Nearly two months after San Jose received more than 100 trailers from the state to house homeless residents especially vulnerable to coronavirus, the units are still sitting vacant. But by Thursday, the city is expected to finally put some of the trailers to use on a city-owned parking lot at the intersection of Story Road […]
Fremont Tesla factory remains open, as Elon Musk continues his standoff over shelter-in-place orders
FREMONT — Elon Musk’s kept his Tesla factory here running Tuesday, after suing over Alameda County’s shelter in place order, and daring law enforcement to arrest him for violating the health department mandate. Workers showed up at the Fremont factory early Tuesday and worked throughout the day without interruption, in violation of the orders mandated […]
Bay Area meat, dairy prices spike as alcohol cost stays level in pandemic
Scenes from inside Bay Area grocery stores are quite different in the coronavirus age: face coverings, fewer shoppers, plexiglass separators. You can add rising price tags on meat and dairy products to the list. According to Consumer Price Index data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, meat prices in the Bay Area […]
Santa Clara County projects $285 million deficit in wake of coronavirus
Santa Clara County is bracing for a roughly $285 million budget shortfall precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic’s toll on its revenue sources, according to County Executive Jeff Smith. The startling projection is the latest indication of the widespread economic fallout from the pandemic and comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a whopping $54.3 billion […]
Report: LA County likely to extend lockdown through July
By Colleen Shalby | Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. Ferrer said that would only change if there was a “dramatic change to the virus and tools […]
Coronavirus: Newsom lays out rules for restaurants to reopen, but Bay Area has to wait
Californians longing to sit and order a meal in their favorite restaurant got a glimmer of hope Tuesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out the steps eateries must take to begin welcoming back dine-in customers — the latest move in his gradual push to reopen the state. Almost two months after coronavirus lockdowns forced California […]
Facebook reports a spike in terrorism, hate speech takedowns
By Katie Paul | Reuters SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook Inc on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in the number of posts it removed for promoting violence and hate speech across its apps, which it attributed to improvements made to its technology for automatically identifying text and images. The world’s biggest social media company removed about […]
Opinion: Musk’s COVID-19 suit vs. Alameda County is badly needed
When he announced the reopening of his Tesla plant in the face of the COVID-19 shutdown, Elon Musk is reminding Americans of the importance of James Madison’s work more than 230 years ago. Related Articles Editorial: Musk, Trump COVID-19 responses put money above health Madison drafted the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which […]
Editorial: Musk, Trump COVID-19 responses put money above health
Business reopenings should be based on medical science, not on the size of one’s bank accounts, political connections or Twitter temper tantrums. Related Articles Opinion: Musk’s COVID-19 suit vs. Alameda County is badly needed The sage guidance and early action of Bay Area health officials has thus far spared the region a devastating surge of […]
Report: Uber makes bid to buy Grubhub
By Kaya Yurieff and Sara O’Brien | CNN Grubhub stock soared more than 35% on Tuesday after reports that Uber has made an offer to buy the meal delivery company. The ride-hailing giant reportedly approached Grubhub earlier this year with an acquisition offer and the companies are still discussing a potential deal, according to The […]
