Coronavirus Revised Stanford estimate Santa Clara County had 54 times more cases

In a revised analysis of a startling study published last month, Stanford researchers now estimate that 2.8% of Santa Clara residents were previously infected by the virus. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Uber/Lyft would owe CA $413M in unemployment funds if drivers were misclassified

Ride-hailing giants have been fighting California over controversial classification of drivers as contractors. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus blows a $54B hole in California’s budget. 3x Rainy Day Fund

The dire news is a head-spinning and historic turnaround from the beginning of the year, when California and the rest of the country were riding high on an economy that was firing on all cylinders. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus made telework necessary. Now Santa Clara wants to explore ways

The Santa Clara County board of supervisors Tuesday will consider ways of making “telework” last after the outbreak, with a “commute-free commitment” from Silicon Valley com… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Over 200k H-1B visa workers could lose legal status by June

Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs in the last two months, but workers on visas are vulnerable in ways native-born workers aren’t. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

French scientists will test nicotine against Covid-19

The researchers said they would be careful to ensure their research did not encourage people to take up smoking, given its harmful effects on human health. “That would be catastrophic,”… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Falsely blamed for the coronavirus, her life has been turned upside down

Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disea… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus: Would you volunteer to be exposed? These Stanford grads did

If vaccine testing could be trimmed by just one day, potentially saving thousands of lives, would you volunteer? Yes, say a growing number of young, healthy and informed people. In less than a mon… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Feud over Stanford coronavirus study: ‘The authors owe us all an apology’

Did the COVID-19 virus infect between 48,000 and 81,000 residents of Santa Clara County? Not so quick, say statisticians, citing what they call deep flaws in a Stanford study. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus: Santa Clara County has had 50 to 85x more cases than we knew about

This startling finding suggests that between 48,000 and 81,000 people were infected in Santa Clara County by early April. The results represent the first large-scale community-based prevalence stud… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Abolish Silicon Valley

In her upcoming book, Wendy Liu talks about her own experiences in the tech industry and how she soured on the mythology of Silicon Valley that she had been so invested in for much of her life whil… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

San Jose Church Hosting Easter Service at Drive in Theater

Practicing “social distancing but not spiritual distancing” during coronavirus pandemic, Southridge Church holds Easter services at Capitol Drive-In. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Yelp lays off 1k workers, furloughs 1,100

Yelp had 5,950 employees around the world, its most recent annual report said, meaning layoffs and furloughs will reduce its workforce by 35%. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

The doctor who ordered the Bay Area's Covid-19 lockdown, the first in the US

Sara Cody, Santa Clara County’s health officer, has been in a furious race against coronavirus, assembling her inner circle and making epic decisions that would change Bay Area life as we kno… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Bandage-like coronavirus vaccine shows promising results in mice

A potential coronavirus vaccine that is given using a fingertip-sized patch with dissolvable microneedles produces antibodies that could fight the virus, a study in mice showed.  | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Together, a Palo Alto couple fell ill. He recovered quickly. She didn’t. Why?

Together, a Palo Alto couple fell ill. He recovered quickly. She didn’t. Why? | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

BART's push to San Jose is badly delayed. Will it get worse?

The biggest subway tunnel ever built. Stations 10 stories below the street. Plans for bringing BART to San Jose are unlike anything the Bay Area has seen before. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Tesla delivers 1k ventilators to LA

Elon Musk delivered 1,000 ventilators to Los Angeles, Newsom said Monday, but more medical supplies are needed to face an impending crush of COVID-19 cases. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Netflix urged to slow streaming to prevent breaking the internet

The European Union is urging Netflix to stop showing video in high definition to prevent the internet from breaking under the strain of unprecedented usage. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus: California issues warning about disinfecting wipes

Disinfectant wipes are in high demand during the coronavirus pandemic. But water experts are cautioning they should not be flushed down toilets because they can clog sewer lines and wastewater trea… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Morning rush hour traffic has become eerily non-existent for the Bay Area after seven counties placed a shelter-in-place order Monday. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago

Bay Area Counties announcing a “virtual lockdown”

Six Bay Area counties announced a virtual public lockdown in the face of the rapidly expanding coronavirus pandemic aimed at slowing transmission of the deadly COVID-19 respiratory disease. Health … | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Google: No national coronavirus site anytime soon, after Trump announcement

Google will not be publishing a national-scale website for coronavirus testing anytime soon, contrary to claims made by President Donald Trump during a Friday news conference. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

