Now, 48-hours after a four-month shut down, Maddox is still trying to make sense of it all. In Alameda County and Berkeley, it is scheduled to take effect just past midnight Monday morning and in Marin County at noon Tuesday. A city of 8.5 million people, New York City announced Tuesday that it will require vaccination proof for most indoors settingsa move that San Francisco officials are also considering, according to news reports. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! At Santana Row, the Left Bank family of restaurants, which includes traditional sit-down favorite Meso Mediterranean, isn't just relying on in-person dining. It lists Greater Sacramento at 22.2%, Southern California at 20.6%, the San Joaquin Valley at 19.7% and Northern California at 18.6%. Given those losses, outdoor dining means the world to us. he said. "But there's a difference between infection and disease.". CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom and your tax-deductible donations help us keep bringing you and every Californian essential, nonpartisan information. Send us a postcard from the internment camp, idiot. If you have a social bubble, it is now popped.. Gavin Newsom announced a new, regional stay-at-home order, which will force additional restrictions in any of the five regions of the state where fewer than 15% of intensive care units remain available. Gavin Newsom announced a new, regional stay-at-home order, which will force additional restrictions in any of the five regions of the state where fewer than 15% of intensive care units remain available. By. Were partnering with you the readers to make it happen. And the state may help cover some employers costs: In the absence of new federal funding to assist small businesses with COVID sick leave requirements, I support augmenting the governors budget to add state funding for this purpose, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon said. No ones calling for violence and calling for violence isnt Trumpist. "One minute you can open, one minute you can't. Well, you can now turn your vision into (virtual) reality by playing this super-fun Surplus Spender game created by CalMatters John Osborn DAgostino. Health officers in the Bay Areas biggest counties announced Friday they are speeding up the timeline to as early as Sunday to start the governors latest coronavirus restrictions aimed at quelling a massive surge in new infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. There are only 11,815 available beds NOW in the state which means 4,682 people are out of luck!!! Here's what you need to know, Updated number of COVID-19 deaths, cases in Bay Area, Map shows everywhere you can get a COVID-19 test in the Bay Area, COVID-19 Diaries: Personal stories of Bay Area residents during pandemic, California EDD: The most commonly asked questions we get about unemployment and PUA, Health experts urge flu shots in effort to avoid 'twindemic', How to tell the difference between seasonal allergies and coronavirus symptoms, Here's which mask is better to protect from COVID-19, First COVID-19 vaccine volunteers in US describe experience as Bay Area launches vaccine trials. Restaurants can only stay open for takeout or delivery. RELATED: Major reopening rollback ordered in CA in attempt to control rampant coronavirus spread, "We're back to square one. BUT the region has only Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, San Francisco County, Marin County, Contra Costa County and Alameda County, which has a total of 273 open ICU beds at this time. The Oakland Zoo is worried too. Indoor and outdoor dining are both banned. Hotels and other lodging won't be able to accept out-of-state reservations for any non-essential travel. 12/14/2022. santa clara count is doing great as far as homeless other cities and counties and states will continue to send them here san jose sad has lost control Cant do this alone just like the last 4 years other cities need to step up.Focus the crime rate is out of control Keep felons in jail 100 percent repeat offending need to stop this build a jail..stop continuing blaming covid for all the same problems whats been going on the last 4 years move on. WELL, SOME PEOPLE ARE SUICIDAL IF NOT LITERALLY, AT LEAST FINANCIALLY, BECAUSE FURTHER WAVES WILL RESULT IN MORE CONSTRAINTS. How safe is your neighborhood? After losing $2 million a month during the earlier shutdown and facing potential permanent closure, the zoo reopened in July. ", INTERACTIVE MAP: Here's what's open, closed in the San Francisco Bay Area. Santa Clara shuts down sports . China dismisses FBI statement that COVID-19 likely leaked from Wuhan lab Allow direct-to-consumer shipping for craft distillers: State lawmakers should seize the opportunity to modernize Californias alcohol shipping laws, argues Cris Steller, executive director of the California Artisanal Distillers Guild. Youth and adult recreational sports are both on hold until Jan. 25 at the earliest. THE POLITICIANS ARE TERRIFIED THAT PROLONGED COVID IS GOING TO LEAD TO MASSIVE DISRUPTION, THAT UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AND THOSE FACING HOMELESSNESS WILL RIOT AT LEVELS YOU HAVENT EVEN DREAMED ABOUT. She started her journalism career reporting on crime and breaking news for The News-Press in Southwest Florida. WATCH: 'Your Mental Health: A Bay AreaConversation' virtual town hall addressing COVID-19 impact on mental health, Symptoms, prevention, and how to prepare for a COVID-19 outbreak in the US, Here's a look at some of history's worst pandemics that have killed millions, - and shopping malls are being ordered to close. Santa Clara County moves to shut down all 49ers activities for three-week minimum By Chris Biderman. The clickbait headline triggered the homicidally insane anti-vaxxers, and the article buries the answer (No) in the seventh paragraph. Some counties are choosing to shut down for longer than that. LET ALONE DELTA PLUS VARIANT WHERE THEY HAVE NO DATA, AND RESEARCH IS INDICATING THE VACCINE IS NOT EFFECTIVE ON LAMBDA VARIANT. Even in a small group, and even outdoors with precautions," said Berkeley's Dr. Lisa Hernandez. Offices (outside of critical infrastructure) should only do remote work wherever possible. // Mercury News, The true story behind the West Coasts only native oyster. Santa Clara County, which reported 362 new cases on Friday, is expected to move back into the red tier as soon as next Tuesday. Schools that have already received a waiver to reopen before the stay-at-home order can continue to do in-person learning. On the same day gyms, and nail and hair salons were able to reopen to customers across Santa Clara County, those small business owners got the news, they'd once again have to close. Meanwhile, students and teachers in both Oakland and San Francisco Unified are threatening sickouts, saying they wont show up to school without heightened health and safety protocols. In Mountain View, Yen Zo of Noble Nails already is struggling. As of Monday, Santa Clara County ranked second among the 10 Bay Area counties. All journos do now is regurgitate what they are fed. Malls can also stay open at 20% capacity. ANYONE who is business friendly will get our votes. The project proposed by Santa Clara County and the nonprofit LifeMoves would bring a complex of 80 to 120 housing units with individual bathrooms to county-owned land at the corner of Benton . With regards to the state the 7 day average of new cases is 62,094 from yesterdays 57,019 (an increase of nearly 5,100) and the state 7 day average is 57 deaths per day (it decreased 3 today) which means if stays that way 1,710 people WILL DIE!. MAP: CA counties that can, can't reopen under new rules, For a better experience, click here to view the full map in a new window. // NBC News, Crows everywhere, and Sunnyvales going to do something about it. It reported 167 COVID-related deaths. It's just like back and forth, back and forth. It isnt just unvaccinated workers, though: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, should quarantine for 5 days after testing positive a rule that California recently, and controversially, made optional for health care employees amid a severe staffing shortage. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7. With regards to the state since Jan 1st we have had 1,185,642 cases and the 7 day average of new cases is 100,653 from yesterdays 74,709 (a difference of 25,944) and if you add the moving average for the rest of the month there will be a total of 3,299,355 and since the population of California is 39,510,000 that means by the end of the month about 8.3% of the state will be infected. Lunchtime traffic has dried up with most people working from home, and hes lost months of business at SAP Center, where he had a stand, with that facility shut down since March. Follow CalMatters onFacebookandTwitter. Economy | Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, alsosaid this week that he doesn't expect the nation to return to lockdown, despite the concerning surge in positive infections. Gov. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. San Jos Spotlight is the citys first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. 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"It is absolutely imperative that we take action now, each and every one of us, in order to get through this," said Dr. Sara Cody, Santa Clara County health officer, who warned that the county might even move into the even more restrictive purple tier by the end of the month, if the current surge isn't quickly brought under control. Those new restrictions take effect at the end of Friday night, while the ones in Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties will go into effect Tuesday. More than 800 of 12,200 Los Angeles Police Department employees are out sick this week, and COVID-positive officers tend to be gone for an average of 24 days, Chief Michel Moore said. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group). While critics have blamed Bay Area health officials for being too aggressive over the course of the pandemic, many health experts say they have taken the right measures at the right time to slow the spread of the virus. A growing number of hospitals are cancelling or postponing certain surgeries. As of Monday, Santa Clara County ranked second among the 10 Bay Area counties. He is a Venezuelan-American raised in Texas with bylines in the Champaign, Ill. News-Gazette, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Dallas Morning News. Newsom on Tuesday signed an executive order that allows schools through March 31 to extend substitute teachers assignments, ease the pathway for retired educators to return to classrooms, and expedite the hiring of short-term substitute teachers. It limits travel to critical services and restricts outdoor activities for exercise. Santa Clara County is locking down again. Outdoor recreational facilities, like tennis and basketball courts, and hiking trails can stay open. How to actually get tough on crime: California shouldnt seek answers too far on either side of the pendulum the best approach is to combine accountability with opportunity and rehabilitation, writes Karen Pank, executive director of the Chief Probation Officers of California. "Is this happening again? There appears to be a lag regarding deaths, on December 31 there were 7 people died in Santa Clara County. All Rights Reserved. Zoom chops nearly 200 jobs in Bay Area as tech layoffs mount Adhering to strict capacity limits, the zoo had yet to report any COVID outbreaks. I am hoping for a positive 2022 Padmemic is over. Health | More by Emily