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Former Palo Alto VA cardiology chief indicted for sexual batteryThe former cardiology chief of the Palo Alto VA who is accused of sexually abusing a doctor in 2017 made his first court...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by Huh?, on May 15, 2020 at 3:58 pm | 2 comments | 3992 Views
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County supervisors decline to extend eviction moratorium for nowThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors punted Tuesday on a potential extension of the county's temporary moratorium...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on May 15, 2020 at 12:25 pm | 9 comments | 4443 Views
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County sets aside $55M from budget for hospitals due to COVID-19The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved over $55 million in emergency funding Tuesday for Santa...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on May 15, 2020 at 6:23 am | 1 comment | 4171 Views
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Redwood City man arrested in connection with Los Altos slayingA Redwood City man has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Los Altos a week ago, police said Monday. Read the...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by , on May 12, 2020 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 6987 Views
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Coroner's Office identifies motorcyclist killed in Mountain View crashA 56-year-old San Jose man was killed Thursday night (May 7) after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 237 in Mountain View,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2020Last comment by Monica Coulter-Warren, on May 12, 2020 at 9:59 am | 4 comments | 12132 Views
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'Keep Parks Safe' -- Authorities plead with visitors to follow social distancing rules or face closuresAcross the Bay Area, parks and open spaces, including all San Mateo County parks, have been shut down to slow the spread...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2020Last comment by The Registrant, on May 11, 2020 at 6:28 am | 47 comments | 16971 Views
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Local leaders ask: Where are the COVID-19 tests?Santa Clara County needs to be able to test roughly 4,000 people per day for COVID-19 before the stay-at-home order can be...
Original post made on May. 8, 2020Last comment by Gary, on May 10, 2020 at 1:39 pm | 4 comments | 6006 Views
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Mountain View City Council approves 463-unit housing project in East WhismanThe Mountain View City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a seven-story housing project in the city's East...
Original post made on May. 6, 2020Last comment by DC, on May 8, 2020 at 2:59 pm | 22 comments | 13026 Views
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A lesson from history: How the yellow fever epidemic changed societyStanford University historian Kathryn Olivarius is seeing parallels between the 19th-century outbreaks of the deadly yellow...
Original post made on May. 6, 2020Last comment by ronewolf, on May 6, 2020 at 4:40 pm | 1 comment | 5735 Views
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Judge rules Los Altos violated state housing laws in blocking downtown projectA proposed five-story development in downtown Los Altos must proceed after a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge found...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on May 1, 2020 at 1:24 pm | 6 comments | 9423 Views
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Michigan man scams Bay Area residents of hundreds of dollars for purported N95 masksFederal prosecutors announced Tuesday that a Michigan man has been charged for allegedly selling non-existent N95 masks for...
Original post made on May. 1, 2020Last comment by Covid-Kid, on May 1, 2020 at 11:27 am | 1 comment | 6901 Views
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Santa Clara County seeks a roadmap for recovery as COVID-19 cases level offThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create a comprehensive recovery plan laying out exactly how...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by Where are all the tests?, on Apr 29, 2020 at 11:50 am | 21 comments | 17378 Views
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Safe parking program flourishes as cities scramble to house the homelessPlacing the unhoused in a safe, clean location during the coronavirus pandemic has been a top priority for cities and counties...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 28, 2020 at 6:06 pm | 4 comments | 8815 Views
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Coronavirus weekend update: Local leaders expect summer spike in casesWith other states beginning to relax their public health restrictions, Santa Clara County leaders on Friday predicted a local...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2020Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Apr 28, 2020 at 4:20 pm | 8 comments | 11239 Views
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Living through a major historical momentThe Los Altos History Museum is documenting Santa Clara County residents’ experiences of life during the coronavirus crisis...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by Pearl Kruss, on Apr 27, 2020 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 6190 Views
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Stanford made COVID-19 tests available for health care workers. Now, it's considering wider distributionAs the scientific community races to create tests for COVID-19 and end the shutdown, Stanford University is trying to speed...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2020Last comment by member, on Apr 27, 2020 at 9:03 am | 3 comments | 7712 Views
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COVID-19 antibody studies spur debate, skepticismA pair of studies conducted by researchers in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties drew national attention this week with...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Joe, on Apr 27, 2020 at 4:51 am | 14 comments | 8563 Views
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Los Angeles study backs Stanford researchers' conclusion about high prevalence of COVID-19Days after Stanford University researchers suggested that COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara County are far more prevalent --...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 24, 2020 at 8:59 am | 17 comments | 16998 Views
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Home Front: Officials deem real estate an essential; Menlo Park permit center goes virtualA roundup of local home and garden news, including the California Association of Realtors' advice for agents in the field,...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 4403 Views
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Former Stanford President Donald Kennedy dies at 88 of COVID-19Stanford University President Emeritus Donald Kennedy, who led the way for massive fundraising efforts and improvements in...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by Stanford dad, on Apr 22, 2020 at 4:03 pm | 1 comment | 5997 Views
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