Layoffs jolt tech, hotel, restaurant, retail sectors
A tech firm, hotels, restaurants, and a big retailer are among the latest companies to detail their layoff plans to state officials, a grim reminder that economic woes during the
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Santa Clara County Launches Loan Program for Small Businesses
Santa Clara County small businesses have a new lifeline to ring in the new year — a low-interest loan program of up to $100,000 now available for qualifying establishments. The
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Just 1% of Californians Immunized Amid Slow Vaccine Rollout
Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that’s “not good enough,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. The state is trying to
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COVID-19 Surge Forces Ambulances to Have Wait Outside South Bay Hospitals
Santa Clara County hospitals have been hit so hard with so many COVID-19 cases, ambulances have had to wait outside — with patients — for hours in some cases before
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Pleasanton Restaurants Ring in New Year Without Big Celebrations
There was so much hope when we rang in 2020 a year ago tonight. Then, news of a contagious and deadly virus in Wuhan, China that spread quickly around the
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Deadline to Enroll in Covered California Is Wednesday Night
If you don’t have health insurance, you still have some time to sign up. The deadline to enroll for Covered California is late Wednesday night for coverage that begins Friday.
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California’s Nurses Fear What’s to Come: ‘Walk Down Our Unit for a Day’
PANDEMIC California’s Nurses Fear What’s to Come: ‘Walk Down Our Unit for a Day’ The nurses of California are afraid. It’s Christmas Eve, and they aren’t home with their families.
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5-Year-Old’s Letter to City About Lost LEGO Gets Kind Response
It is the one time of the year when children these days actually sit down to write letters. Almost all of them, of course, are addressed to the very same
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New virtual platform connects Santa Clara County youth with mental health services
Mental health services are of the utmost importance during the COVID-19 pandemic and especially as the holiday season approaches with continued lockdowns, isolation and uncertainty, according to the Centers for Disease
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Cellphone data suggests Bay Area not as compliant with new shutdown as it was in the spring
Some have questioned whether the new stay-at-home order currently in effect in the Bay Area would be followed as closely as the one in effect in the spring, and new
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