Express: COVID-19 drug expected to cost up to $3K per patient | Santa Clara County has 4,370 total coronavirus cases | County unveils reopening plan

2 PM Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Support Local Journalism Today's Express is sponsored by Stanford Federal Credit Union Top Stories from the Mountain View Voice staff The cost of COVID-19 drug remdesivir: $2,340 to $3,120 per patient by Sue Dremann Gilead Sciences, the manufacturer of an experimental antiviral drug used to shorten COVID-19's effects, announced on Monday costs for remdesivir, which it claims is far below how drugs are usually priced. Read More » Santa Clara County previews new COVID-19 reopening plan by Bay City News Service The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Public Health Department held a joint meeting Monday with the San Jose City Council to preview the county's new reopening plan that will be released later this week. Read More » Coronavirus central: 116 new cases raise Santa Clara County's total to 4,370 by Embarcadero Media staff The coronavirus continues to take its toll on the Midpeninsula. On Tuesday, Santa Clara County reported 4,370 cases and 156 deaths. San Mateo County had 3,232 cases and 108 deaths as of Monday. Read More » Guest opinion: Housing at any cost? by Albert Jeans In an op-ed, Mountain View resident Albert Jeans writes about the Shoreline Gateway project and his belief that it should not be approved by the City Council without more consideration and public input. Read More » Un-forgetting the segregationist history of the Midpeninsula by Charles Russo In a Q&A, author Richard Rothstein expands upon how the makeup of today's Bay Area communities are tied to segregationist housing policies explored in his book "The Color of Law." Read More » Blogs Pride Month / "Trans New York" by Chandrama Anderson In the midst of COVID-19 being politicized instead of being an international health issue, and the importance of BLM, June is Pride Month. Read More » For more top stories, go to the Mountain View Voice Home Page » Best Bets This week's events Today's events (June 30) Author: Joyce Carol Oates with Laila Lalami In an online conversation with Laila Lalami hosted by Kepler's Books, Joyce Carol Oates discusses her new novel "Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars." Today, June 30, 7 p.m. Tickets are $46 with book, free or donation without. Go to eventbrite. Class: Virtual Language Swap Participants can help someone learn to speak their native language and practice a new language they'd like to learn through a program offered by the Mountain View Library. Today, June 30, 4-6pm. The class meets every Tuesday through July 28. Register at mountainview.libcal.com. Tomorrow's events (July 1) Discussion: Race in the Classroom Stanford University's Camilla Griffiths, the co-founder of Research Together, will lead a free discussion on racial equity, identity, and bias in education. Tomorrow, July 1, 3 p.m. Go to upnextsignup. Performance: Virtual Wacky Wednesday The comedic Coventry and Kaluza Circus act will offer an online performance. Tomorrow, July 1, 3:30 p.m., sponsored by the Palo Alto Library. Go to paloalto.bibliocommons.com. For more hot picks, go to the Community Calendar » Town Square Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Guest opinion: Housing at any cost? In an op-ed, Mountain View resident Albert Jeans writes about the Shoreline Gateway project and his belief that it should not be approved by the City Council without more consideration and public input. Read More » Guest opinion: The risk of returning to the classroom in the fall In a guest opinion, Mountain View High School social studies teacher Sophia Caramagno writes about her concern with potentially reopening schools in the fall. Read More » For more conversation, go to TownSquare Home Page » View as a Web Page Express is published by the Mountain View Voice. You received Express because you signed up for it or it is included in your membership subscription. We respect your privacy by never sharing, selling or renting our subscriber email addresses. We welcome your story tips, questions or comments. For advertising information, contact our digital media sales manager. Subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address/preferences Copyright 2020 Embarcadero Media 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto CA 94306