Wastewater Research Shows Drop in COVID-19 Surge
Some good news for Bay Area sewers as a recent sampling of South Bay wastewater appears to show the omicron surge may have already peaked. “People who are sick who
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Health Care Providers Could Face Fines in Santa Clara County Over COVID Testing
Santa Clara County is formally warning the area’s big health care providers to handle more local COVID-19 testing for patients or face steep fines. Data shows the county is carrying
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After 13 years, Hermitage is shutting down San Jose brewery, taproom
Then Hermitage Brewing Co. — known for its sours and single-hop beers — will close the doors on the warehouse brewery operation that’s operated since 2009 on an industrial stretch near Spartan
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COVID delays essential homeless census in the Bay Area
Bay Area counties once again are postponing an important census count of homeless residents as they grapple with staffing and volunteer shortages — and worry over how to keep participants
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Stanford Blood Center Faces Emergency Need for All Blood Types
Stanford Blood Center is seeking new blood donors in light of a significant increase in cancellations from the current COVID-19 surge, wrote Harpreet Sandhu, executive director of the center, in
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Santa Clara County approves $21 million loan to cover increased construction costs of teacher housing project in Palo Alto
In approving a long sought apartment project for Peninsula teachers, Santa Clara County supervisors on Tuesday agreed to lend the developers $21 million to help cover soaring construction expenses. The cost
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Tax ‘holiday’ for gasoline proposed for California as inflation hits
California Governor Gavin Newsom said he’s proposing a “modest” holiday for the per-gallon tax consumers pay on gasoline as inflation hits the state with the highest fuel costs in the
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Proposes Tax Cuts and Expanded Health Care
With state revenues at an all-time high, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a budget that would cut taxes while also promising to pay the health care expenses of
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Dog Lost in Wildfire Rescued in Snowy California Mountains
A dog separated from his owner last summer as a wildfire forced evacuations in Northern California mountains was found after a backcountry skier spotted the animal in deep snow last
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Santa Clara County Education and Public Health Officials Agree to Keep Schools Open
The Santa Clara County Office of Education and the county’s Public Health Department agree that keeping schools open and in class full-time is important in this era of COVID-19. Officials
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