Palo Alto issues overnight curfew
Following a number of other cities across the Bay Area, and the country, Palo Alto issued a citywide curfew Tuesday afternoon. It applies from 8:30…
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City of Santa Clara lifts curfew after two nights, San Jose to lift theirs Thursday
Following two nights of a citywide curfew, Santa Clara is hoping for a night of peace. The city has been under an overnight curfew each…
Curfews, large police presence in San Jose and Santa Clara
Following two days of protests over last week’s killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, by a police officer, officials in two…
COVID-19 case count rises in County jails
Three more inmates in Santa Clara County jails are have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days. According to the County Sheriff’s office, one inmate…
Santa Clara gets new Police Chief, new laws to stop sideshows
The City of Santa Clara’s Chief of Police has been on the job less than a week but is already taking action to target street…
Changes to arraignments as COVID-19 cases rise in County Sheriff’s Department
Following last week’s announcement that four Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputies had tested positive for COVID-19, the Department announced today the number has risen to…
Four Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputies test positive for COVID-19
Community spread of novel coronavirus continues to radiate throughout Santa Clara County and the Bay Area at large. Unfortunately, no group is immune, with the…
County prepares Santa Clara Convention Center for hospital use
As hospital capacity begins to stretch with a crush of new patients battling COVID-19, Santa Clara County is working to expand the region’s capabilities. The…
Santa Clara County debuts new tools for reporting health orders
With continued community spread of novel coronavirus in Santa Clara County, officials are giving the public new tools to help enforce potential violations of last…