Monterey County considers countywide mask mandate
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Board of Supervisors will review implementation of a countywide indoor mask mandate during a special meeting Wednesday.
The supervisors are expected to endorse it after earlier approving a mask mandate for all county buildings.
The decision came after a late August...
Monterey County Health Department launches updated Covid-19 data dashboard
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Departmentās Public Health Bureau has launched an updated Covid-19 data dashboard to further improve accessibility to data for residents and stakeholders.
The dashboard displays data on Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, fatalities and outbreaks, as well as community testing and vaccination...
Monterey County inches closer to red tier of California reopening plan
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Infection rates are declining in Monterey County, with fewer daily confirmed cases of Covid-19 as time goes on, reported county health officer Dr. Edward Moreno during the March 3 press briefing.
āIf we continue to avoid gatherings and stay home as much...
Why Covid-19 looks so different across California
If youāve been following the news on the coronavirus in California this week, you may have noticed a stark contrast in how the pandemic is playing out across the state.
While hospitals in Central and Northern California called in National Guard troops to help staff...
Monterey County mask mandate fails to gain enough support
MONTEREY COUNTY ā An ordinance that would have required face coverings indoors countywide failed to receive enough support from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors during a special meeting last week.
After extensive discussion and public comment at the Sept. 8 meeting, the board voted...
State’s indoor mask mandate to expire for most vaccinated residents
CALIFORNIA ā California will roll back its mask requirement next week for vaccinated residents in most indoor spaces, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
The state implemented the mandate in mid-December as COVID-19 cases began to spike due to the highly infectious omicron variant, requiring residents...
Monterey County hospitals coordinate to fight growing pandemic
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Representatives from Monterey Countyās four hospitals spoke during a press briefing Dec. 9 to share how they are coordinating to react to the recent surge in Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations.
Mee Memorialās Chief Medical Officer Robert Valladares was joined by Natividadās CMO...
Monterey County demobilizes Covid-19 isolation housing program
KING CITY ā Monterey County has started the process of demobilizing Operation Oasis, its isolation housing program that assisted more than a thousand residents during the Covid-19 pandemic.
As of June 24, referrals are no longer being made to Operation Oasis and assigned staff have...
Mass vaccination clinic in Greenfield scheduled for this weekend
GREENFIELD ā The farmworker community has been invited to a mass vaccination clinic in Greenfield, hosted by the city and partnership organizations on April 10 and 11 at Greenfield Memorial Hall.
The expansive parking area and large building will allow for people to walk in,...
U.S. averaging 2 million vaccine doses administered per day
UNITED STATES ā The average number of vaccine doses being administered across the United States per day topped 2 million for the first time Wednesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A month ago, the average was about 1.3...
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Soledad landlord pays $30K for violating Californiaās tenant laws
SOLEDAD ā Monterey County District Attorneyās Officeās Consumer Protection Unit has resolved a case against Mi Tierra Linda LLC, the owner of an apartment...






















