A biotech company says its experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major U.S. government study that put it to a strict test. Gilead Sciences’s remdesivir would be the first treatment to pass such a test against the virus, which has killed more than 218,000 people...
US Economy Shrank 4.8% Last Quarter, With Worst Yet to Come
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record. Yet the drop in the January-March quarter will be only a precursor of a...
Sacramento-Area Gym Owner Says He’ll Open Doors on Friday, Despite COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order
[aggregation-styles] The Sacramento Bee Subscription A gym that operates in Sacramento, West Sacramento and Lodi is planning to open for business at midnight Friday, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s admonition that fitness clubs would be among the last allowed to reopen to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Fitness System CEO Sean...
Bredefeld Calls for Reopening All Fresno Businesses
Councilman Garry Bredefeld used strong language Tuesday to convey his desire for all businesses to open now. During his hour-long news conference outside the council chambers at Fresno City Hall, Bredefeld used terms like "draconian," "heavy-handed," and "authoritarian" to describe state and local government's reaction to the coronavirus pandemic. And...
First Shipment of Newsom’s Big Mask Buy Arrives
SACRAMENTO — Three million surgical masks arrived in California as the first shipment in a major deal cut by Gov. Gavin Newsom for 200 million masks a month to protect health care and other workers from the coronavirus. The weekend shipment came as part of a $104.7 million payment under...
Newsom: Schools May Reopen as Soon as July
SACRAMENTO — California schoolchildren could return to their classrooms as early as July though there likely will be modifications, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. No official decisions have been made, but Newsom acknowledged there have been “learning losses” as parents have sought to teach their kids from home since most...
Newsom Outlines Steps for Loosening California’s Pandemic Lockdown
SACRAMENTO— Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined plans for a gradual reopening of businesses, schools and public spaces across California during his daily news briefing on Tuesday. Newsom said additional businesses in some sectors, such as retail and manufacturing, may be able to resume operations within weeks, while other businesses such as hair...
The Coronavirus Means You May Have Seen Your Last Skyscraper, New York
[aggregation-styles] Daily Beast While Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned that “we are your future,” since “what happens to New York is going to wind up happening to California and Washington state and Illinois” and the New York Times has blared that "This Is Going to Kill Small-Town America," the COVID-19...
Trump to Sign Order Keeping Meat Processing Plants Open
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. The order will use the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as critical infrastructure to keep production plants open....
California Maritime Academy Gets OK to Start Limited Classes
VALLEJO — California Maritime State University Academy has received permission to resume limited in-person classes this semester and hopes to send 350 students and staff on its annual summer training cruise — a graduation requirement for cadets, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Cal Maritime is a specialized campus of California State University...