These grocery items will get more expensive according to experts
The pandemic might have stopped us from traveling or hanging out in large groups, but we still have to eat. And thanks to the coronavirus, that could be getting more
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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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The highly contagious Omicron variant will ‘find just about everybody.’
As the Omicron variant spreads like wildfire across the United States, it’s likely just about everybody will be exposed to the strain, but vaccinated people will still fare better, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert
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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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The most distinguished black executive at Tesla steps down
The head of human resources and one of its highest-ranking Black leaders at Tesla, Valerie Capers Workman, is departing for a new job, leaving the company without a key defender
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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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Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum
As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and
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Walmart halves paid leave for workers with Covid after CDC shift
Walmart Inc. is cutting paid leave in half for workers who test positive for Covid-19 or have to quarantine after exposure to the virus, offering only one week through March
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