allegations lobbed against him. Read More 5
August 4, 2020 SCC Housing Authority Employees Balk at Demand to Return to Covid-Exposed Office By Emanuel Lee Housing Authority workers says there isn’t a single thing they can do in the office that they couldn’t accomplish more safely from home. Read More 26