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Three Bay Area counties urge businesses to require employee vaccination
Health officials in Santa Clara, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties urged local employers Thursday to considering requiring their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The health officials issued...Read More
Police search for suspect who fled on foot after killing driver in red light collision
The suspect in a fatal hit-and-run collision at McKee Road and 33rd Street in San Jose early Saturday morning fled on foot and police are asking for help with...Read More
Bay Area health officers renew indoor mask recommendation, regardless of vaccination status
Public health officers from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Friday morning with the strong...Read More
County weighs three routes on path to region’s first bicycle superhighway
Santa Clara County is planning the region’s first bike superhighway, but a route still needs to be selected. Erik Lindskog, a member of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s Bicycle...Read More
Officials issue not-so-subtle reminder: ‘Seriously. No Fireworks. Zip. Zero.’
Gearing up their fire prevention efforts ahead of the Fourth of July, fire and police officials are noting that all types of fireworks including those the state fire marshal...Read More
Cal EPA warns of elevated mercury levels from fish from Stevens Creek Reservoir
A state regulatory agency issued an updated advisory this week for eating certain fish in Stevens Creek Reservoir in Santa Clara County because of elevated mercury levels. The California...Read More
Santa Clara County to phase out four of five mass vaccination sites
Four out of Santa Clara’s five mass vaccination sites are closing in the next few weeks, but it is not a bad thing, county health experts said. With nearly...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: Counties drop vaccine eligibility to age 12, state still requires indoor masking
This week saw substantial movement in the fight against Covid-19 with vaccinations opening up to people as young as 12 years old and loosening of federal mask guidance, though...Read More
Water district approves one-year rate increase
Water rates in Santa Clara County are increasing as the county faces looming threats of drought. On Tuesday, the Santa Clara Valley Water District board of directors unanimously approved...Read More
Bay Area health officers echo federal guidance on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health officers for eight greater Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Sunday in agreement with federal guidance on use of the Johnson &...Read More
San Francisco and Santa Clara counties drop vaccine eligibility age to 16
Two days ahead of state’s schedule, San Francisco and Santa Clara County Tuesday opened Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to residents age 16 and older. San Francisco had already dropped the...Read More
County expands forensic testing for domestic assault choking victims
Santa Clara County is expanding a pilot program that provides victims who have been choked by their intimate partners with free medical forensic exams, followup care and victim advocacy....Read More
San Francisco, Santa Clara and Marin counties loosen restrictions under orange tier
San Francisco is seeing its lowest number of Covid-19 hospitalizations and daily new cases since the winter surge. That progress enabled The City’s Tuesday move to the orange tier...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: One year after shelter-at-home orders
Exactly one year ago, six Bay Area counties joined forces in a shelter-at-home order in an effort to curb the growing number of Covid-19 cases. On this day in...Read More
Santa Clara County warns residents, especially unsheltered, of freezing weekend weather
Santa Clara County officials are asking residents and unsheltered individuals to prepare for the cold weather as temperatures are expected to drop below freezing over the weekend. An inclement...Read More
Prosecutors charge woman with hate crime for allegedly spitting on stranger, using ethnic slur
Santa Clara County prosecutors on Monday announced a hate crime charge filed against a 39-year-old woman who allegedly spat on a stranger having lunch in downtown Mountain View and...Read More
San Jose Unified secures vaccine appointments for all school staff
The San Jose Unified School District has secured vaccine appointments for 100 percent of its staff, officials announced Friday. Through a collaboration with its own health professionals, the state...Read More
County opens East San Jose vaccination site to serve hard-hit community
As part of Santa Clara County’s efforts to reach disproportionally impacted communities, the county opened another vaccination site in East San Jose on Friday. The new site at Valley...Read More