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Eric Bishop selected as next president of Ohlone College
The Ohlone College board has selected Eric Bishop to be the school’s next president, following the retirement of current president Gari Browning in June. Bishop, currently the head of student services...
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Amid coronavirus, San Jose delays plans for Google’s transit village near...
As San Jose transitions many of its resources and employees over to its coronavirus response effort, one of the most crucial projects for the city’s downtown in decades is taking a back seat. San Jose...
View ArticleSan Jose extends eviction moratorium, moves forward with rent freeze
San Jose city leaders have decided to extend a temporary ban on residential evictions until May 31 and forge ahead with a plan to temporarily prohibit landlords from increasing rent for tens of...
View ArticleNew Sunnyvale superintendent is a familiar face
Michael Gallagher, a longtime educator and administrator with the Sunnyvale School District, has been named the district’s new superintendent. The district’s board of education made the announcement...
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Kids bored at home? RAFT provides STEM learning kits to parents
More than a month into Santa Clara County schools being closed — it’s Spring Break this week for many districts, if you’ve lost track of time — parents may be at their wits’ end keeping their kids...
View ArticleValley Medical Center opens COVID-19 testing center in Milpitas
MILPITAS — Santa Clara Valley Medical Center opened a new drive-through COVID-19 testing center in Milpitas for its patients Wednesday. The new testing center is located at the Milpitas Sports Center,...
View ArticleMountain View: $1.1 million more in coronavirus rent aid could help hundreds...
MOUNTAIN VIEW — In an effort to bolster its fund to provide rent relief for those affected by the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak, council members voted Monday to add about $1.1...
View ArticleHorgan: Don’t let shelter-in-place become a prison sentence
It’s not court-ordered home confinement. There is no GPS ankle bracelet to track your every move, and a probation officer is nowhere to be found. A judge is not involved. But self-isolation inside...
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These kids emptied their piggy banks to feed the frontline
When Dawn Sweatt, a partner at San Jose law firm Berliner Cohen, tried to teach her two young sons a lesson about compassion and generosity, they managed to surprise her. With the family...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Silicon Valley business leaders to guide region’s economic recovery
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Thursday that he has formed a new group tasked with helping guide Silicon Valley’s economic recovery from the crushing COVID-19 pandemic. The Silicon Valley...
View ArticlePeninsula theaters create virtual play spaces during SIP
Necessity is the mother of virtual classes, which is what many Peninsula theater companies are ramping up right now. Los Alto Stage Company introduced several unusual virtual classes earlier this...
View ArticleTheatreWorks moves online to help young playwrights
In a normal year, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s Young Playwrights Project (YPP) offers a way for local students in grades 9-12 to connect with professional teaching artists who guide teens through a...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Napa Valley Film Festival postponed
The coronavirus pandemic claimed another cultural event on Friday when Cinema Napa Valley (CNV) announced the postponement of its 10th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. The festival, which was slated...
View ArticleCoronavirus: First 5 Alameda County awards $3M grant to community organizations
With families out of work facing critical shortages of food and supplies for children, First 5 Alameda County announced a $3 million dollar grant to help distribute food, diapers, wipes, and cleaning...
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Watch live: Take a peaceful stroll at Hayward’s Japanese Gardens
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the video on a mobile device “Though less than a quarter mile from downtown Hayward, the Japanese Gardens provide a quiet retreat from urban noise and...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Bay Area seniors, vulnerable people can get help with shopping,...
Seniors and others vulnerable to severe effects from coronavirus can get help from volunteers who will shop and perform other errands. The new non-profit Helping Hands matches volunteers with people...
View ArticleCampbell community briefs for the week of April 24
Campbell Survival Project The Downtown Campbell Business Association has started a fundraising drive to help businesses affected by the “shelter in place” order. The Downtown Campbell Survival Project...
View ArticleLos Gatos community briefs for the week of April 24
COVID-19 by the numbers Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department has expanded its COVID-19 data dashboard to include information of confirmed cases numbers by city. As of April 15, Los Gatos had...
View ArticleWhat the Atlantic missed about the Bay Area’s coronavirus response
The Atlantic published an article this week about San Francisco Mayor London Breed and how her early efforts kept her city from suffering the COVID-19 nightmare that engulfed New York City. Not...
View ArticleTaiwanese Rotary helps local club fight pandemic
Four years after Cupertino Rotarians came to the aid of their sister organization in Taiwan, the Rotary Club of Kaohsiung West is returning the favor by helping stop the spread of the coronavirus in...
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