YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — An estimated 90 shuttle bus drivers and Yosemite National Park transportation workers who were laid off after the park closed to visitors in March are now facing eviction. The group of Yosemite Hospitality workers were told this week layoffs require them to leave Yosemite by May...
As California Reopening Begins, Newsom Says Expect More Soon
SACRAMENTO — The most significant reopening of the California economy during the coronavirus pandemic started Friday with tens of thousands of businesses cleared to open with limitations and Gov. Gavin Newsom expressing optimism it might not take long for the state to reach the next level that includes eating in...
VP Pence’s Press Secretary Tests Positive for Coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said Friday, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week. President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was...
City Warns of ‘Criminal Prosecution’ for Defying COVID Orders. Restaurant Owner Faults Mayor.
Dave Fansler hoped to reopen Pismo's Coastal Grill on Thursday. While the popular seafood restaurant wouldn't be packed — Fansler said seating would be restricted to 38% in the name of physical distancing — it would help the restaurateur get his business reopened. Fansler scrapped those plans when he received...
Americans Widely Oppose Reopening Most Businesses, Despite Easing of Restrictions in Some States, Post-U. Md. Poll Finds
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Americans clearly oppose the reopening of restaurants, retail stores and other businesses, even as governors begin to lift restrictions that have kept the economy locked down in an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll. The opposition expressed...
Masks to Become Part of Life in California, but Rules Vary
LOS ANGELES — For many Californians venturing outside, donning a mask has become as common as putting on a cap or sunglasses but as the state begins easing stay-at-home orders on Friday the rules about face coverings still vary from county to county and enforcement generally is done through restaurant...
The Real Scandal Isn’t What China Did to Us. It’s What We Did to Ourselves.
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription The Trump administration is trying to whip the country into an anti-Chinese frenzy because the novel coronavirus might have been accidentally transmitted from a laboratory rather than a wet market. But surely the larger question we should be asking is why we have been seeing...
California Sees Possible Restaurant Openings on Horizon
LOS ANGELES — For Marc Simon, the president of Rubio’s Coastal Grill, the challenge for restaurants amid the coronavirus crisis is not just reopening their doors, it's rebuilding trust with customers. "If we don't do that — we don't rebuild confidence — this way back is going to be much...
US Jobless Rate Spikes to 14.7%, Highest Since Great Depression
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy. The losses, reported by the Labor...
California Outlines Reopening Plan for Retail and Counties
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined changes to the state's stay-at-home order that take effect Friday. They allow more retailers to reopen and counties to move forward more quickly with reopening plans if they meet specific criteria. How Is the Stay-At-Home Order Easing? Retail stores across the state can reopen,...