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...
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...
California to require Covid vaccines for students by fall 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California announced Friday that the state plans to add the coronavirus vaccine to other vaccinations required to attend school, such as measles and mumps, starting as early as next fall.
The vaccine mandate, for public and private schools, will be phased...
Additional loans available for Monterey County businesses affected by Covid-19
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Cal Coastal has announced additional small business loans to assist Monterey County businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
āNew economic support is available for businesses in Monterey County, which are still being negatively impacted by the pandemic,ā said Maia Carroll, the countyās...
Microbusiness Covid-19 relief grants available in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā In order to support small businesses facing financial impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Monterey County Workforce Development Board, in partnership with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, has established the Covid-19 Microbusiness Grant fund.
The fund will provide grants to eligible...
Monterey County hospitals warn about respiratory virus surge
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Mee Memorial Healthcare System, Natividad Medical Center, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and the Monterey County Health Department are urging all residents to act now to protect themselves and their families against respiratory viruses circulating this...
California surpasses New York in coronavirus deaths
CALIFORNIA ā Dozens of times a day in COVID-19 wards across California, a scene like this plays out: A hospital chaplain watches as a death is announced by machine.
Kristin Michealsen, a hospital chaplain in Los Angeles, stood at a manās bedside, holding his hand....
Soledad prison tackles Covid-19 outbreak as families protest over health concerns
SOLEDAD ā A small group of about a dozen family members and activists protested Saturday outside the entrance of Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility in Soledad.
Their goal was to raise awareness of the increasing Covid-19 infections and deaths inside the facilities,...
What to know about new masking guidelines in California
The delta variant is really throwing a wrench into our vaccinated summer.
The super contagious strain of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, leading, once again, to a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, prompting leaders to reverse course on guidance that if youāre inoculated, you...
California lost 175,000 ācreative economyā jobs, study finds
CALIFORNIA ā Arts advocates and elected officials in California called Thursday for additional government spending to avert what one organization leader called a āpending cultural depressionā brought on by the pandemic.
āThere is no economic recovery in our area unless a working creative engine is...
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CDCR officials investigating Salinas ValleyĀ State Prison inmateās Jan. 29 death as...
SOLEDAD ā California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Jan. 29 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide.
At about...























