Santa Clara County goes into full lockdown on Sunday night, San Mateo County doesn't December 4, 2020 3:01 pm The Palo Alto Creamery at 566 Emerson St. will hvae to close its outdoor operations after Sunday night due to Santa Clara County's new lockdown order. AND MOST HERE JUST SAY TO LET THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA JUMP INTO THE COVID SHARK TANK AND HOPE THE SHARKS DO NOT KILL OR MAME YOU? UNEMPLOYED ARE IN CALIFORNIA EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ONLY 11% OF THE NATIONAL WORKFORCE. She started her journalism career reporting on crime and breaking news for The News-Press in Southwest Florida. Data provided by the county showed more than 6,500 cases on Monday. CalMatters is also trackingcoronavirus hospitalizations by county. And were here to provide it. If youre going to get the public health benefit, you have to do it now.. Pete Mulvihill, co-owner of Green Apple Books in San Francisco, had worried the new orders would force him to return to the days when he could sell books online only, or outside on the curb. We, the 99% to whom Covid isnt a death sentence, have had enough. (Campgrounds won't allow overnight stays.) RELATED: What Gov. It lists Greater Sacramento at 22.2%, Southern California at 20.6%, the San Joaquin Valley at 19.7% and Northern California at 18.6%. In San Francisco and Santa Clara County, 87% of residents of all ages have received at least one dose of vaccine; better than the rates for L.A. and Orange counties, which is 75%; and far. 12/15/2022. Professional sports can continue without live audiences, according to the state's guidelines. How safe are those outdoor dining igloos and tents when it comes to COVID-19 transmission? With Respiratory Viruses Circulating, 12 Bay Area Health Officials Recommend Actions To Stay Healthy for the Holidays. AND THIS ALSO DOESNT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LAMBDA VARIANT THAT IS USRE TO SPREAD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, IT HAS BEEN DETECTED ALREADY IN TEXAS. Health officers in the Bay Areas biggest counties announced Friday they are speeding up the timeline to as early as Sunday to start the governors latest coronavirus restrictions aimed at quelling a massive surge in new infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. And we were pleased with where we were, Harrison said. Gavin Newsom orders closures of more indoor businesses in 5 of 9 Bay Now, Nguyens bracing as Santa Clara County shuts down outdoor dining Sunday night. If you calculate the state figures if we stay the same it is 30 times 35,418 which comes to 1,062,540 and given that there is only 39,510,000 that means 1 out of 40 will be infected in 30 days. NO DOCTOR SAID THE ENTIRE COUNTY IS 95% PROTECTED, AND MOST DOCTORS EVEN THE ONES FROM PFIZER ARE CONCEDING THAT THEIR VACCINE WAS ONLY 64% EFFECTIVE REGARDING DELTA VARIANT. Gov. BUT the region has only Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, San Francisco County, Marin County, Contra Costa County and Alameda County, which has a total of 273 open ICU beds at this time. In Alameda County and Berkeley, it is scheduled to take effect just past midnight Monday morning and in Marin County at noon Tuesday. The only thing were changing is the timing.. After Successfully Administering 1.9 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations, County of Santa Clara to Demobilize Mass Testing and Vaccination Locations by Feb. 28. // San Diego Union-Tribune, Many San Francisco tech workers have a new side hustle: Local politics. I the last 3 months we lost nearly 200 people. However, County Public Health leaders said the county has been monitored since Sunday. Helen Nguyen only recently received approval from the city of Cupertino after a month of bureaucratic tussles to put up a tent to seat 12 diners outside her Pho Ha Noi restaurant. The new stay-at-home order will take effect starting at 10 p.m. Sunday in Santa Clara, San Francisco and Contra Costa counties. The Bay Area orders dont alter the rules Newsom announced Thursday, said Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody. Outdoor playgrounds, barbershops, hair salons and personal care services, museums, campgrounds, zoos and aquariums, theaters, wineries, bars, breweries, distilleries, family entertainment centers, card rooms, live sports and amusement parks must close. Last week,the county reported between 170 and 320 new cases a day. In the Bay Area, the 2,581 new cases Thursday were the regions second-highest single-day total. The project proposed by Santa Clara County and the nonprofit