Two Valley lawmakers are spearheading a bipartisan bill that would deliver $2.6 billion in grants for small businesses and nonprofits affected by COVID-19. However, the funds from Senate Bill 74 are likely months away for restaurant and other small business owners. "We're going to continue to refine this proposal and during the...
Thousands of COVID Vaccine Doses Sent Back by Fresno County After ‘Data Logger Issues’
When Fresno County received it's initial allotment of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, it was clear there was a problem with at least some of the 14,800 doses received on December 22. It's now clear just how big the problem was. Over a third of them are being returned. A data logger that...
Doctors Explain Vaccine Effectiveness Despite San Diego Area Nurse Getting COVID-19 After Taking 1st Dose
[aggregation-styles] ABC Los Angeles SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- In Southern California a nurse began showing symptoms of COVID-19 six days after getting the vaccine, then tested positive two days later. It happened in the San Diego area. Experts here in the Bay Area say that it takes time for the...
Military Team Lands, Fresno’s Top Doc ‘Very Worried’ About Days Ahead
Air Force and Army military medical personnel, including doctors, nurses, and respiratory technicians, began their orientation at Community Regional Medical Center Tuesday morning. The military reinforcements are among the Department of Defense medical teams being sent into four California hospitals to provide medical support alongside hospital staff as patient loads...
Locked-Down California Runs Out of Reasons for Surprising Surge
[aggregation-styles] Politico OAKLAND, Calif. — California has had some of the toughest restrictions in the country to combat the coronavirus, from a complete ban on restaurant dining to travel quarantines and indoor gym closures. It hasn't been enough. America's most populous state has become one of the nation's worst epicenters...
Good Samaritans Who Rescue Children From Vehicles Now Safe From Liability Jan. 1
California has laws to exempt Good Samaritans from criminal or civil liability in the rescue animals left unattended in vehicles, but no such laws in the rescue of children. Starting January 1, that will change. “In the United States, every single year there is an average of 40 children who...
Tech Firms and Titans Leave California for Texas. Does It Matter?
[aggregation-styles] KQED The recent news that Oracle, the second largest software maker in the world, plans to move its corporate headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin has resurrected familiar headlines suggesting that California is finally going to pay for its so-called hostility to business. Coming on the heels of the...
State’s Small Biz COVID Grant Site Goes Live, but There’s a Short Window to Apply
California's $500 million dollar small business COVID-19 grant program website went live Wednesday morning. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000 based on annual revenue documented in the business' latest tax return. Funds do not need to be repaid as long as they are used for approved purposes including salary, Isabel...
Tiny Mysterious Clear Orbs Wash up at California Beaches
[aggregation-styles] California News Times On the coastline along the beaches of Orange County, small, transparent orbs appear, and there are fascinating beach fans wondering what the mysterious sea creatures look like water droplets and glass balls. Sea Goose Berry is a member of the so-called jelly family and is a...
Stay at Home Order Likely To Be Extended, Newsom Says. Possible 1-Shot Vaccine Raises Hopes.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's regional stay at home order, originally scheduled to end December 28 in the San Joaquin Valley region, will likely continue for several more weeks. "It's very likely, based on those current trends, that we'll need to extend that stay at home order," Newsom said during a midday...