Partial Reopenings Possible At University of California Schools
The University of California on Wednesday adopted a health roadmap that could allow some or all of its 10 campuses to partly reopen in the fall if widespread testing and
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Santa Clara County retailers to reopen for curbside pickup, but there’s a catch
After growing pressure from Silicon Valley businesses desperate to get back to work, Santa Clara County health officials on Monday made the highly-anticipated decision to allow certain retailers to open
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County Recommends Essential Workers Get Tested For COVID-19 Often, For Free
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department now recommends that workers who have frequent interaction with members of the public get tested at least once a month even if
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Campaign Expenditure Limits Lowered for Council Districts
The City Council unanimously adopted a Political Campaign Voluntary Expenditure Limit and Campaign Contribution Limit for the November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election. The voluntary expenditure limit for city-wide races
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Uber to cut 3,700 jobs as rides plunge
Uber said Wednesday that it will cut 3,700 jobs due to a sharp decline in its ride-hailing business brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Uber made the job cut announcement
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Face Masks Now Required for Businesses in Santa Clara County
The County has revised its Shelter-in-Place order to include face coverings. We predicted this two weeks ago when Los Angeles established a similar order. The County of Santa Clara Public Health Officer issued
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Notarize to add 1,000 online notaries to address demand for remote transactions
Notarize, the platform that enables digital notarizations, announced that it is adding 1,000 notaries to address demand as more Americans are ordered to shelter in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but
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The Trump administration paid a bankrupt company with zero employees $55 million for N95 masks, which it’s never manufactured
The coronavirus pandemic has created a desperate clamber for vital medical supplies, like N95 masks, that has led the federal government to award massive contracts to third-party vendors to help
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White supremacists are targeting Jewish groups on Zoom
Mindy* listened to the rabbi preside over her uncle’s funeral on Zoom. The virtual event has become commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it still felt surreal to her. Her
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Moscow rolls out digital tracking to enforce lockdown. Critics dub it a ‘cyber Gulag’
Moscow has introduced a digital tracking system to enforce a coronavirus lockdown — but critics say the technology represents an unprecedented threat to privacy.The capital is the epicenter of Russia’s
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