LifeMoves would bring a complex of 80 to 120 housing units with individual bathrooms to county-owned land at the corner of Benton . ANYONE who is business friendly will get our votes. Its a relief to know that public health officials dont suspect that retail is a spreader with all the modifications with masks and the distancing and the ventilation.. "I mean, before you know it's going be a year. THEREFORE, HE SAID, GIVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS A THIRD DOSE OF THE SAME VACCINE WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN HIGHER LEVELS OF ANTIBODIES THAT REMAIN LESS EFFECTIVE AGAINST VARIANTS., I AM CERTAIN THAT THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IS IN AN UNWINNABLE POSITION. All Rights Reserved. Youth and adult recreational sports are both on hold until Jan. 25 at the earliest. Santa Clara County Officials Work With State to Clarify Reopening scrap the construction of the new jail in late 2020, Helen Chapman fights to save San Joses open space, Bejarano: Why I quit my East San Jose school board, Out of work: Beloved San Jose reverend faces uphill climb, Silicon Valley students stranded by shuttered schools. No. So this will obviously be another hit.. After that, the sports allowed will be based on your county's tier. Earlier in her career she wrote about education for The Atlantic in Washington, D.C. She graduated from UC San Diego with a BA degree in political science with a minor in communication. Santa Clara County health officials did not respond to inquiries about the potential for another shutdown. Almost all non-essential businesses are forced to shut down, with an exception for retail stores. I have no words, really.". To help establishments struggling with the latest round of COVID restrictions, Newsom on Monday unveiled a new relief package that allows businesses to apply for tax credits and deferrals, loans and grants. Her reporting, essays, and opinion columns have been published in San Francisco Weekly, the Deseret News, the San Francisco Let us exercise the freedoms we have, stretch those freedom muscles and walk into stores and restaurants without a mask, be kind to people if they offer a mask and keep pushing gently against the tyranny. THE PRIVATE SECTOR CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM IF COVID IS STILL A DANGER TO JUST 1 CITIZEN UNDER THE CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. However, business owners say there's no preparing for the unknown. Tax (or dont) Californians as you like, and pour money into whatever pot you want just remember that the state cant run a deficit! Randy Musterer, owner of Sushi Confidential in San Jose and Campbell, has been busy adding outdoor patio seating and heating in preparation for winter. // Alta Online, Endangered salmon are appearing in Marin where they havent been in years. By Jody Meacham . October 31, 2021. Santa Clara County on Monday backed off from a booster mandate for health care workers at the request of already strained hospitals. My last report of complete data for the previous week of 12/31/2021 to 01/06/2022 was 15,909 (an increase of 11,400 all variants in Santa Clara County in only 2 days) AND there are only 42 ICU beds out of 3800 . When asked about enforcement, the California Department of Public Health said, "All Californians are being asked to follow this order to protect themselves, their families, and their communities.". At Santana Row, the Left Bank family of restaurants, which includes traditional sit-down favorite Meso Mediterranean, isn't just relying on in-person dining. San Jose Spotlight: The Dragon Mountain Still Closed After Santa Clara again. However, the state is asking all Californians to stop traveling, even if your region isn't under a stay-at-home order. SANTA CLARA NOW HAS ONLY 55 ICU BEDS FREE. "You should not meet in person with anyone you do not live with. while lawmakers leaders did what the wanted This what they want more fear more scare this county you are 95 % protected vaccinated thats whats doctors say .. the variant is the media ..panic want you afraid .Spot light needed to focus on the Fricken escalating crime in this Sammy Jose. WATCH: 'Your Mental Health: A Bay AreaConversation' virtual town hall addressing COVID-19 impact on mental health, Symptoms, prevention, and how to prepare for a COVID-19 outbreak in the US, Here's a look at some of history's worst pandemics that have killed millions, - and shopping malls are being ordered to close. The countyrecently required all of its workers to get the jab to curb further transmission. