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Reply There have been 2,619,829 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29,106 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Friday night according to data from Johns Hopkins University. (Shutterstock) SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County Health reported 341 additional coronavirus cases Friday. The latest report brings the countywide case count to 27.358. The county reported 21 additional coronavirus-related fatalities Friday, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 255. Subscribe There were 189 COVID-1...

UpdatedSat, Jan 9, 2021 at 5:23 am ET Reply (left to right) Erin K. Flynn, partner; Brett M. Milchman, partner; Mary Aufrecht, partner; Wendy Marie Weathers, partner; and Gary Gjertsen, partner As Ira Clair, Esq. retires after a 41-year career practicing law, Clair & Gjertsen, Esqs. welcomes Wendy Marie Weathers, Esq. as partner. The firm will now be known as Clair Gjertsen & Weathers PLLC. Gary Gjertsen, Esq. who worked with Clair since they formed the practice in 1992, said: "Its been th...

Reply Paws vs. Claws: An Arthur and Queenie Mystery, by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award winning author Spencer Quinn/Peter Abrahams (Pas de Deux Corp/Scholastic Press, 2019, 309 pages, $16.99, grades 3-7, ages 8-12) Available at the Howard County public libraries. Ah, that prolific and delightfully entertaining Spencer Quinn of the 12 Chet (dog) and Bernie (human) books is at it again, this time for kids with his 3 Birdie (girl) and Bowser (pup) books and now the 3 Arthur (dog) and Q...

UpdatedSat, Jan 9, 2021 at 11:02 am CT Replies(16) "The situation in Minnesota is undeniably better than it was last month," Walz said in a news release Wednesday. (Shutterstock) TWIN CITIES, MN — Starting Monday, Gov. Tim Walzs new, looser coronavirus restrictions go into effect. Among them is the allowance of indoor dining at bars and restaurants. Walzs office said the looser restrictions come as "as the COVID-19 situation improves by nearly every metric across Minnesota." Since early Dece...

Reply The organizations selected to receive the funding are dedicated to helping the Latino communitys most vulnerable residents like farmworkers, the elderly and the undocumented. (Shutterstock) SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Officials with the San Francisco-based Latino Community Foundation said Friday a recent $2 million investment from the organization will be used to help Latinos throughout the state who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The $2 million will go toward...

UpdatedSat, Jan 9, 2021 at 6:31 am PT Reply(1) SMFD RN Catherine Borman administers the vaccine to firefighter Jacob Proano. (Courtesy of the city of Santa Monica) SANTA MONICA, CA — A sign of hope arrived last week in Santa Monica, with Santa Monica Fire Department firefighters and paramedics among the first fire departments in Southern California to receive the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. "This is a critical milestone in keeping all frontline medical personnel safe as they prepare for an in...

Reply Starting Monday, the Super Station will operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week for healthcare workers. (Shutterstock) SAN DIEGO, CA — UC San Diego Health, San Diego County and the Padres are teaming up to vaccinate at least 5,000 healthcare workers per day against the novel coronavirus, starting Monday. Those partners, along with the City of San Diego, will run the "Vaccination Super Station" near Petco Park in an effort to safely vaccinate the 500,000 healthcare workers in the...

Replies(5) Support of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) SAN DIEGO, CA — Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, demanded Saturday that President Donald Trump be removed from office after Wednesdays attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters. At a Saturday morning news conference at the Hall of Justice, Vargas said Trump was a "crazy king with enormous power and hes extremely dangerous ...

UpdatedFri, Jan 8, 2021 at 7:27 pm PT Reply Lapis Lazuli and Breaking BEARriers Team members with Fertile Groundworks Board Members (Photo Credit | Cynthia Gong) Lapis Lazuli, an intrepid team of young artists from across the Tri-Valley area banded together with the Breaking BEARriers Club to paint a vibrant mural for farming nonprofit, Fertile Groundworks located in the heart of Livermore. The stated mission of Fertile Groundworks is to encourage, empower, and teach individuals and communities...

Replies(6) A 48-year-old Eaton County man faces a false report of terrorism charges for making a false bomb threat at the Michigan Capitol Thursday morning. (Shutterstock) LANSING, MI — A 48-year-old Eaton County man faces a false report of terrorism charges for calling in a bomb threat at the Michigan Capitol Thursday morning and also threatening a state lawmaker, the Michigan Attorney Generals office announced Friday. Michael Varrone, of Charlotte, was arrested outside his home Thursday an...