Fireworks stands can officially open for sales in Fresno County at noon Sunday. All firework stand operators need to have a COVID-19 exposure control plan in place and conduct daily screening of all employees and volunteers. That's the new guidance from Fresno County public health officials. Fireworks Stand Guidance All...
COVID-19 Spread Ends If 80% of People Wear a Mask in Public
I’m a data scientist at the University of San Francisco and teach courses online in machine learning for fast.ai. In late March, I decided to use public mask-wearing as a case study to show my students how to combine and analyze diverse types of data and evidence. Much to my...
Bay Area Supervisor: ‘If You Don’t Wear a Face Mask, You Should Be Fined’
One Bay Area County Supervisor is so fed up with people not wearing face masks he thinks fines are now appropriate. San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa wrote a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking for guidance on how to enforce face mask requirements. Newsom announced the face mask order...
Mims Won’t Ask Deputies to Enforce Newsom Face Mask Order
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims says her deputies will not enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom's face covering requirement. "Not only do we not have the resources, I don't think that's appropriate," Mims told GV Wire℠ by phone on Monday morning. 6,000 Square Miles to Cover Mims says she has 20 deputies...
Newsom Mask Order Takes Pressure off Retailers, but Debate Rages
Who would have thought that something as insignificant as a few square inches of cloth could cause such a big brouhaha? Listen to this article: Gov. Gavin Newsom's order last Thursday mandates face masks for most people over the age of 2 when they are indoors or near other people...
What are the Rules and Exemptions to California's New Mask Order?
SACRAMENTO — California on Thursday began requiring people to wear masks in most indoor spaces and some outdoor ones as it fights the coronavirus. Here are details of the statewide guidance. Where and When Are Masks Required? — Inside or in line to enter indoor public spaces. — In hospitals, pharmacies,...
Face Masks Required Across California Under New State Order as COVID Cases Rise
SACRAMENTO — California is requiring people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn't possible under a statewide order issued Thursday. “Science shows that face coverings and masks work,” Gov Gavin Newsom said in a statement announcing the order. “They are critical to keeping those who...
Face Masks With Windows Mean More Than Smiles to Deaf People
SAN DIEGO — Michael Conley felt especially isolated these past few months: A deaf man, he was prevented from reading lips by the masks people wore to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But then he met Ingrid Helton, a costume designer who sewed him a solution – masks with plastic...
You Have a ‘Moral Obligation’ to Wear a Facemask: Fresno County’s Top Doc
California health officials are bracing for a second COVID-19 wave as soon as July. The Fresno County Department of Health is also bracing for that possibility. It has seen cases and hospitalizations rise as more people are going outside and becoming more mobile. The county's rate of doubling cases has...
California Deal for Protective Masks Wins Federal Approval
SACRAMENTO — Millions of protective masks will soon be on their way to California after the manufacturer paid by the state to make them finally won U.S. federal certification, the governor's office announced Monday. It came more than a month after the masks had originally been set to start arriving....