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7, Major reopening rollback ordered in CA in attempt to control rampant coronavirus spread, What Gov. You can find our submission guidelines here. I, for one, am no longer willing to be governed in this manner. The first time the pandemic closed her restaurant, Nguyen sold her jewelry to survive. Gerstman, an epidemiologist and professor emeritus of public health at San Jose State University, told San Jos Spotlight. I the last 3 months we lost nearly 200 people. "Nothing's guaranteed. Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org. RELATED: Major reopening rollback ordered in CA in attempt to control rampant coronavirus spread, "We're back to square one. I the last 3 months we lost nearly 200 people. Were changing the face of journalism by providing an innovative model for delivering reliable, truthful news to the nations 10th largest city. "Entertainment production" can also continue. Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- On the same day gyms, and nail and hair salons were able to reopen to customers across Santa Clara County, those small business owners got the news, they'd once again have to close. Just understand this fact if it stays the same for 30 days here is the real problem, the new cases in Santa Clara county will be 30 times (13,328/7) or 56,734 cases. All Rights Reserved. Bay Area stores in most counties currently can operate at 25% capacity so the new rules wont pose much of an additional burden. Santa Clara County health officials did not respond to inquiries about the potential for another shutdown. Every peak and pit has put the future of Linda Do's business in jeopardy, and has impacted the livelihoods of her and her employees. Tuesday was a big day for the Assembly Health Committee, which pushed forward three controversial bills that failed to advance last year. I UNDERSTAND YOU FEELINGS, BUT NO ONE EVER LEVELED WITH THE PEOPLE TO SAY THERE IS NO SHORT CUT FROM A PANDEMIC. CBS News . INTERACTIVE TIMELINE: How close was CA to becoming a NY-level crisis? Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Gavin Newsom and Dr. Mark Ghaly, the states top health official, have repeatedly stressed that California doesnt foresee further COVID-related shutdowns, theyre happening anyway as more people enter quarantine raising questions about how long the state will be able to keep overburdened and understaffed schools, health care facilities and businesses open if the omicron wave doesnt peak soon. So will zoos and museums. All non-essential travel is explicitly banned in regions under the stay-at-home order. Were partnering with you the readers to make it happen. Stay home wrap Yourself up in plastic same With Cody from behind a podium ! The clickbait headline triggered the homicidally insane anti-vaxxers, and the article buries the answer (No) in the seventh paragraph. Offices (outside of critical infrastructure) should only do remote work wherever possible. "We might see some modified form of a lockdown," Dr. B.B. Is there any intelligent life forms out there? "But there's a difference between infection and disease.". Dont mix even with a small group, Berkeley Public Health Officer Dr. Lisa B. Hernandez said. Drop your shields immediately., Then die in ignorance. Despite new state law, Antioch ends remote option for council meetings An aerial view of Cityview Plaza in downtown San Jose. But not every county in the Bay Area region chose to join the coalition this time. See the map below for details on your county. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group), CUPERTINO, CA - DEC. 4: Bao Nguyen adds decorative lights to an outdoor dining tent at Pho Ha Noi restaurant in Cupertino, Calif., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. How long will California be able to avoid shutdowns of schools, health care facilities and businesses if the omicron wave doesnt peak soon? Just understand this fact if it stays the same for 30 days here is the real problem, the new cases in Santa Clara county will be 59,241 NEW CASES ( 5,770 more than it was yesterday which was 53,472). See the full guidelines here. Another shutdown will be terrible for the business, she said. With mask mandate, L.A. County now leads national battle against the A full list of essential work can be found here. STOP TRYING TO CALL ME A LIAR, YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT WHEN I PROVE YOU WRONG. Im confident in their program and the measures they instituted for protecting their players, Hernandez said, adding that includes continual player testing. Just understand this fact if it stays the same for 30 days here is the real problem, the new cases in Santa Clara county will be 30 times 3,157 or 117,039 NEW CASES, now given we have only 1,900,000 people in the county the likelihood is that at this point 1 out of 20 people in the county is going to get infected. The state is split into five regions: Northern California, Greater Sacramento, Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. Some counties are choosing to shut down for longer than that. A growing number of hospitals are cancelling or postponing certain surgeries. