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. The coronavirus bottom line:As of Monday, California had6,086,557 confirmed cases (+2.4% from previous day)and76,564 deaths (+0.02% from previous day), according tostate data. China dismisses FBI statement that COVID-19 likely leaked from Wuhan lab I recommend a peaceful protest for those who believe Faucis statement from Feb. 2020that masks dont work. Wineries and cardrooms will have to head outside, and indoor family activities such as bowling allies will be shut down. The new exhibit features hundreds of larger than life animal lanterns and interactive attractions, and a ride in the gondolas take visitors to the Land of the Lost section where the dinosaurs world and view of the bay awaits atop the Oakland hills. 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, CA counties that can, can't reopen under new rules, click here to view the full map in a new window, Map: CA counties that can, can't reopen under new rules, COVID-19 risk calculator: The safest and most dangerous things to do this holiday season, Want to get a COVID-19 test in time for the holidays? In the state since January 1, there has been a total of 703 deaths, and if you average out them and multiply by 21 you should get an expected 1,476 deaths to come to a total of 2,179 deaths at the end of January at this time. Starting today, Sonoma County is banning large gatherings for the next month. Though the Bay Area still has the most ICUs available among the states five regions, local officials saw no reason to wait. Movie theaters, museums, zoos, bars, wineries, cardrooms, amusement parks and family entertainment services (like bowling alleys, laser tag, mini golf, etc.) Cody said, We do understand were asking our businesses to do something rather heroic and that they need time to put things in place.. Los Angeles County on Tuesday urged residents to postpone nonessential gatherings and avoid some activities. ABC7 News visited with businesses finally able to reopen, on Monday morning. The new stay-at-home order will take effect starting at 10 p.m. Sunday in Santa Clara, San Francisco and Contra Costa counties. Health | Restaurants will be limited to take-out and delivery. They now face a Jan. 31 deadline to pass the Assembly at which point the state Senate would take them up for consideration. There have been 32,824 cases in the month of January and in the month of December there were 18,163, which means now that as of today there is an 80% rise in case only up to today versus the ENTIRE month of December, and if you take the entire month daily average and multiply by 21 you can expect to have 68,930 more cases this month which will come to a total of 101,754 cases. Meanwhile, students and teachers in both Oakland and San Francisco Unified are threatening sickouts, saying they wont show up to school without heightened health and safety protocols. Oakland airport passenger traffic shows steady post-COVID rebound // California Healthline, UCSF COVID doctor: Hospital surge isnt what you may think. Clinics say Californias new Medicaid drug program will force them to cut services. Why doesnt the City create a Back Home program. Im ready to move on and deal with the consequences forget everyone else. 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. 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. Data provided by the county showed more than 6,500 cases on Monday. And we may lose customers permanently in the future. AND THIS ONE IS SIGNIFICANTLY RESISTANT TO THE VACCINES AS REPORTED HERE (https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/delta-infections-among-vaccinated-likely-contagious-lambda-variant-shows-vaccine-2021-08-02/): The Lambda variant of the coronavirus, first identified in Peru and now spreading in South America, is highly infectious and more resistant to vaccines than the original version of the virus the emerged from Wuhan, China, Japanese researchers have found. And nearly 4,000 prison workers were COVID-positive on Tuesday, a more than 212% increase from the beginning of the month. If we close, we lose money and we dont have enough to pay the rent or the utilities, Zo said. Emily Hoeven wrote the daily WhatMatters newsletter for three years at CalMatters . Newsom may have just unveiled his priorities for spending Californias massive budget surplus and state lawmakers have their own ideas but what would you do? 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. Limited storm damage as sunny skies return to Santa Monica. She previously covered startups and venture capital for the Bay Area News Group and prior to that court cases for The Recorder in San Francisco. Malls can also stay open at 20% capacity. San Jos Spotlight is a project of the San Jos News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128. // NBC News, Crows everywhere, and Sunnyvales going to do something about it. With rain and colder temperatures on the way, many restaurant owners throughout the region are trying to decide if it'll be worth it to operate outside. Californias previous COVID paid leave program expired on Sept. 30, along with the federal tax credit that funded it and business groups are concerned that the price tag for a new program could fall on their shoulders. We were recovering. 