SAN JOSE HOSPITAL WORKERS SCRAMBLE into hazmat suits. Others carry stretchers through disoriented crowds into bright yellow tents, where they prep a decontamination process for people critically injured by a chemical bomb.
That was the scene for three hours Thursday at O’Connor Hospital, where health care workers ran a mass casualty drill in the rain. Amid a backdrop of escalating political violence and national instability, they’re preparing for the unthinkable when Levi’s Stadium takes the global stage in 2026 — becoming the first region to host a Super Bowl and World Cup in the same year.
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