Update: Santa Clara County public schools are closed to students effective Monday, March 16 through Friday, April 3. Original Story: In a room where chairs were set up arm’s length apart and a print-out regarding cold and flu updates was passed out, coronavirus concerns were on many minds even though it wasn’t on the … Read more
In response to coronavirus concerns, Cedar Fair CEO Richard Zimmerman released a statement regarding the plans for Cedar Fair Theme Parks. In the statement Zimmerman says that Cedar Fair’s parks, including California’s Great America in Santa Clara, are still planning to reopen as scheduled — Great America is to open on March 21. “Cedar Fair’s … Read more
This morning, March 12, Sunnyvale City Manager Kent Steffens issued a local emergency proclamation in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a tweet sent out on Thursday afternoon, the City of Sunnyvale says, “this does NOT signify any increase in risk to our community. It allows us to strengthen our response efforts.” The Sunnyvale Department … Read more
Almost a whole week ago, voters went to the polls to cast their ballots. Now, we have more information about how voters felt about local measures. These are still unofficial election results. Santa Clara’s Measure C: Defeated Measure C was a proposed city charter change to split the City of Santa Clara into three districts with … Read more
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department announced the first death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the county. The patient was an adult woman in her 60s and had been hospitalized for several weeks. She was the third case of coronavirus, which was reported Feb. 28. She was the first person in the … Read more
Yesterday morning, five Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers responded to a medical call and performed CPR on an unconscious man who was later identified as a passenger on a cruise that has confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Though the patient, who didn’t survive, wasn’t confirmed to have coronavirus, Sunnyvale DPS is … Read more
The County of Santa Clara’s Public Health Department announced three new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County. Total number of cases is now 14. The twelfth coronavirus case is adult male who is currently hospitalized. The exposure details are still under investigation. The thirteenth and fourteenth cases are both adult males and are close contacts … Read more
On Super Tuesday, voters went to the polls to cast their ballots. Today, we have the unofficial results. Santa Clara’s Measure C: Defeated Measure C was a proposed city charter change to split Santa Clara into three districts with two Council Members each. If the current voting trend continues, it seems that Measure C … Read more
On Monday afternoon at 1 p.m., Santa Clara’s Mission College alerted the campus that Campus Police placed the Gilmor Center on a shelter in place. Local police responded to reports of a person with a knife. After about an hour on lockdown, the shelter in place was lifted. Classes will resume as normal. Follow Mission College on … Read more
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department just confirmed two more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County. This comes after five cases were announced since last Friday. The total in Santa Clara County is now nine cases since the first case was confirmed on Jan. 31. The eighth coronavirus case is … Read more