County executive rebuffs state rules allowing stadium spectators, calling the rules "dangerous"

Saying that allowing spectators at sports events “is the worst thing in the world to be doing,” Santa Clara County Executive Jeff Smith announced this afternoon that the county will not permit local pro or college sports teams to open their stadiums to fans as new state Covid-19 rules allow. The announcement by Smith, who is a physician and a surrogate for county Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody, marked a sharp divide with another medical authority, Dr. Mark Ghaly — California’s secretary of…