The mounting impacts of Stagecoach and Coachella cancellations on the local economy
It seems nowadays that major event cancellations have become normal as the country struggles to gain control of the pandemic. On Friday Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser issued an order cancelling the 2021 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach.
The festivals were scheduled to be held on April 2021.
Both festivals also did not happen last April and were postponed to October. When it became apparent that there was no real solution in fighting off coronavirus at the time, those dates were also canceled. With everything that’s going on we weren’t surprised at all, said L & G Desert Store co-owner, Richard Thomas.
Coachella, Stagecoach festivals canceled for April
Staff and wire reports We look forward to when the events may return, Kaiser said in a tweet Friday announcing that he had signed the public health order. The order, issued by Riverside County where the festivals are held, is based on concerns about a possible fall resurgence of COVID-19.
Coachella 2020 was initially pushed to October as the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe. A few months later, it was postponed again to April 2021.
No new dates were immediately announced on Friday when the latest cancellation was announced. Los Angeles-based Goldenvoice, which produces the festivals, did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Riverside County apologizes for ‘unacceptable’ vaccine appointment website meltdown
Just hours after thousands of residents experienced massive technical issues while trying to sign up for a vaccine clinic, Riverside County has announced it will change its website.
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The county made 3,900 appointments available Thursday at noon. However when residents went to sign-up, many were met with a blank white 504 error code page. Others who were able to get into the website filled out pages of registration forms only to find that the appointments had been filled.
UpdatedFri, Jan 15, 2021 at 3:10 pm PT
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Kay and Ed Rather of Temecula arrive at a Ralphs pharmacy for their coronavirus vaccination appointment. (Ashley Ludwig/Patch)
TEMECULA, CA First, the tiredness hit, Kay Rather says while she fixes breakfast. But she s not complaining: It s a side effect of being vaccinated with her husband, Ed, on Thursday at Ralphs Pharmacy in Temeucla. She is grateful to be in the first wave of those over 65 to receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
I am more than grateful. Kay is my mother.
As I sit and listen to her describe what it felt like to be vaccinated against the virus that has plagued the world for nearly a year, my mother is still teaching me the art of letting go, of staying in the now, and of being grateful for the hand you re dealt, even if you have to bluff.