Photos: Day 8 of Bay Area coronavirus shelter-in-place
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. A double rainbow appeared behind the eastern span of the Bay Bridge and offered a much-needed glimmer of hope during Day 8...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Bill Gates predicted pandemic in 2015
As the coronavirus spreads with a dangerous and relentless momentum, many Americans, including political leaders, have been shocked over how the pandemic has shut down the world economy, stretched...
View ArticleSunnyvale company sees products on front lines of coronavirus research
Staff at a Sunnyvale-based lab equipment supplier had no idea the company’s products were being used in coronavirus research until they saw it on the news. NBC News aired a March 21 segment about the...
View ArticleSunnyvale community briefs for the week of April 3
Pet fosterers needed In response to Santa Clara County’s mandate to shelter in place, Humane Society Silicon Valley March 17 temporarily suspended adoptions and other services that require direct...
View ArticleCMT holds virtual rehearsals for performers sheltering in place
In deference to Santa Clara County’s “shelter in place” order, Children’s Musical Theater San Jose postponed its Marquee production of “Kinky Boots,” slated for April 17-26, until next season in the...
View ArticleSan Jose to adopt emergency sick leave policy for residents affected by...
In an effort to support San Jose’s low-wage workforce, San Jose officials on Wednesday proposed an emergency paid sick leave policy that would provide extra protection for any essential employee in the...
View ArticleAqui’s Swirls are available to go in the South Bay, but let’s not be stupid...
Who knew that Aqui Cal-Mex’s wildly popular Industrial Strength Swirls would be a flashpoint in the South Bay’s battle against coronavirus? People rejoiced on social media when word spread that the...
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Coronavirus: Bay Area neighbors break out in song, dance to brighten their day
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos or video on a mobile device On Wednesday at noon, Lisa Bullwinkel stepped outside her home on Fulton Street in Berkeley and led seven of her...
View ArticleSaratoga businesses cope with Covid-19
It is a tough time to be a business owner and meet the social distancing guidelines now in place. Businesses are getting creative to accommodate the situation. There are some heroes emerging. At the...
View ArticleLos Gatos businesses cope with Covid-19
It is a tough time to be a business owner and meet the guidelines now in place. Businesses are getting creative to accommodate the situation. There are some heroes emerging. At the top of the list is...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Santa Clara County could see 2,000 deaths in 12 weeks, official...
City of San Jose projections suggest a staggering 2,000 people in Santa Clara County could die of coronavirus by June, despite unprecedented measures shutting businesses and isolating people at home to...
View ArticleSan Jose community briefs for the week of April 3
VTA service reduced Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has suspended light rail service indefinitely and is running reduced bus service as of March 30. Late night bus service—trips that begin...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Concord enacts moratorium on evictions, rent increases
CONCORD — Temporary relief for renters came Wednesday night when the Concord City Council voted unanimously to enact a moratorium on evictions and rent increases through May 31. The ordinance went into...
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Coronavirus: Watch Bay Area TV meteorologists work from home
The coronavirus outbreak has not only upended our daily routines and created all sorts of social havoc, it has given us some previously unimaginable visuals. Like a TV meteorologist delivering her...
View ArticleTheir Southern California wedding was canceled, and then this happened in...
Sweethearts Justin Matsuura and Flora Huang were supposed to be getting married March 22 in Pacific Palisades. But the statewide shelter-in-place orders and common sense during the coronavirus crisis...
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‘Worst heartbreak of my life’: Family mourns San Jose FoodMaxx cashier who...
Arcelia Martinez beamed as she sat in the hospital room, cradling the firstborn child of her youngest daughter. For the woman now affectionately known as “nana” to six, meeting her newest grandchild...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Santa Clara County has 17 new cases and 5 new deaths, second...
Santa Clara County announced 17 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday for a total of 591. It was the fewest new cases since March 20 in a county that was one of the first to be hard hit by the...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Alameda County reports 36 new cases, 2 new deaths
Alameda County had 36 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday, for a total of 256, according to data from the county’s Public Health Department and the city of Berkeley, which reports its cases...
View ArticleCampbell crime report for the week of March 10
March 23 8:05 p.m. in the 200 block of Sunnyside Avenue: A woman, 30, of San Jose was caught rummaging through someone’s car. The suspect also had stolen mail from Rincon Ave. in her possession along...
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Drone photos: What landscape looks like when Bay Area hits the coronavirus...
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. I’ve covered a lot of big news stories in my 30-year career as a photojournalist, but I never imagined I’d document the...
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