Santa Clara County’s changes to their existing health order go into effect on Friday, June 5 at 12:01 a.m. and allow multiple sectors and activities to resume. Amendments to the health order include the reopening of in-store retail, outdoor dining, all manufacturing, small service businesses, childcare and summer programs, as well as religious, cultural, and … Read more
As a historic school year comes to a close, the Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees held one of their final meetings before summer break. Funding At their meeting on Thursday, May 28 the Board approved Resolution 20-13. The District is submitting construction funding applications to the Office of Public School Construction … Read more
As of today, California counties that get the go-ahead may reopen barbershops and hair salons. This announcement means that some California counties can officially move into Phase 3 of the state’s four-phase reopening plan. This announcement is not state-wide, but if a county can self-attest that they meet the state’s standards, they are allowed to … Read more
Places of worship and in-store retail are now permitted in most California counties, except for stricter areas like the Bay Area counties. For in-store retail shopping to resume and places of worship to reopen for religious services, modifications are required. Also, reopening is subject to approval by county public health departments, all retail stores can … Read more
As of yesterday, the County of Santa Clara launched and expanded new test locations. All people getting tested at these sites pay nothing for the test. The County picked the six new locations based on data showing a higher rate of recent cases in these areas compared to nearby areas. Essential workers with regular interaction … Read more
Santa Clara County is looking to take their group of 50 County employees, who are trained in case investigation and contact tracing, and expand it 1,000 by recruiting volunteers. “What we need is to respond to, not just to the few cases we have today and the very few contacts that people are coming into … Read more
Santa Clara County took time today to remind residents that COVID-19 testing is free. To get tested, you don’t need insurance or even symptoms. The County and the State of California, in partnership with Verily, have opened an additional testing site at PAL Stadium in East Side San Jose. The goal is to test an … Read more
Santa Clara County is now officially allowing curbside pickup with their new COVID-19 order, which goes into effect on Friday. Additionally, this new health order removes the shelter in place end date, meaning the County is aligning with the State’s order in this specific way and making the shelter in place indefinite. Dr. Sara Cody, … Read more
Expanding on regional variance guidelines made earlier this month, Governor Gavin Newsom announced more modifications to California’s stay at home order. According to Newsom, the guidelines on regional variance released today can apply to most California counties — about 53 counties out of 58 counties — allowing them to move deeper into Phase 2 of … Read more
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department now recommends that workers who have frequent interaction with members of the public get tested at least once a month even if you don’t show any symptoms. Deputy Health Officer and COVID-19 Testing Officer Dr. Marty Fenstershieb said that if you are not sheltering in place, but … Read more