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The 20% of people who havent been vaccinated can deal with the 1% chance of death. WE ARE JUST GUESSING. As of Monday, Santa Clara County ranked second among the 10 Bay Area counties. Rain breaks records, more expected. She estimates shes spent more than $45,000 on tents, heaters and permits to make her outdoor spaces in Cupertino and San Jose comfortable for winter diners. And lets just say even if only 10% of this needs an ICU that will require 508 ICU beds, but the County has only 38 beds today, which means the other 470 people will have to find other ICU beds. Published November 28, 2020. . China dismisses FBI statement that COVID-19 likely leaked from Wuhan lab Weve seen that from the beginning of this pandemic.. The steady stream of bad news concerning COVID-19 that's been raining down on the state picked up steam in the Bay Area on Friday, when officials in Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties. The biggest relief is that theyve decided our operations are relatively safe, said Mulvihill, who is gearing up for critical holiday sales. The stay-at-home order is admittedly confusing, so we're doing our best to clear it up for you. Indoor dining rooms were closed in most places for 10 months or more, and tableside service was also banned outdoors for more than one-third of the year. // Associated Press, California budget surplus could lead to early CalPERS debt payments. Santa Clara County is also maintaining most of its own stricter rules announced last weekend banning contact sports, including college and pro football, requiring a two-week quarantine for travelers from more than 150 miles away and limiting retail capacity. THE VIRUS MUTATES, AND WE CANT KEEP UP. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! ", INTERACTIVE MAP: Here's what's open, closed in the San Francisco Bay Area. Yep start it up again spotlight leave it to these guys Sick of this crap Shut off the news!! Just because someone went to in n out instead of working out or is to stupid to move to a more affordable place not my problem tired of caring. 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What could reparations mean for Black residents of Alameda County? So please relax with your Trumpist calls for violence; just get your @$$ vaccinated!!! As a result, indoor dining will be suspended on the same day. Gavin Newsom announced a new, regional stay-at-home order, which will force additional restrictions in any of the five regions of the state where fewer than 15% of intensive care units remain available. "Workers manufacturing or providing parts and equipment that enable the maintenance and continued operation of essential businesses and facilities are considered essential," the California Department of Public Health told ABC7 News. The early action comes despite the Bay Area being the region with the largest buffer from triggering the states 15% threshold for intensive-care capacity. Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and Santa. And again, if only 5% require any hospitalization it will come to 5,087 people needing medical attention. In Santa Clara County, 78.5% of eligible residents, or 1.3 million people, are fully vaccinated. If you calculate the state figures if we stay the same it is 30 times 74,577 which comes to 2,237,310 and given that there is only 39,510,000 that means 1 out of 19 will be infected in 30 days. He also has worked as an editor since 2013. Across the Bay Area region, were seeing COVID-19 cases surge and hospitalizations on steep rise again, particularly among the unvaccinated, said Contra Costa County Health Officer Chris Farnitano on Monday. How safe is your neighborhood? This time, at. "I don't even know how to process it. IN A PAPER POSTED ON WEDNESDAY ON BIORXIV AHEAD OF PEER REVIEW, THE RESEARCHERS WARN THAT WITH LAMBDA BEING LABELED A VARIANT OF INTEREST BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, RATHER THAN A VARIANT OF CONCERN, PEOPLE MIGHT NOT REALIZE IT IS A SERIOUS ONGOING THREAT.