A mask-mandate sign setup outside a gift store in Downtown Willow Glen, Calif., on July 16, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News)

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled this week that a San Jose church must pay Santa Clara County some $1.2 million after the church defied local and state COVID-19-related health orders in 2020.

Judge Evette Pennypacker ruled Wednesday that Calvary Chapel San Jose is liable to pay the fines and interest after the church held indoor services and other gatherings and did not require attendees to wear a face covering.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.