Hoeven, Long lines of people wait for more than two hours for a COVID-19 test at a testing site in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2022. No. Prior to that, she covered COVID, politics, housing and the city of San Jose. | All donations are tax-deductible. And to date, left unsaid is the obvious that is being addressed already: Never mind Silicon Valley. If we close, we lose money and we dont have enough to pay the rent or the utilities, Zo said. Earlier in her career she wrote about education for The Atlantic in Washington, D.C. She graduated from UC San Diego with a BA degree in political science with a minor in communication. End of an era: San Jose antique shops could disappear, Robes, candles and chants: South Bay official in hot water over religious ceremony, UPDATE: East San Jose school district chooses a new trustee. Businesses hire people; unions dont hire anyone. Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. That was a nasty surprise to some business owners who, after hearing Gov. I UNDERSTAND YOU FEELINGS, BUT NO ONE EVER LEVELED WITH THE PEOPLE TO SAY THERE IS NO SHORT CUT FROM A PANDEMIC. Newsom may have just unveiled his priorities for spending Californias massive budget surplus and state lawmakers have their own ideas but what would you do? And again, if only 5% require any hospitalization it will come to 5,087 people needing medical attention. Yes, retail stores can stay open at a reduced 20% capacity. AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS GOING TO BE FORCED TO EXTEND MORATORIUMS AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AGAIN. A shutdown, or a renewed shelter-in-place order, might be beneficial to states with high unvaccinated rates, Gerstman said. What about something much different, San Jose? What could reparations mean for Black residents of Alameda County? Hayward Unified on Monday moved online for at least a week after more than 500 students tested positive and teachers were absent from more than half of classrooms. Whats next for the former Frys HQ in San Jose? Restaurants are also shuttering across the state, and the mayors of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and San Rafael recently joined 21 others across the country in begging Congress to provide emergency relief to stave off permanent closures and catastrophic economic impacts. She's a Bay Area native and a San Jose State University journalism graduate. THEREFORE, HE SAID, GIVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS A THIRD DOSE OF THE SAME VACCINE WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN HIGHER LEVELS OF ANTIBODIES THAT REMAIN LESS EFFECTIVE AGAINST VARIANTS., I AM CERTAIN THAT THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IS IN AN UNWINNABLE POSITION. I the last 3 months we lost nearly 200 people. Lets be a people and not a sheeple who exhibit virtue by DOING GOOD and not LOOKING VIRTUOUS. There have been 32,824 cases in the month of January and in the month of December there were 18,163, which means now that as of today there is an 80% rise in case only up to today versus the ENTIRE month of December, and if you take the entire month daily average and multiply by 21 you can expect to have 68,930 more cases this month which will come to a total of 101,754 cases. "I don't even know how to process it. Helen Nguyen only recently received approval from the city of Cupertino after a month of bureaucratic tussles to put up a tent to seat 12 diners outside her Pho Ha Noi restaurant. What is a COVID-19 genetic, antigen and antibody test? "We have three pergolas pushed together, they have rain gutters, so we have a nice warm environment now that's considering outdoor dining which will be safe for all of our customers and all of our employees," said Musterer. Some counties are also moving ahead of the state's timeline and shutting down voluntarily. Opinion: Newsoms budget cuts threaten public health investment Rodney Baca of The Shop by Chef Baca said another lockdown would be the latest in a series of blows to his eatery at the San Pedro Square Market in downtown San Jose, where most customers take their food outside to the large courtyard. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Emily Mibach. In California, the Delta variant accounts for nearly 85% of cases analyzed in July, a jump from 5.9% just two months prior, according tothe California Department of Public Health. Related Articles All businesses and workplaces in Santa Clara County are subject to the requirements in Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Guidance. "I don't want to look for another career," he said. But the question of whether the Bay Areaand Santa Clara Countywill see another lockdown is more of "a political question," he added. Santa Clara County goes into full lockdown on Sunday night, San Mateo County doesn't December 4, 2020 3:01 pm The Palo Alto Creamery at 566 Emerson St. will hvae to close its outdoor operations after Sunday night due to Santa Clara County's new lockdown order. I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT YOU ALL BETTER GET A GRIP AND GET READY FOR A VERY BAD WINTER. On the day that gyms, hair-and-nail salons and churches were allowed to reopen, Santa Clara county officials said Monday that they will likely be ordered to shut down again in two days. AND THIS ALSO DOESNT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LAMBDA VARIANT THAT IS USRE TO SPREAD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, IT HAS BEEN DETECTED ALREADY IN TEXAS. Starting today, Sonoma County is banning large gatherings for the next month. Businesses in Santa Clara County are responsible for taking steps to protect the health of their workers and customers. WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO GO? 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