Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments triggered anger and confusion Friday in some states, with officials worried that the shipments they expected won't be coming through. The developments threatened to escalate tensions between the Trump administration and some states over who is responsible for the relatively slow...
They Stood in Lines for Hours to Get COVID Shots at Fresno Fairgrounds
Only a couple days into mass inoculations for the COVID-19 vaccine, sites in Fresno are attracting long lines of people ready to roll up their sleeves. In northeast Fresno, the long lines were of cars containing one or more people who were able to wait their turn somewhat comfortably. However,...
Fresno’s First Drive-Thru COVID Vaccination Site Draws Huge Crowd
When Rick Lembo arrived at 5:45 a.m. Thursday to set up the drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site in the parking lot of Sierra Pacific Orthopedics on Spruce Avenue in northeast Fresno, there were already five cars in line. In only 45 minutes, the line of cars stretched to Cedar Avenue, he...
San Diego County To Increase Enforcement of Health Orders Against Businesses Not Complying
[aggregation-styles] KGTV San Diego SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve several coronavirus-related measures to step up enforcement against businesses not following public health orders. Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said the vote for increased enforcement will dedicate more resources to address businesses violating...
Crazy Bernie Reaches Settlement with City Over COVID Shutdown Citations
"Crazy Bernie" has settled with the city of Fresno for operating his business when it was supposed to be shut down. Bernie Siomiak, CEO of the furniture warehouse best known for its outrageous TV advertisements, fought vociferously with the city over orders to close his store as part of the...
Walters: Newsom’s Vaccination Plan Bogs Down
As a deadly surge of COVID-19 began hammering California late last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed new restrictions on personal and economic activities and repeatedly promised that massive vaccinations would soon stop its spread. “It’s a sprint, not a marathon,” he would say in urging Californians to wear masks, avoid...
US Shifts to Speed COVID Shots as Cases and Deaths Rise
WASHINGTON — Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots. The move came after widespread concern over a slow start even as coronavirus cases and deaths reach new highs. Health and Human...
US Shifts to Speed Vaccinations; Won’t Hold Back 2nd Doses
WASHINGTON — Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots after a slow start that had triggered widespread concern from states and public health officials. Health and Human Services Alex Azar announced...
California’s COVID Vaccinations are Lagging. Will Fresno Use Fairgrounds to Catch Up?
Texas has used 41% of its COVID-19 vaccine, according to figures from Bloomberg's state-by-state vaccine tracker. West Virginia, 71.8%. Florida, 44%. Meanwhile, lagging well behind most of the large states is California at 31.7%. Even former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is speaking out over the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in California....
Walters: Newsom Budget Spends Windfall on Pandemic Victims
While California’s overall economy is still being battered by the COVID-19 recession and unemployment remains high, its tax revenues have shown amazing resiliency. The recession’s impact has fallen largely on lower-income Californians while those on upper rungs of the socioeconomic ladder, whose taxable incomes are the most important source of...