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Prescott Valley, Arizona, officials say Police Chief Steve Roser has been placed on paid administrative leave pending a personnel investigation into claims he violated town policies.

Justice Department: Alameda County violates rights of mental health patients, inmates FacebookTwitterEmail The mental health care of inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin was the subject of a scathing Justice Department investigation that concluded on April 22.Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle Alameda County is violating the U.S. Constitution by “unnecessarily institutionalizing” people with mental health needs and by subjecting them to “prolonged” solitary confinement in the county...

Bo Tefu | California Black Media (CBM) – California is taking steps to reopen its economy on June 15. The plans are underway as leaders in public health and local government come up with the next steps in the state’s COVID-19 pandemic recovery. Efforts to reopen the state are, “driven by the health and science to help nonprofit community organizations and businesses get back on track,” said Dee Dee Myers, director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)....

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the Oakland Coliseum — technically now RingCentral Coliseum — mass vaccination site will continue operating for four more weeks past its scheduled sunset date, which was on April 11.

ByEli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan, who is also the chair of the Coliseum Authority vaccine site task force, along with Tina Curry from CalOES and Tammy Littrell from FEMA. The COVID-19 vaccination site at the Oakland Coliseum will remain open in the coming weeks and will be operated by Alameda and Contra Costa counties instead of state and federal agencies, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. The state’s Office of Emergency Services and...

Governor announces agreement to extend operation of Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site By KTVU staff article Members of the National Guard and officers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on site on the opening day of a new mass Covid-19 vaccination site established between the federal government and the state on February 16, 2021 on the cam Expand OAKLAND, Calif. - Governor Gavin Newsoms office on Tuesday announced an agreement with Alameda and Contra Costa counties to co...

Ever since the COVID-19 vaccine began to roll out in Maine weve seen our social media feeds filled with selfies of folks with vaccine cards. Teachers, healthcare workers, other essential workers, and those who are 50 plus. As of today all Mainers over the age of 16 are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine so the feeds are more clogged than ever. This begs the question, if one didnt post about going to the gym, did they actually go? News Center Maine meteorologist and self-proclaimed nerd, Ke...

Following the reflection, the board heard from Colleen Chawla, director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, who provided some reasons for more optimism. Nearly 15 percent of the Alameda County population has been fully vaccinated from COVID-19 and daily case rates are going down, she said. Over the past 10 days, 60 to 130 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Thats down from the peak of 1,275 cases reported on Jan. 7. About 2 million tests for the coronavirus have been complet...

Cities, counties to get American Rescue Plan funds within 60 days By Keith Burbank article US President Joe Biden as Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a signing of the American Rescue Plan on March 11, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. - Biden signed the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill and will g Expand Californias counties and large cities can expect to receive money from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in two parts with the first coming in 60...

Opposition groups are planning litigation. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors held the 10-hour hearing on March 4, ultimately going forward with the controversial project presented by applicant Intersect Power. The solar development, proposed for agricultural land in North Livermore along Cayetano Creek, is set to cover 350 acres with solar panels and battery storage. The hearing followed the Board of Zoning Adjustments’ (BZA) decision in November to recommend approval of the project....