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San Jose: Actor Sean Penn helps launch free, walk-up COVID-19 testing site
As Santa Clara County struggles to reach its COVID-19 testing goals, the region is getting some extra support from actor and humanitarian Sean Penn and his nonprofit organization, Community Organized...
View ArticleIt’s going to be a quiet summer in San Jose because of COVID-19
Even as things are re-opening ever so slightly in Santa Clara County, it’s clear that we’re going to have a quiet, lazy summer in San Jose and the surrounding area. When it comes to summer events, the...
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How coronavirus created the Bay Area’s new mile-long breadlines
CLICK HERE if you’re having trouble viewing media on a mobile device. SAN JOSE — The line of cars stretches a mile through city streets. Windows are rolled up. Trunks are open. And with no questions...
View ArticleCoronavirus: University of California campuses will open in the fall,...
University of California president Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that “every campus will be open and offering instruction” this fall despite the coronavirus outbreak that has shuttered most campus...
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‘I wanted to help’: Residents help reach out to neighbors in one of San...
Editor’s note: This story is part of a pilot project of the Mosaic Journalism Program for Bay Area high school students. In advance of the regular Mosaic two-week summer intensive course in journalism,...
View ArticleHackles raised after county-hired trapper kills two pesky beavers
A county-hired trapper’s shooting of two beavers in an eastern Contra Costa County creek has triggered a backlash from animal lovers and spurred area leaders to look for ways to help the critters...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Leadership Group’s new mission: 300,000 hospital gowns
After raising more than $8 million from its member companies and CEOs for medical supplies and protective equipment, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group has a new mission to procure 300,000 hospital...
View ArticleUniversity of California eliminates SAT, ACT exams from admissions process...
In a groundbreaking shift in higher education, the UC Board of Regents on Thursday eliminated the use of the SAT and ACT in applications for admission by California high school students to the system’s...
View ArticleSaratoga: Move to annex Mountain Winery fails amid staunch local opposition
SARATOGA — After deliberating for nearly eight hours, the Saratoga City Council decided not to move forward with talks to annex the Mountain Winery, an entertainment complex on the Santa Cruz Mountain...
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Coronavirus: Curbside retail is a go in Santa Clara County, but some stores...
Santa Clara County will join the rest of the Bay Area on Friday in allowing shops to resume business on a very limited basis. But don’t count on your favorite store rushing to throw the doors open....
View ArticlePhotos: Nurses protest potential cuts by HCA Healthcare
More than 100 registered nurses and their supporters stood outside of Good Samaritan Hospital, while maintaining social distancing and wearing masks, for over an hour protesting potential cuts and...
View ArticlePhotos: Santa Clara County to join coronavirus Phase 2 reopening but some...
CLICK HERE if you’re having trouble viewing the slideshow on your mobile device. Santa Clara County will join the rest of the Bay Area on Friday in allowing shops to resume business on a very limited...
View ArticlePhotos: Aerial views of social-distancing circles painted on Dolores Park...
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department gave Dolores Park a new look this week with the addition of painted...
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Endangered baby lemur born at San Jose’s Happy Hollow Zoo. You can help name it.
The paths that weave between the dozens of exhibits at Happy Hollow Park and Zoo might be quiet for the time being but that doesn’t mean life has stopped for the nearly 150 animals behind its gates....
View ArticleDublin moves forward with new cultural arts center, despite $4 million shortfall
DUBLIN — A new cultural arts center that will take over the former police headquarters is moving forward, despite a $4 million funding shortfall. The former police headquarters at City Hall will be...
View ArticleSanta Clara County seeks volunteers for COVID-19 contact tracing
In an effort to help contain the spread of COVID-19, Santa Clara County public health officials are seeking hundreds of community volunteers to join an extensive contact tracing outreach program....
View ArticleSeven-year battle to save Willow Glen’s historic trestle may finally end in...
The nearly seven-year-long fight to save Willow Glen’s historic trestle from demolition has been dealt its latest — and potentially final — blow. The Sixth District Court of Appeal in San Jose this...
View ArticleSome Bay Area census offices are reopening after coronavirus closures;...
On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau will reopen several Bay Area field offices it shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic, which also put a stop to most census outreach and forced a months-long delay for...
View ArticleSaratoga community briefs for the week of May 29
Saratogan hikes for a cause If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, Saratogan Rick Whitacre would be traveling to New Hampshire next month to take an epic fundraising hike. Whitacre and others who signed on...
View ArticleReaders share what they miss most during shelter-in-place
I recently shared a list of things I’ve been missing the most the past two months during the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place order, and I asked readers to share what’s on their list. A common thread...
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