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When a new COVID shelter-in-place order hits most of the Bay Area over the next few days, it will be yet another blow to restaurants, hair salons and other local businesses struggling to hold on after more than eight months of constantly shifting restrictions. Some workplaces must also follow regulations in the Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) Standard, and . It's so hard.". The state prison system on Saturday suspended in-person visits as COVID surges among employees and inmates. Another shutdown will be terrible for the business, she said. 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. Some counties are also moving ahead of the state's timeline and shutting down voluntarily. Your email address will not be published. As a result, indoor dining will be suspended on the same day.. Comment Policy (updated 11/1/2021): We reserve the right to delete comments or ban users who engage in personal attacks, hate speech, excess profanity or make verifiably false statements. The new exhibit features hundreds of larger than life animal lanterns and interactive attractions, and a ride in the gondolas take visitors to the Land of the Lost section where the dinosaurs world and view of the bay awaits atop the Oakland hills. So please relax with your Trumpist calls for violence; just get your @$$ vaccinated!!! Youth and adult recreational sports are both on hold until Jan. 25 at the earliest. This is your newsroom. CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom and your tax-deductible donations help us keep bringing you and every Californian essential, nonpartisan information. 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. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THE SHORT RANGE ISSUES AND IT IS GETTING US INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE RIGHT HERE IN THE VALLEY. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group), CUPERTINO, CA - DEC. 4: Restaurant owner Helen Nyugen watches as Jacquelin Kieu adds decorative lights to the outdoor dining tent at Pho Ha Noi restaurant in Cupertino, Calif., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (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. There arent going to be any lockdowns; that has been made clear by our political leaders. And nearly 4,000 prison workers were COVID-positive on Tuesday, a more than 212% increase from the beginning of the month. Things were going well, said Erin Harrison, the zoos vice president of marketing. "I don't even know how to process it. As a result, indoor dining will be suspended on the same day. The biggest relief is that theyve decided our operations are relatively safe, said Mulvihill, who is gearing up for critical holiday sales. Santa Clara County reopened a slew of indoor businesses on Monday, and may be forced to shut them back down after just one day. "I mean, before you know it's going be a year. A view of vacant downtown San Jose after shelter-in-place orders took effect. "So I don't know how we're going to get out of here at the rate that we're at.". all have to shut down. In early 2019, Santa Clara County officials ordered Ngo to shut down The Dragon Mountain, citing dozens of building and land use violations such as lacking permits to build a driveway and. Do planned to officially reopen her South Bay business on Wednesday. It isnt just unvaccinated workers, though: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, should quarantine for 5 days after testing positive a rule that California recently, and controversially, made optional for health care employees amid a severe staffing shortage. I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT YOU ALL BETTER GET A GRIP AND GET READY FOR A VERY BAD WINTER. // Mercury News, The true story behind the West Coasts only native oyster. 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 . The clickbait headline triggered the homicidally insane anti-vaxxers, and the article buries the answer (No) in the seventh paragraph. 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. Newsom's announcement means for every Bay Area county, According to a release by the Public Health Department: "The State confirmed this afternoon that it will require sectors closed for indoor operations in counties on the monitoring list to close in Santa Clara County effective Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.". Since there are 1,900,000 that will be 5.3% of the county, or about 1 out of 19 will be infected at the end of January. Santa Clara County health officials did not respond to inquiries about the potential for another shutdown. INTERACTIVE TIMELINE: How close was CA to becoming a NY-level crisis? While inoculated people can still carry the Delta variant, it's not common for them to experience serious symptoms or hospitalization. Originally, outdoor playgrounds were forced to close under the stay-at-home order. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. // SFGATE, Inmate slayings reported at two California prisons over weekend. "I was going to open up next week. Then you can, and now you can't again. RELATED: What Gov. As of 01/04/2022 there was 13,328 cases total NEW CASES for the week starting 12/27/2021 all variants in Santa Clara County AND there are only 64 ICU beds out of 3800. Take a look at the latest stories and videos about the coronavirus here. Professional sports can continue without live audiences, according to the state's guidelines. Now, Nguyen's bracing as Santa Clara County shuts down outdoor dining Sunday night. Although it is not clear yet whether this variant is more dangerous than the Delta now threatening populations in many countries, senior researcher Kei Sato of the University of Tokyo believes Lambda can be a potential threat to the human society., THIRD MRNA DOSE MAY BOOST ANTIBODY QUANTITY, BUT NOT QUALITY. Zoom chops nearly 200 jobs in Bay Area as tech layoffs mount (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group), PLEASANTON, CA - Dec. 3: Samuel Dissels cleans a table at Oyo restaurant's newly built outdoor dining area in Pleasanton, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Every county in blue is under a stay-at-home order. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group), OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 2: Jessica, no last names provided, and her kids Cruz P. Left, and Elliott P. 3, of Oakland, walk down the stairs after their visit to the Land of the Lost section which is part of the new exhibit Glowfari at Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2020. What does COVID-19 do to your body and why does it spread so easily? Opinion: Newsoms budget cuts threaten public health investment The new exhibit features hundreds of larger than life animal lanterns and interactive attractions, and a ride in the gondolas take visitors to the Land of the Lost section where the dinosaurs world and view of the bay awaits atop the Oakland hills. THE PRIVATE SECTOR CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM IF COVID IS STILL A DANGER TO JUST 1 CITIZEN UNDER THE CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. I can waste no more time on you. (Worf and Captain KTemoc, The Emissary), THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU CONTINUE WITH THAT ATTITUDE AND YOU ARE JUST LIKE A BLINDFOLDED PERSON WALKING TOWARDS A CLIFF, Stay home wrap Yourself up in plastic same With Cody from behind a podium ! 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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. Except for the fact that the ICU beds will be long gone. Comments are moderated and approved by administrators. AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS GOING TO BE FORCED TO EXTEND MORATORIUMS AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AGAIN. So this will obviously be another hit.. 12/14/2022. Coronavirus Timeline: Tracking major moments of COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco Bay Area/. Economy | The little amount of business we are doing is all based on customers being able to sit on the patio.. Health | (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group). Business is slow. Santa Clara County shut down a local, privately-owned park in 2019 over a number of land use and permit violations. READ FROM HERE https://public.tableau.com/views/COVID-19HospitalsDashboard/Hospitals?:embed=y&:showVizHome=no. The new orders include the region's. Schools that have already received a waiver to reopen before the stay-at-home order can continue to do in-person learning. Well, you can now turn your vision into (virtual) reality by playing this super-fun Surplus Spender game created by CalMatters John Osborn DAgostino. Tuesday was a big day for the Assembly Health Committee, which pushed forward three controversial bills that failed to advance last year. Gain of function and the weaponization of the flu.. what cracks me up is all the ppl who thought man if I just take the jab, the tyrants will leave me alone haha think again. Emily DeRuy is the Bay Area News Group's housing and economy editor overseeing coverage for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. They note that in COVID-19 survivors, the immune systems antibodies evolve during the first year, becoming more potent and better able to resist new variants. Except for the fact that the ICU beds will be long gone. See the full guidelines here. "It is absolutely imperative that we take action now, each and every one of us, in order to get through this," said Dr. Sara Cody, Santa Clara County health officer, who warned that the county might even move into the even more restrictive purple tier by the end of the month, if the current surge isn't quickly brought under control. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. document.getElementById( "ak_js_4" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_5" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_6" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); San Jos residents deserve a trusted source for unbiased, independent political news. With regards to the state since Jan 1st we have had 1,185,642 cases and the 7 day average of new cases is 100,653 from yesterdays 74,709 (a difference of 25,944) and if you add the moving average for the rest of the month there will be a total of 3,299,355 and since the population of California is 39,510,000 that means by the end of the month about 8.3% of the state will be infected. And again, if only 5% require any hospitalization it will come to 5,087 people needing medical attention. 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.". More than 800 of 12,200 Los Angeles Police Department employees are out sick this week, and COVID-positive officers tend to be gone for an average of 24 days, Chief Michel Moore said. According to data released by the county Wednesday, the case rate per 100,000 people among the unvaccinated in Santa Clara County is nearly four times higher than the rate among those who are fully vaccinated. Instead, he'semphasized the importance of getting vaccinated. Cody said that orders retail capacity limit of 10% now will be increased to 20% to align with the state limit. BUT FIVE MONTHS LATER, VACCINE-INDUCED ANTIBODIES WERE EQUIVALENT TO THOSE SEEN AFTER THE SECOND DOSE, WITH LITTLE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE ANTIBODIES ABILITY TO NEUTRALIZE A BROAD VARIETY OF NEW VARIANTS, SAID COAUTHOR MICHEL NUSSENZWEIG.