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It’s still too early to know if PG&E will impose a public safety power shutoff this summer to eliminate the possibility of a destructive wildfire.
But if they do, the City of Lathrop will be ready – and there will not be any interruptions to the city’s communications capabilities during the crisis.
Last week the Lathrop City Council approved the creation of a capital improvement project to purchase a 250 KW EPA-certified diesel generator that will be installed at Lathrop City Hall to protect the city’s vital communication infrastructure in case of a utility-mandated outage that could affect Lathrop residents.
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Marin on Cusp of Becoming First Bay Area County in State s Least Restrictive Reopening Tier
Marin County may be headed into California s yellow, least restrictive reopening tier as early as Tuesday, when state health officials announce weekly changes.
The county would join just three others in the state â Lassen, Alpine and Sierra â currently in the yellow tier, allowing most indoor businesses to reopen. That includes indoor bars that don t serve food, which could reopen at 25% capacity. It would also allow for larger indoor and outdoor gatherings.
The county is right on the cusp of the state s threshold to advance into the minimal tier, said county spokesperson Laine Hendricks on Monday.
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, or AC Transit, stopped operating fare-free rides April 19 to the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, a mass COVID-19 vaccination site.
AC Transit has been offering free rides from BART’s Coliseum station and Eastmont Transit Center to the Coliseum since Feb. 16. The shuttles operated from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, according to an AC Transit press release. California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, discontinued shuttle services after the Oakland Coliseum vaccination site ended its business day April 18.
The free shuttle service was able to provide transportation to the Coliseum for more than 3,500 individuals. The service was designed to assist individuals “left behind by prioritization,” according to an AC Transit press release.
Santa Clara County Adds Thousands of New Vaccine Appointments for This Week
Santa Clara County is opening up thousands of new COVID-19 vaccination appointments at multiple sites this week, including 10,000 appointments for next weekend alone, county health officials announced late Sunday.
New appointments are added daily based on available supply, and the county health system is now scheduling first-dose appointments up to one week in advance.
Everyone 16 and older who lives or works in the county is eligible and encouraged to sign up for a vaccination appointment at sccfreevax.org, said Dr. Jennifer Tong, associate chief medical officer for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
wildfires Aug 26, 2020
Registration for federal assistance for survivors of wildfires in Lake, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties has opened through a partnership of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, officials announced. coronavirus Jun 12, 2020
Advocates for nursing homes are calling on the federal government to investigate its own program to distribute critically needed personal protective equipment to facilities across the country. They say shipments have fallen short of what was promised during a White House press briefing at the end of April. Some local nursing homes got shipments of supplies from the federal government…