Jesse Gary
Jesse Gary is a reporter in the KTVU South Bay bureau
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On the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bay Area grocery store workers worried about safety
As the shelter-in-place response to COVID-19 completes another week, the continued threat to those on the front lines lives on. Grocery workers are feeling the strain of balancing the public’s need for food, versus their family’s need to remain safe.
COVID-19 outbreak at South Bay nursing home raises concerns
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and now a South Bay nursing home has at least half a dozen residents and staff who have tested positive for the virus.
San Mateo County turning vacant spaces into pop-up hospital wards for COVID-19 surge
Similar to other counties, officials in San Mateo County are bracing for a possible influx of COVID-19 patients. They’re using available spaces to add to the number of beds to help slow the spread of the virus.
Tighter restrictions in hard-hit Santa Clara County to flatten curve on COVID-19
Santa Clara County is the hardest hit in the Bay Area, with almost 1,000 COVID-19 cases, and 30 deaths directly tied to the virus.
Take a look inside Santa Clara's convention center converted into makeshift hospital
Santa Clara County officials are preparing for a projected influx of COVID-19 patients in the coming weeks.
VTA light rail service halted; trainee tests positive for COVID-19
Transit unions posted a memo sent by the VTA, that a light rail operator trainee tested positive.
Help in race to recoup medical supplies coming from unlikely places
The race to resupply Personal Protective Equipment for those on the medical front lines is getting a boost from unlikely sources.
COVID-19: Sunnyvale company designing 3D protective masks to meet demand
As the cases and the death toll from COVID-19 continue to climb, a nonprofit in the South Bay is working to provide protection for those on the frontlines of the epidemic. And their efforts have inspired others to help.
Santa Clara Convention Center converting into medical site amid shortage of hospital beds
The City of Santa Clara is one of eight cities in California that will be home to a federal medical station to treat patients that are not in critical need of care.
San Jose police cracking down on non-essential businesses operating during shelter-in-place order
In light of the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara County and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shelter-in-place order, San Jose city officials are providing clarity about which businesses can remain open. The San Jose Police department has begun outreach to city businesses through its Health Compliance Units. Four such units are working during the day and evening shifts. For officers Andrew Gomez and Jimmy Vela, who work in the department's Health Compliance Unit, an extra shift equals another day in the frontline battle against the coronavirus.