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Santa Clara County holds back batch of Moderna vaccine that potentially causes allergic reactionsA specific lot of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 potentially caused a "higher-than-usual" number of allergic reactions...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2021Last comment by 7x7native, on Jan 19, 2021 at 3:26 pm | 4 comments | 2840 Views
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California's new goal: Vaccinate a million people in 10 daysAcknowledging that vaccinations have been too slow, state officials aim to ramp up the pace. But many questions remain about...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2021Last comment by Tal Shaya, on Jan 18, 2021 at 4:03 pm | 1 comment | 3093 Views
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County inmates report unsafe conditions, go on hunger strike as COVID-19 cases soarInmates in Santa Clara County's jails are on a hunger strike as cases of COVID-19 rage through the correctional system amid...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2021Last comment by addressing systemic racism, on Jan 18, 2021 at 2:59 pm | 1 comment | 2422 Views
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Santa Clara County ramps up COVID-19 vaccinations amid chaotic federal allocationsSanta Clara County leaders are concerned they won't have enough COVID-19 doses to continue building up their vaccination...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2021Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Jan 18, 2021 at 1:56 pm | 2 comments | 3051 Views
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Santa Clara County unveils COVID-19 vaccine dashboardSanta Clara County launched a new online dashboard on Friday that tracks the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received and...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2021Last comment by SRB, on Jan 16, 2021 at 1:12 pm | 1 comment | 7119 Views
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Santa Clara County works to clear hurdles to vaccinationsOne month after the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Santa Clara County, county leaders are hurrying to fix shortcomings...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2021Last comment by Tal Shaya, on Jan 15, 2021 at 3:56 pm | 5 comments | 3599 Views
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Supervisors to consider requiring health care systems to provide vaccination plansSeeking to know how many vaccines are being given out, Santa Clara County supervisors will consider requiring large health...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2021Last comment by Victor Bishop, on Jan 15, 2021 at 2:57 pm | 5 comments | 3239 Views
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Santa Clara County opens up COVID-19 vaccines to all residents age 75 and olderAll Santa Clara County residents age 75 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine effective immediately, vastly...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021Last comment by Dave Williams, on Jan 14, 2021 at 4:22 pm | 4 comments | 3350 Views
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Mountain View police arrest two men following child porn investigationPolice arrested two men in Mountain View on Tuesday after one was found allegedly distributing child pornography over Facebook....
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2021Last comment by It's abuse, on Jan 13, 2021 at 2:58 pm | 1 comment | 3583 Views
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Under assault: data shows Santa Clara County hospital workers routinely attacked on the jobEach year, hundreds of health care workers in Santa Clara County hospitals are punched, kicked, spat on, slapped or worse,...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Drew Neckar, on Jan 13, 2021 at 6:36 am | 2 comments | 8601 Views
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Stanford Shopping Center was a hot spot of violations when public health inspectors came callingEighteen stores in the Stanford Shopping Center were fined for violating Santa Clara County COVID-19 health orders over the...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Victor Bishop, on Jan 12, 2021 at 3:53 pm | 2 comments | 10642 Views
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VTA plans to run more buses on seven lines, so fewer riders are left behindSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority is going to run some bus lines more frequently so fewer passengers get left behind,...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Jan 12, 2021 at 3:42 pm | 2 comments | 2505 Views
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Despite Black Lives Matter protests, Mountain View City Council backs 'toothless' advisory board for police reformThe Mountain View City Council voted to create a new advisory board to address community-police relations, falling short...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2020Last comment by AlishaRendals, on Jan 11, 2021 at 6:19 am | 14 comments | 5755 Views
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Next COVID-19 vaccine phase rollout could come in weeksCalifornia's Community Vaccine Advisory Committee is preparing to outline who will receive COVID-19 vaccine doses in the...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by Victor Bishop, on Jan 10, 2021 at 10:57 am | 4 comments | 3594 Views
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Newsom wants extra $600 stimulus for low-wage CaliforniansGov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $600 stimulus for low-income Californians. He also wants to extend the state's eviction...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Jan 8, 2021 at 4:56 pm | 1 comment | 2628 Views
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Mountain View tech startup Nuro lands state's first autonomous vehicle permitWith a first-of-its kind permit from the DMV, tech company Nuro can now operate its driverless vehicles for commercial purposes...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 30, 2020 at 7:50 pm | 3 comments | 10735 Views
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Newsom: Stay-at-home orders likely to be extended past three-week minimum in much of stateStay-at-home orders in multiple regions across the state are likely to remain in effect past the minimum of three weeks as...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2020Last comment by Victor Bishop, on Dec 27, 2020 at 8:35 pm | 6 comments | 4649 Views
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Police on search for duo in overnight crime spreePalo Alto police detectives are investigating an early Monday morning crime spree after burglars entered two homes, prowled...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2020There are no comments yet. 6339 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors vote to oppose bloated spending plan for BARTSanta Clara County supervisors came out in formal opposition Tuesday to a plan that would pour sales tax money into extending...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2020Last comment by [email protected], on Dec 19, 2020 at 9:26 am | 6 comments | 5165 Views
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As referendum falters, Palo Alto prepares to open Foothills Park to allPalo Alto's exclusive Foothills Park will officially open up to residents from other cities on Thursday after a referendum...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2020Last comment by Riff-raff, on Dec 18, 2020 at 2:19 pm | 5 comments | 5797 Views
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