More than 100 employees have tested positive for the coronavirus at two food-processing facilities in Tulare County, health officials said. At least 107 employees at two Ruiz Foods facilities in Dinuba and Tulare have tested positive for the virus, the Visalia Times-Delta reported Tuesday. More Than Half of Kings Cases Tied...
Fresno Lifts Limits on Dentists and Doctors. But Getting an Appointment Could be Difficult.
The city of Fresno gave the OK for all medical and dental practices to fully reopen this week. But many are not ready to do so. "There's a lot of different factors that make it really hard to start back up," said Dr. Paul Hsiao, a Fresno dentist. "It's hard to...
Trump: COVID-19 Task Force Not Dismantling, Just Refocusing
WASHINGTON — One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it would continue indefinitely, but focus more on rebooting the economy. Trump tweeted that the panel's focus would be on "SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN." Trump's reversal...
Uber to Lay Off 3,700 Workers and CEO to Waive Salary
NEW YORK — Uber is cutting 3,700 full-time workers and its CEO will give up his base salary with the nation largely still in lockdown. The San Francisco company said Wednesday that the layoffs and related costs like severance will reach about $20 million. Uber Technologies Inc. had already imposed...
Tulare County Points to Easter Socializing as a Reason for 101 New COVID Cases
The Tulare County Health Department reported the largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases Tuesday since the start of the outbreak. Tulare County’s confirmed cases rose by 101 since Monday, bringing the total to 858. Public Information officer Tammie Weyker-Adkins told GV Wire by email, "We're seeing the result of what occurred...
State Center Faces Massive Budgets Cuts as COVID Strips Revenues
Community college trustees likely will have to make massive budget cuts for the next several years. That's the district's analysis based on forecasts of tax revenue losses caused by workplace and school shutdowns ordered to forestall the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. State Center Community College District trustees will get...
Pelosi Pushes New Virus Package as GOP Resists Big Spending
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead Tuesday with the next coronavirus aid, a sweeping $800 billion-plus package that is expected to be unveiled soon even as the House stays closed while the Senate reopens in the pandemic. Key to any plan to reopen the economy, Democrats say, is robust testing....
Madera Brewery Cranks Out 5,000 Gallons of Hand Sanitizer Daily
A hand sanitizer run doesn't sound as thrilling as a beer run, but the COVID-19 pandemic dictates market forces. So Riley's Brewing in Madera is stepping up to meet the demand for hand sanitizer. "It's a matter of how many (bottles) can we get in the hands of people that...
California Public Transit Faces Existential Crisis With COVID-19
California’s public transit agencies deliver a vital service every day, and especially during times of emergency — providing critical mobility options for millions of frontline healthcare, public safety, grocery, and restaurant workers fulfilling essential roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. But public transit faces an existential crisis over the coming months:...
Virtual Academy Will Train ‘Disease Detectives’ by Tens of Thousands in CA
One of the keys to reopening our economy — and keeping it open — will rest in the hands of "disease detectives." In the medical community, they're called contact tracers. The name describes exactly how they'll crack the cases. It's estimated that Fresno County alone will need 300 of them....