Bay Area Kaiser recruiting participants for COVID-19 vaccine trial

"I am a big believer in vaccines. I am a big believer in the science behind vaccines. I'm a team player. I want to do my part to get going and get back to life as soon as possible," said participant Dusta Eisenman.

Feds accuse pair of smuggling methamphetamine dissolved in buckets of paint at San Jose warehouse

KTVU cameras were first to capture the arrest of Mario Orozco in San Jose and observe DEA, Homeland Security and local law enforcement officers enter a home to take him into custody. His alleged accomplice, Teodoro Ayon-Ramos, was arrested at his home in Los Banos on the same day. 

Mayor wants to change Palo Alto law that excludes non-residents from park

There are growing demands to open a public open space that’s exclusive to City of Palo Alto residents. Nonresidents have been turned away because of a longstanding city ordinance.

San Jose students start school online, teachers can choose to work at home or school

San Jose Unified students will kick off the school year with a full school day of distance learning — as opposed to other districts, including Oakland Unified, where teachers are only teaching 30 to 45 minutes a day for the first week and possibly longer until they finalize a contract with their district. 

Santa Clara County supervisors extend eviction moratorium to date TBD

Amid a ticking "eviction time bomb" in Santa Clara County, the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an extension on the eviction moratorium for both private and commercial tenants.

San Jose leaders in a quandary about a Black Lives Matter street mural

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said he worries that other groups will paint their own messages without approval and cite the First Amendment in doing so.  

Mental health experts on managing back to school anxiety amid pandemic

As many families head back to school remotely, the prospect of navigating the school year during a pandemic is stressing people out.

South Bay leaders looking to extend eviction moratorium

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will vote on a proposal to extend the South Bay's current eviction moratorium by one month. The ordinance was set to expire at the end of August.

Man destroys youth art in Palo Alto, spray paints 'MAGA'
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Police in Palo Alto are investigating the vandalism of youth artwork that supported the Black Lives Matter movement. Video was taken of a man over the weekend spray painting 'MAGA' and other messages on the art. He also yelled to "fund the police" and "patriots lives matter."

Santa Clara County puts up $7M to help bridge digital divide

“When I need students to be able to translate information, perhaps they don’t have a smartphone. It makes educating very, very, challenging,” said Renna Rodriguez, a middle school teacher in the Franklin-McKinley School District in San Jose.

Two suspects wanted in Palo Alto armed robbery of 7-Eleven store

The store was previously robbed in April 2019. Police have not identified the suspect in that case, and have made no arrests.

Caltrain sales tax to be placed on November ballot after SF Supervisors pass measure

If ultimately approved by two thirds of voters across San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, the tax would generate an estimated $108 million annually.

Longtime South Bay school district superintendent resigning

He's one of the longest serving superintendents in the district's history. But now Chris Funk of the East Side Union High School District in San Jose is resigning.

Santa Clara sheriff's captain accused of role in gun permit bribery scheme

A grand jury has indicted a Santa Clara County sheriff's captain and others in a bribery scheme to allegedly get permits for concealed guns.