Milpitas community briefs for the week of Aug. 7
Free COVID-19 testing at Valley Med Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is offering free, appointment-based COVID-19 testing for anyone without symptoms. You do not need to be a patient of the hospital...
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Watch: California coronavirus cases may be dropping after weeks of higher...
Click here if you cannot view the animated graphic on your mobile device. California’s new case rate seems to have peaked and might even be going down, but recent problems with under-reporting in the...
View ArticleThe Newsroom @Home: A conversation about the NBA’s future
On July 30th sports columnists and beat writers from the Bay Area News Group and Southern California News Group discussed the future for the NBA. During this episode of our sports The Newsroom @Home...
View ArticleThe Newsroom @Home: How will the NFL plan to open this season?
On August 6 sports columnists and beat writers from both Bay Area News Group and Southern California News Group discussed the NFL’s future during the coronavirus pandemic. As we approach an uncertain...
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Former Google employees step up for Second Harvest Food Bank
Back in April, when some of us were thinking there’s no way this lasts until August, a group of former Google employees banded together to raise money for Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley....
View ArticleMarathon refinery closure could signal big transition for Bay Area refineries
MARTINEZ — The recent announcement that Marathon Petroleum will close its Martinez plant has cast a spotlight on the handful of refineries that have defined the region for decades but today are...
View ArticlePhotos: San Francisco Zoo’s annual March of the Penguins
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. Six Magellanic penguin chicks waddled their way to their new home on Penguin Island as part of an annual ritual, March of...
View ArticleMe & My Car: ’71 Datsun 510 built for speed, not gas mileage
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. Editor’s note: David Krumboltz’s regular column is on hiatus until further notice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic....
View ArticleSan Jose community briefs for the week of Aug. 14
Tree survey Our City Forest is asking San Jose residents to complete a survey to help elected officials better understand how the community feels about city trees and create a plan action around same....
View ArticleSaratoga community briefs for the week of Aug. 14
Movies at Montalvo Montalvo Arts Center can’t hold its usual concert series this summer, but they are screening movies on the grounds of Villa Montalvo. Spike Lee’s dark comedy “BlacKkKlansman” is up...
View ArticleTeens launch network to connect with isolated seniors
In early March, a group of five friends, all rising seniors at Cupertino High School, was coming to terms with how the COVID-19 crisis was playing out on a local level. In-person classes had just been...
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San Jose in a quandary over unauthorized ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural
A month after “Black Lives Matter” was painted across a street without the city’s approval, San Jose leaders are still weighing what to do about it — and how they should handle a new flood of requests...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Don’t expect ‘drastic changes’ to California’s watchlist despite...
As California works its way out of a backlog of coronavirus records and moves beyond the abrupt departure of its top public health official, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the snafu shouldn’t knock the...
View ArticleSanta Clara County donates $7.1 million to equip needy students with laptops,...
As a San Jose middle school teacher, Brenna Rodriguez has seen the digital divide that separates the haves and have-nots for many years. The gap has only magnified since the coronavirus pandemic...
View ArticlePhotos: Oakland Interim Police Chief Susan Manheimer visits scene of weekend...
Interim Oakland Police Chief Susan Manheimer hit the streets on Monday to take a stand after a deadly weekend of gun violence. The chief visited with the mother of a recent East Oakland homicide victim...
View Article‘Awfully late’: In 11th hour reversal, San Jose teachers allowed to work from...
Less than 24 hours before teachers were set to give their first lessons of the new school year from inside their empty classrooms, the San Jose Unified School District has decided to give them the...
View ArticleA drive-thru gala? Welcome to the new world of nonprofit fundraisers
A gourmet catered meal, live entertainment and games may sound like your standard nonprofit affair. But the Valley Medical Center Foundation’s Tribute to Heroes on Aug. 22 will have all that without...
View ArticleCritter Corner: How to calm your dog’s enthusiasm
Dear Miss Behavin’: Our puppy has been allowed to say hi to the family by jumping up on us. We are now realizing that he will be bigger than what we thought and that he could hurt someone, how do we...
View ArticleSan Jose to open public parks and plazas to restaurants, gyms and hair salons
Since outdoor spaces have become one of the last refuges for businesses reeling from the pandemic, San Jose is making it easier for business owners to take advantage of the city’s public parks, plazas...
View ArticleSunnyvale community briefs for the week of Aug. 14
Rebuilding Day is on Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley has established a new safety protocol to allow the nonprofit to move forward with its annual Fall Rebuilding Day, when volunteers make home...
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