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Image caption: San Francisco has seen an 85 percent jump in new COVID cases over the past week.
COVID Cases Show Alarming Rise in Bay Area, Sacramento and Other Counties

The delta variant and often lagging vaccination rates are putting California in new danger from COVID-19.

Image caption: A raging Oregon wildfire is bearing down on one of California's main power transmission routes.
Water, Energy Cutbacks Urged as Emergencies Mount

As fire, heat waves and drought threaten the state’s water and power supplies, the governor calls for consumers to cut back on use.

Image caption: Anderson Reservoir will be dry for 10 years due to a seismic retrofitting project.
Anderson Dam Retrofit Begins, Reservoir Drained

Work begins on what officials say is an essential seismic upgrade to Anderson Dam, draining the reservoir even though Santa Clara County is in the middle of a drought.

Image caption: California homeowners are fighting to get back cancelled fire insurance policies.
Insurers Still Fail to Reinstate Fire Policies

Homeowners whose fire insurance policies were not renewed remain frustrated in their fight to get them back.

Image caption: PG&E wants a new, 18 percent rate hike over five years starting in 2023.
PG&E Wants New Rate Hike For Fire Prevention

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking customers to pay more for protection from wildfires caused by PG&E.

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Fentanyl Deaths Rise in South Bay

Fentanyl-related fatalities tripled from Jan. 1 to May 8 in Santa Clara County.

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Eviction Moratorium Extended in Santa Clara County

On Tuesday, ahead of Gov. Gavin Newsom extending a statewide eviction moratorium, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to extend its own, according to county officials and a number of Bay Area news outlets.

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Jails Pushed to Release Inmates

Flurry of COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara County jails leads to calls for more inmate releases.

Image caption: Supervisor Dave Cortese proposed a basic income bill to assist young adults leaving foster care.
County Tests Out ‘Basic Income’

San Jose Spotlight reports on a bill that gives $1,000 a month to adults leaving foster care.

Image caption: Non-profits throughout Santa Clara County are stepping up to help families who are struggling through the pandemic.
COVID-19 Heroes: 10 Local Nonprofits Helping Silicon Valley’s Neediest

As requests for basic needs grow, including food, shelter, and financial assistance for rent, non-profits move to help those most at risk.

Image caption: Matt Mahood, Silicon Valley Organization president and CEO, says there are resources available to small businesses.
Five Resources for Santa Clara County Small Businesses Dealing with COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic in North America has brought economic calamity. For small businesses in Santa Clara County, though, resources are available.

Image caption: The San Jose City Council considered and rejected a bill that would have cancelled rents within the city for three months.
Demonstrators Demand San Jose Cancel Rents after Council Passes Temporary Rent Freeze

Just two days after the San Jose City Council placed a freeze on rent hikes for nearly 50,000 apartments and mobile homes in response to the coronavirus emergency, a caravan of demonstrators demanded that the city cancel rents altogether.

Image caption: Officials understood that it won’t be an easy or quick recovery, just as a five-week-old stay-at-home order had  brought life in the South Bay almost to a standstill, while almost certainly helping to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases and save lives.
How Santa Clara County Set Itself Up for COVID-19 Recovery

While coronavirus cases have exploded in other parts of the United States, Santa Clara County has kept its numbers relatively low.

Image caption: Second Street Studios, a $59.25 million project developed by First Community Housing, has provided a permanent home for 155 formerly homeless residents.
Hope for Affordable Housing in San Jose

San Jose City Council earmarks $70 million a year for affordable housing by taxing buyers and sellers of homes valued at more than $2 million.

Image caption: The McEvoy Apartments in San Jose are one example of a recent affordable housing win.
Bay Area Could Vote on Combined Housing-Transportation Measure

Elected officials and business groups are pushing a measure for the November ballot to raise $100 billion for housing and transit.

Image caption: Representatives from Destination: Home, the City of Santa Clara, Abode Systems and others break ground on the Calabazas Community Apartments.
Housing for 80 Homeless Residents in Santa Clara

Calabazas Community Apartments will consist of 80 “mini-studio” apartments with on-site support services available.

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