‘Pokemon Go’: Amid coronavirus pandemic, Niantic needs to change the game

Opinion: Niantic, makers of ‘Pokemon Go,’ needs to change its geo location-based game to keep its player base safe during the coronavirus pandemic hitting America. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

TSA officers who tested positive for coronavirus did pat-downs at SJC airport

The TSA revealed the new information in an email to the office of San Jose Mayor Sam LIccardo | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

San Jose: Three TSA agents test positive for Covid-19

Agency says fellow employees they came into contact with are quarantined at home | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Homes going up, but only the rich can afford them

Most residential permits issued recently are for homes affordable to those earning above average incomes, according to the latest Joint Venture Silicon Valley report. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Protesters on UC Berkeley campus rally in support of fired UCSC grad students

Hundreds of protesters gathered Thursday at the University of California’s Sproul Plaza as part of university-wide actions in support of UC-Santa Cruz graduate students fired last week. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Second U.S. coronavirus case of unknown origin confirmed in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County health officials Friday announced their third case of the novel coronavirus that has killed thousands and alarmed health officials and investors around the world. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Fry’s Electronics to close another California store

In September the 144,000-square-foot retail space was sold to Prologis. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Feds order Anderson Reservoir to be drained due to quake risk

Anderson Reservoir, the largest reservoir in Silicon Valley, must be completely drained starting Oct. 1 due to the risk of the 70-year-old dam collapsing in an earthquake, federal officials have or… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Tech job cuts totaling 1,100 jolt Silicon Valley, East Bay

Tech job cuts have been revealed at eight companies, and the staff cutbacks will occur in Palo Alto, Redwood City, Newark, Santa Clara, Livermore, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

U.S. senator from Minnesota provides best opportunity for California Democrats who want to win back the presidency. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Another Missed Deadline for BART to San Jose. Translation: Keep Waiting

AC Transit’s rapid bus line in Oakland and San Leandro is delayed too. As are express lanes on Interstate 880. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Coronavirus: First Case Confirmed in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County health officials Friday afternoon confirmed that a man has tested positive for the coronavirus.  | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Xilinx cuts 300 jobs as San Jose chipmaker sees weak 5G business

Xilinx shares plunged more than 10% Wednesday after the San Jose-based semiconductor company said it will cut about 300 jobs following a disappointing quarterly earnings report. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Theranos founder Holmes represents herself after lawyers say she stiffed them

Court records show Elizabeth Holmes still has seven lawyers working for her on her criminal-fraud case. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Theranos case: Feds claim patient harms related to HIV, pregnancy

Holmes claimed the indictment against her doesn’t allege patients received inaccurate test results from Theranos. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Yelp’s new health scores don’t mean what you think they do (2018)

Yelp rolled out restaurant health scores last month with a grand hoorah. But those scores don’t necessarily mean what you think they do. Restaurateurs and county health officials are speaking… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Bloomberg blasts Warren, Sanders over breaking up big tech companies

Presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg said his rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders don’t “know what they’re talking about” when they call for breaking up big tech companies like Facebook, Goog… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Industrial mega-developer eyes Fry’s north San Jose site

Prologis, a behemoth developer of industrial properties such as warehouses and logistics buildings, has taken an active interest in a big Fry’s property that’s located on nearly 20 acre… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

‘Garages aren’t even cheap anymore:’ Bay Area exodus drives low growth rate

Amid exodus of fed-up residents, the net growth has come largely from babies born here, and  they don’t take up a lot of space yet. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

How California’s half-finished plans disrupt lives

There are big gaps between California’s policy declarations and action on drugs, schools, even high-speed rail. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Indian outsourcer Infosys settles with CA over alleged visa scam, tax evasion

Outsourcing giant has a history of settling lawsuits alleging similar visa misuse. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Tesla objects to NLRB ruling that it violated labor laws

Judge found company engaged in union-busting; case likely to go to the National Labor Relations Board in Washington. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Walters: An epic California Capitol power struggle recalled

The scandal fueled a ballot measure imposing term limits and led to an influx of women and non-white lawmakers. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

Residents increasingly unhappy with Bay Area life, new poll finds

More than half of residents polled say things in the Bay Area “have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track.” | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago

How to catch carpool cheats: Behind the search to find a better way

Laser-guided surveillance cameras and smartphone apps that count a car’s occupants are being added to the arsenal of tools to catch carpool-lane cheaters, even as HOV citations double. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 5 years ago