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Del Norte Graduates To Red Tier; After Distributing 300 COVID-19 Vaccines On Saturday, County Is Tapped Out
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Del Norte graduated to the less restrictive Red Tier on the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy on Tuesday, which is good news for businesses, especially restaurants.
But after administering 300 doses during a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Del Norte County Regional Airport on Saturday, Public Health Officer Dr. Warren Rehwaldt said the Public Health Branch is “tapped out.”
“We can’t set up any first-dose clinics until we have a larger vaccine supply to work with,” he told supervisors. “What we have on hand is pretty much committed to supplying second doses, and also second doses for the clinics because right now we’re redistributing to all the primary care offices in the county.”
Rural County Representatives of California Comments on Broadband Infrastructure Deployment in Rural Areas Devastated by Wildfire Published: Monday, 08 February 2021 05:49
February 8, 2021 - The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) continues to prioritize broadband deployment and infrastructure needs as a core advocacy issue and is
committed to a suite of solutions across the organization to connect communities to reliable, high-speed internet. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is currently investigating how to strategically deploy robust and affordable broadband access to close the digital divide and opened a formal proceeding on Broadband Infrastructure Deployment.
Last Monday, RCRC responded to a proposal on rebuilding broadband infrastructure after a wildfire and advocated for necessary infrastructure to be included with Investor-Owned Utility service restoration to provide open-access fiber options to the affected community. RCRC su
Rural County Representatives of California Update on Board of Forestry Proposed Regulatory Package Published: Sunday, 07 February 2021 05:54
February 7, 2021 - The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) reports last week RCRC staff convened a meeting with the California Board of Forestry (BOF) staff, state fire
officials, county and city local government staff, and statewide association representatives to discuss issues with the BOF proposed changes to the State Fire Safe regulations. Individuals representing both city and county public works, planning, fire protection and disaster recovery, expressed serious concerns with the impacts the proposed revisions will have on rural communities and the detrimental effects on housing production throughout the state. Numerous individuals also questioned the fiscal practicality of operationalizing various provisions of the BOF proposal, both at the state and local level.
A daylong Rural Regions Connect Virtual Conference is scheduled for this Thursday, January 28.
While it was initially planned to be more of just a local event, interest increased, allowing for expanded offerings and presentations.
Cole Przybyla, Tuolumne County’s Director of Innovation and Business Assistance, says, “When we started building this event for the County of Tuolumne, the state recognized it, jumped on, and gave us more resources and access to larger speakers. We really built this event for an entire rural region. It will be really exciting to show off the County of Tuolumne, what we are doing here, and how exciting our community is.”