https://mv-voice.com If it is local and useful, it is on mv-voice.com. en-us Copyright 2020 mv-voice.com https://mv-voice.com/art/top_logo.png https://mv-voice.com/news/rss.php Santa Clara County began injecting the first 210 skilled nursing workers with the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, health leaders said at a press conference. The announcement comes as the county faces the most challenging surge in cases.]]> Palo Alto's exclusive Foothills Park will officially open up to residents from other cities on Thursday after a referendum petition failed to gather the needed signatures to maintain the park's long-standing "residents-only" rule.]]> Hospital workers and vulnerable patients at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System are among the first people in the country to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.]]> Palo Alto's exclusive Foothills Park officially opened up to residents from other cities on Thursday after a referendum petition failed to gather the needed signatures to maintain the park's long-standing "residents-only" rule.]]> Calling the human toll of the COVID-19 pandemic "devastating," San Mateo County announced it will enforce the state’s regional stay-at-home order starting Thursday, Dec. 17, at 11:59 p.m., officials said on Wednesday.]]> Santa Clara County and the South Bay's largest city, San Jose, both approved caps on food delivery service fees Tuesday in an effort to protect struggling small businesses in the wake of COVID-19.]]> To say it's been a busy year for the Ravenswood Family Health Center and MayView Community Health Centers would be an understatement. ]]> Santa Clara County is partnering with community groups to distribute $1 million worth of feminine hygiene products through June 2021 to those who have lost access since the pandemic's start. ]]> The first 5,850 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine arrived in Santa Clara County on Tuesday, offering what battle-weary public health leaders called "a glimmer of hope in the long fight" against COVID-19.]]> Calling it the wrong time and terrible optics, Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee declined Monday to consider ways to scale back the city's rent control law during the coronavirus pandemic.]]> The California Department of Public Health revised its guidance for youth and recreational adult sports Monday, outlining which are allowed in each of the state's four pandemic reopening tiers.]]> The average turnaround time for COVID-19 test results rose 30% in November as people flocked to test sites before Thanksgiving. Pressure on labs is expected to intensify.]]> California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday that e-commerce behemoth Amazon Inc. is refusing to comply with the state's outstanding subpoenas to investigate the company's facilities for improper coronavirus safety protocols.]]> Mountain View city officials are moving briskly to approve an all-affordable housing project -- including units for the homeless -- right next to some of the Bay Area's biggest tech powerhouses.]]> The first COVID-19 vaccine doses will soon land in Santa Clara County, with 17,550 doses from Pfizer Inc. set to arrive Dec. 15 and 39,300 doses from Moderna Inc. later this month.]]> Caltrain is implementing a new schedule starting Monday aimed at improving service for essential workers and others dependent on public transit who have continued riding the agency's trains amid the COVID-19 pandemic.]]> Letters to the editor on Mountain View's RV ban and the presidential election.]]> The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, Dec. 11, authorized the first emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine. The hurdle allows the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed in the United States.]]> State fish and wildlife regulators will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season statewide two days before Christmas, giving people a chance to have crabs on tables before the holiday season ends.<br /> ]]> When the pandemic arrived, one of the questions the Silicon Valley YMCA team asked themselves was how to pivot its existing resources and partnerships to help their community.]]> A group of state Assembly members has co-authored a bill that would require schools to at least partially physically reopen next spring if their county escapes the state's purple tier.]]> Taking a COVID-19 test could be easy as spit if a test by Stanford Medicine pans out. Researchers are conducting a study on whether an at-home, COVID-19 saliva test could give fast, accurate results.]]> While schools have been on remote learning, CHAC’s therapists have helped local students navigate feelings of loss, confusion and fear by providing them with ongoing tele-health services during an especially challenging year.]]> A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted six people on charges related to a long-running conspiracy to steal mail and commit identity fraud in cities across San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.]]> Menlo Park-based Facebook is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission and multiple states for alleged monopoly practices, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's office said Wednesday.]]> The first COVID-19 vaccine doses will soon land in Santa Clara County, with 17,550 doses from Pfizer Inc. set to arrive Dec. 15 and 39,300 doses from Moderna Inc. later this month.]]> Calling it a clear mandate from voters, the Mountain View City Council voted 7-0 Wednesday morning to reinstate its RV parking ban on most city streets, along with a roadmap for enforcement beginning in April.]]> Facebook announced today that it will be dedicating $150 million to affordable housing for the Bay Area's low-income residents. One-third of the funds will be devoted to Santa Clara County.]]> California's average number of new coronavirus cases per day has more than doubled over the last two weeks, one of the state's top health officials said Tuesday.<br /> ]]> With California's eviction moratorium set to expire in less than 60 days and 2 million people at risk of losing their rental homes, a group of tenant-friendly lawmakers wants to forestall evictions for another year. ]]> A man accused of trafficking Guatemalan immigrants into the country and forcing them into servitude took a plea deal last month. He's facing years in state prison and possible deportation after release.<br /> ]]> The Silicon Valley Community Foundation is proud to partner with the Mountain View Voice on the annual Holiday Fund campaign -- a great way to help those in need locally.]]> Santa Clara County could receive the first 17,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. as soon as Dec. 15 once the manufacturer receives federal approval for distribution, county health leaders announced on Monday.]]> California will make a mobile app available to the public this week that will notify users when they encounter someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.]]> The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters has finished tallying votes for the November 2020 election, which brought out record-breaking turnout. The results triggered a mandatory recount in the Mountain View City Council race.]]> More than $40,000 in fines were issued to several private health systems, including three Palo Alto Medical Foundation centers, for failing to comply with Santa Clara County's coronavirus testing order.]]> Three Bay Area counties -- San Mateo, Santa Clara and Contra Costa -- recorded the highest "self-response" rates in California as part of United States Census 2020, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.]]> In their first interview since their rescue in February, Palo Alto residents Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin describe how their Valentine's Day hike turned into a nine-day walkabout and a fight for their very survival.]]> Bay Area officials' Friday announcement that they will expedite the state's new stay-at-home order means that Santa Clara County restaurants have just two days before outdoor dining will be shut down temporarily.]]> Bay Area health officers plan to implement the state's new regional stay-at-home order early next week rather than wait until local hospitals are near crisis, they said during a press conference on Friday afternoon.]]> Chillier temperatures in the forecast are expected to bring increased smoke from wood burning around the Bay Area, prompting air district officials to issue the winter season's first Spare the Air alert for Saturday.]]> A proposed seven-story office building on the site of the former Milk Pail Market in Mountain View could soon cap off a yearslong efforts to redevelop the San Antonio shopping center. But it's hard to find any fans of the finale.]]> The state of California extended income tax deadlines for some small businesses and will issue some $500 million in relief grants to help small businesses stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. ]]>