Local leaders say they don t understand why most of San Jose s east side, Gilroy and Alviso were left off the priority list. I don’t know what the considerations are for the governor to make these allotments, but don’t leave us out, Esparza said.
A similar message came from San Francisco leaders, who question the use of ZIP codes to determine who makes the list. If we were to, for example, focus on census tracks, which are smaller cuts at geography rather than ZIP codes, we think that would lead to a much fairer way of distributing the vaccine, Assemblyman David Chiu said.
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Santa Clara Countyâs weekly vaccine allotment less than expected
Santa Clara Countyâs weekly vaccine allotment less than they expected
Officials in Santa Clara County are calling it a supply crisis : there are simply not enough vaccines to meet demand.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Officials in Santa Clara County are calling it a supply crisis. There are simply not enough vaccines to meet demand. And they say this week their allotment from the state was even less than expected.
Still, they are opening new mass vaccination sites, hopeful things will improve. Give our county, our community, the vaccines that we need for the community that so obviously wants it, pleads San Jose City Council member Maya Esparza.
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Officers arrested four people, impounded five cars and issued more than 40 citations related to sideshow activities Saturday night, San Jose police said.
At the inaugural meeting, experts weighed in on the importance of not just tracking hate crimes but also hate incidents, like hate speech and bullying. It s something San Jose Police Department is proud to already be doing. Even if it doesn t rise to the level of a crime, we can see these incidents and where they occur, says acting San Jose Police Chief David Tindall. I ve experienced, you know, racism and hate speech. I don t report it every time I see it, right? How many of us do? asked Esparsa