Express: Local stores braced for looting as protests continue; County OKs $5M more to help low-income residents hurt by COVID-19

2 PM Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Support Local Journalism School reopening survey The Santa Clara County Office of Education is asking for parents of students in the county to fill out a survey that they said will help assist in plans for the 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Stories from the Mountain View Voice staff County supervisors pour $5M into COVID-19 financial relief program by Kevin Forestieri A nonprofit-led effort to help the households hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic in Santa Clara County got a shot in the arm Tuesday, with county supervisors voting to inject $5 million into the program. Read More » Warned of potential looters, some Midpeninsula stores board windows to protect their property by Lloyd Lee With the Midpeninsula already stirred up in recent days over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, some local shops took precautions Tuesday as warnings spread of organized looting rings. Read More » PG&E to host wildfire safety webinar Wednesday by Julia Brown PG&E is hosting a virtual meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, for San Mateo and Santa Clara County residents interested in learning about the utility's wildfire safety program. Read More » Coronavirus central: Cases in people ages 50 and younger rise by the dozens over past week by Embarcadero Media staff The coronavirus continues to take its toll on the Midpeninsula. On Tuesday, Santa Clara County reported 2,819 cases and 143 deaths; San Mateo County reported 2,212 cases and 84 deaths. Read More » For more top stories, go to the Mountain View Voice Home Page » Town Square Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Rental Housing Committee again rejects extending rent control to mobile homes Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee voted Monday not to extend the city's rent control protections to mobile home residents, reaffirming its prior decision and citing legal concerns raised in closed session. Read More » New Santa Clara County order allows more stores, restaurants to reopen Friday Churches, retailers and restaurants that offer outdoor dining will be allowed to start welcoming back customers on June 5 under a revised shelter-in-place order that Santa Clara County issued Monday afternoon. 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