Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Alameda, and Sonoma counties said their rules won't change, despite the month long statewide mandate that went into effect Wednesday morning.
The three “doe” defendants served and named in September by former councilmember Caserta were all local educators, including Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor's sister.
To prevent the spread of Oriental Fruit Flies through homegrown fruits and vegetables, residents living in the quarantine area in Santa Clara County are urged not to move those items from their property.
The county and cities announced Thursday that they are submitting more than a dozen proposals to the state for funding to build more than 800 housing units over the next nine months.
The interim housing units for unsheltered people would be built out of converted shipping containers that are about 40 square feet in size. Each unit costs between $50,00 to $200,000 per unit and can take less than six months to complete.
Proposals announced Wednesday by San Jose city leaders would triple emergency housing units to 1,000, quadruple San José Bridge jobs, and reduce illegal dumping.
This is not the first time this year the West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Santa Clara County. The county detected cases and treated areas of Santa Clara and Sunnyvale at the end of August.
The petition, which was filed with a nationwide coalition of community groups, follows a study commissioned by Santa Clara County that found aviation gasoline emissions increase blood lead levels in children.