https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/03/28/why-san-mateo-county-businesses-are-far-less-likely-to-get-a-covid-fine-than-those-in-santa-clara/ > This story is part of a project by the Bay Area News Group looking into the use of fines by Bay Area counties to enforce their COVID-19 public health orders. To read the main story, click here.  > Santa Clara and San Mateo counties had a similar goal last summer when they decided to enforce public health orders by issuing fines to protect business employees and patrons from the surging coronavirus.