Emily DeRuy
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose, CA, United States
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COVID-19 deaths among vaccinated rose sharply with omicron
Those vaccinated and boosted are 17 times less likely to die of COVID-19 than the unvaccinated, but that advantage has shrunk from 38 times less in November. → Read More
Santa Clara University announces history-making new president
Santa Clara University has hired a new president and she’s not a Jesuit priest. → Read More
Poll: Californians’ views of their local public schools have declined dramatically
A new poll from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found just 35% of voters gave their local district a grade of either A or B. → Read More
Former Vice President Mike Pence defends himself against Trump at Stanford speech
Mike Pence spoke to Stanford University students at an event hosted by the Stanford College Republicans. → Read More
Former Vice President Mike Pence defends himself against Trump at Stanford speech
Mike Pence spoke to Stanford University students at an event hosted by the Stanford College Republicans. → Read More
COVID: Is mask-friendly Bay Area embracing looser mask rule?
Vaccinated people no longer needed face masks indoors Wednesday in most of California — a relief to some around the Bay Area, but others weren’t ready to remove them. → Read More
Omicron drove up kids’ COVID-19 hospitalization rates. By how much? Now the CDC knows –
Bay Area pediatricians knew omicron was like nothing they’d seen before for their youngest patients, and a new study released Tuesday confirms their alarm: The highly contagious variant sent kids to U.S. hospitals at rates four times higher than delta, and rates were higher still for those under age 5, who are too young for COVID-19 vaccination. Although kids have been least vulnerable to the… → Read More
Omicron drove up kids’ COVID-19 hospitalization rates. By how much? Now the CDC knows
Children’s hospitalization rates are lower than adults, but rose significantly with the highly contagious omicron variant surge this winter. → Read More
Why so many beyond San Francisco are watching Tuesday’s school board recall election
Three school board members could lose their jobs in part over their handling of the pandemic. → Read More
Why so many beyond San Francisco are watching Tuesday’s school board recall election
Three school board members could lose their jobs in part over their handling of the pandemic. → Read More
COVID: Sweeping new bill would require vaccine for every California worker
Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks unveiled the first-of-its-kind workplace vaccine proposal Friday. → Read More
COVID: Sweeping new bill would require vaccine for every California worker
Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks unveiled the first-of-its-kind workplace vaccine proposal Friday. → Read More
Mike Pence to take on ‘Woke Left’ in Stanford speech, but will he talk about Trump?
Pence said recently that former President Donald Trump was wrong for claiming he had the right to overturn the 2020 election. → Read More
Mike Pence to take on ‘Woke Left’ in Stanford speech, but will he talk about Trump?
Pence said recently that former President Donald Trump was wrong for claiming he had the right to overturn the 2020 election. → Read More
Could populist, militia-backed Shasta County recall effort provide roadmap for other races?
Right-wing militia members helped fuel the ouster of a Republican Shasta County supervisor they said was bowing to Sacramento. → Read More
Could populist, militia-backed Shasta County recall effort provide roadmap for other races?
Right-wing militia members helped fuel the ouster of a Republican Shasta County supervisor they said was bowing to Sacramento. → Read More
Why are Californians more pessimistic about pandemic outlook than last spring?
Battered by omicron, a new Public Policy Institute of California poll shows more residents are skeptical the worst of COVID-19’s wrath is behind us. → Read More
Did San Jose State retaliate against professor who posed for photo with Native American skull?
What started as a backlash against a San Jose State University anthropology professor after a controversial Twitter post could turn into a legal showdown over academic freedom. → Read More
Professor who drew ire for photo with Native American skull sues San Jose State officials
Anthropology professor Elizabeth Weiss says SJSU has retaliated against her for her controversial views. → Read More
Maskless Gov. Newsom, Mayor Breed spotted at 49ers-Rams game despite mandate
Gov. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and others appeared to ignore a mask mandate at SoFi Stadium. → Read More