SACRAMENTO — California may be only a few weeks away from making “meaningful changes” to its stay-at-home order, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, but he warned progress will be jeopardized if people do things like crowd beaches, which occurred over the warm spring weekend. “This virus doesn't take the weekends...
Fresno Unified Graduations Move From Stage to TV Screens
Fresno Unified's Class of 2020 graduates won't get to cross a stage to collect their diplomas, but district and school officials will make sure that their graduation is memorable — even though it will be virtual. Meanwhile, summer school is expanding to include all students who want to keep learning...
‘New Normal’ at Restaurants Includes Masks and Temperature Checks
SAVANNAH, Ga. — With staff wearing masks, checking customers' temperatures and using disposable paper place mats, some of the nation's restaurants reopened for dine-in service Monday as states loosened more coronavirus restrictions. But many eateries remained closed amid safety concerns and community backlash. Restaurants in Georgia and Tennessee and Anchorage, Alaska, welcomed...
Council Dissension? Karbassi Blasts Colleagues for Empty Promises
Councilman Mike Karbassi took to the plaza in front of City Hall on Monday to criticize his colleagues for holding a news conference last week and making false promises about a second round of Save Our Small Businesses funding. "Certain council members just haven't learned to play nice with others...
Rural Northern California Counties Seek to Reopen Economy
SACRAMENTO — Officials from six rural Northern California counties and 14 small cities in them have urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to let them reopen their economies, marking the most significant pushback yet from local leaders against a mandatory stay-at-home order in its second month that has left 3 million people...
Coronavirus Could Force Private Medical Practices to Close or Sell
In a matter of weeks, Dr. William Goral, a private practice ear, nose and throat specialist in San Bernardino County, will be out of business. His small, solo clinic, which has served patients throughout the Inland Empire for 30 years, postponed about 80% of patient visits due to coronavirus restrictions....
CDC Director Warns Second Wave of Coronavirus Is Likely to Be Even More Devastating
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Even as states move ahead with plans to reopen their economies, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a second wave of the novel coronavirus will be far more dire because it is likely to coincide with the start...
US Says Will Not Take Part in WHO Global Drugs, Vaccine Initiative Launch
[aggregation-styles] Reuters GENEVA - The United States will not take part in the launching of a global initiative on Friday to speed the development, production and distribution of drugs and vaccines against COVID-19, a spokesman for the U.S. mission in Geneva told Reuters. “There will be no U.S. official participation”,...
‘What Is the State Hiding?’ ACLU Pushes for More Details on Coronavirus Cases, Testing
California has more than 41,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 but understanding precisely who has been tested and treated remains shrouded in mystery — and is key to ensuring equal access, according to advocacy groups seeking more transparency from the Newsom administration. The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California wrote Gov....
Tons of Sanitizer: Retailer Charged With Hoarding, Gouging
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors charged a New York retailer Friday with hoarding tons of disposable masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer in a Long Island warehouse and selling the items at huge markups. Amardeep “Bobby” Singh, 45, was charged with violating the Defense Production Act of 1950 in what...