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Santa Clara County officials are publicly worrying whether area health care providers will stick to the guidelines when it comes to distributing COVID-19 vaccines, and deliberating what the county could and should do if they don’t. Already, in at least two cases so far, private health care providers in California — including one in the...
Sharon Chatman, Santa Clara County judge, remembered as friend and leader
Her hugs emanated warmth and love, her smile could light up a room and above all, friends recall, Sharon Chatman could motivate almost anyone to be a better person. Chatman, a retired Santa Clara County judge and renowned former San Jose State University basketball coach, died in late December at home from complications due to...
Businesses must close employee break areas in Santa Clara County under COVID-19 restrictions
Santa Clara County health officials kicked off 2021 by adding new restrictions on businesses — they must now close their employee breakrooms. While officials told San José Spotlight they had issued previous “guidance” on breakrooms, an earlier version of the county’s directive did not include any language about closing indoor employee breakrooms. There are new...
What to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Santa Clara County
Hope for turning the tide of the coronavirus pandemic has finally arrived. People around the world are rolling up their sleeves to receive the first doses of the just-approved COVID-19 vaccines. The medicines come at a dire moment, with the epidemic raging around the county, state and country, causing record numbers of deaths. Here are answers to...
Santa Clara County looking for its first youth poet laureate
In a time when the world is more difficult to make sense of than ever, Santa Clara County is opening the floor to local teens to make their meaning through poetry. For the first time, the county will choose its own youth poet laureate. The idea by Santa Clara County’s own poet laureate Janice Lobo...
Report: ‘Frat house culture’ blamed for lack of female firefighters in Santa Clara County
Women trying to become firefighters in cities throughout Santa Clara County face gender bias, a hostile work environment, a conscious lack of recruitment and other major obstacles, according to a newly released grand jury report. The report on the lack of women firefighters in Santa Clara County offers recommendations for how the male-dominated firefighting profession can take steps...
Researchers turn to human waste to sniff out clues about COVID-19 in Santa Clara County
Seeking to better understand the spread of COVID-19, researchers from San Jose, Santa Clara County and Stanford University are looking at an unusual source for answers: Human waste. It turns out excrement can carry the coronavirus, which is why researchers and health officials are examining it to compile more accurate data on the virus in...
San Jose Legends: Rod Diridon launched the city’s light rail but got into transit by accident
Editor’s Note: San Jose Legends is a new monthly series that tells the remarkable stories of the historic and legendary people who have helped shape and transform our city. Rod Diridon has a train station named after him and is widely renowned as the “father” of Silicon Valley’s modern transit system. But to hear him tell...
Coronavirus LIVE BLOG: SJSU student fights for on-campus COVID-19 testing
As of Dec. 23, Santa Clara County reported 59,923 confirmed coronavirus cases and 632 deaths. The county saw another massive spike — 1,311 new cases recorded in one day. California had 1,964,076 positive cases and 23,284 deaths as of Dec. 22. However, health officials have warned recent figures have been underreported due to issues with...
Stanford drops lawsuit against Santa Clara County over affordable housing
Stanford University dropped a lawsuit against Santa Clara County, two years after arguing the county targeted the university too narrowly in requiring affordable housing. Stanford filed the suit in December 2018 after the county began a multi-year planning process to increase development of affordable housing. The first phase of the county’s affordable housing plan identified...