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DA wins first round in gun-permit case
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A judge handed Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen a first round victory yesterday (Sept. 17) in his case alleging the Sheriff’s […]
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County to fine large health care groups that fail to provide Covid tests
Santa Clara County plans to hit large hospitals and medical groups with $5,000 fines if they don’t provide their members with coronavirus tests or help them find other places that […]
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Covid won’t stop Halloween — County leaves trick or treating up to parents
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Santa Clara County is unlikely to prohibit trick-or-treating this year, a county official said yesterday, following the outcry in Los Angeles County over a […]
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New order will let Santa Clara County schools reopen in two weeks, but will they?
BY SARA TABIN AND EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers Schools in Santa Clara County will likely be allowed to reopen in two weeks, but that doesn’t mean that they […]
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Schools in Santa Clara County might be able to reopen in 14 days
Santa Clara County has moved out of the state’s highest tier of coronavirus restrictions, allowing businesses such as gyms to reopen immediately — and schools are on their way to […]
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Teacher arrested for threatening Public Health Officer Cody over lockdown
A community college instructor with ties to the far-right, anti-government “boogaloo” movement is in jail on suspicion of sending two dozen misogynistic and threatening letters to Santa Clara County Public […]
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UPDATE: One defendant in gun-permit case pleads guilty, another wants DA removed
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The head of a security firm pleaded guilty today (Aug. 31) to charges alleging the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office handed out concealed […]
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CEO of security firm indicted in sheriff’s office gun-permit scandal
By the Daily Post staff The former CEO of an international security firm has been charged as part of an alleged bribery scheme by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office […]
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County health officer calls new CDC guidance on testing “entirely bizarre”
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has diverged from its original messaging and is now saying that much of the testing for COVID-19 may no longer be necessary […]
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Five months after start of lockdown, county considers cuts — layoffs unlikely for now
When the lockdown began in March, businesses immediately laid off employees because of declining revenue. Five months later, the Santa Clara County government is taking a slower approach to the […]
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Eviction ban extended, end date hasn’t been decided
Amid a ticking “eviction time bomb” in Santa Clara County, the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Aug. 11) unanimously approved an extension on the eviction moratorium for both apartment […]
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Santa Clara County to decide whether to fine those who don’t wear masks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A week after San Mateo County officials approved fines for people caught not wearing a mask in public, Santa Clara County’s Board of […]
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Sheriff’s captain, 2 lawyers, businessman indicted by grand jury in alleged gun permit scheme
By the Daily Post staff A Santa Clara County grand jury has indicted a county sheriff’s captain, two local lawyers and the owner of a gun parts manufacturer in an […]
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Call it anti-social distancing: Backyard get-togethers forbidden
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Santa Clara County residents who want to invite that couple they haven’t seen in a while to come over for a backyard barbecue might […]
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DA to decide soon on whether to charge retired Palo Alto cop
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said Wednesday (July 22) he will decide soon whether to charge retired Palo Alto police Sgt. […]
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Menlo Park man to replace Guardino at tech lobbying group
By the Daily Post staff The Silicon Valley Leadership Group has hired an investment banker, Menlo Park resident Ahmad Thomas, as its new CEO to replace Carl Guardino. The Silicon […]
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Water district gets a new chief executive
Rick Callender, a longtime employee of the Santa Clara County Valley Water District who is also the former head of the San Jose-Silicon Valley NAACP, is the new chief executive […]
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Businesses must fill out form in order to reopen
All Santa Clara County businesses planning to resume operations under the new health order, including those already open, must complete the new online social distancing protocol form and officials are […]
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How do drugs get into the jails? Jailer arrested on suspicion of smuggling meth
A two-month investigation has resulted in the arrest of a correctional deputy on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine to inmates at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, the Santa Clara County […]
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State flip-flops, approves Santa Clara County’s re-opening plan
By the Daily Post staff TODAY, 10 A.M. — The state has now approved Santa Clara County’s plan to reopen many businesses after rejecting the idea over the weekend. Most […]