Police said a verbal confrontation followed with the suspect seeming to be agitated and who then grabbed what looked like a gun out of his pocket. The counties had previously been in red Tier 2, representing “substantial” risk. An earlier version of this story did not note that Marin County, as of Friday, also was not in the purple tier. That means playbooks are often whittled down. L.A. dispatches mobile COVID-19 testing to high-risk communities of color. Relatives of residents and a nurse who died in a COVID-19 outbreak at a Westside home for dementia patients are suing the facility’s owner. “The situation is pretty desperate right now,” said Nestor Fernandez, the executive director of Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center, also known as Tel Hi. This is the latest incident of a Bay Area politician facing scrutiny over bending COVID restrictions. Traffic moves on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Nov. 12. Protesters Demand Mayor Breed Reopen Outdoor Dining in San Francisco, Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. SAN FRANCISCO — The CDC urged people to not travel on Thanksgiving and now that warning has been extended into December as many contemplate what to do for Christmas. The Regional Stay Home Order, announced December 3, 2020, adds restrictions in regions with less than 15% ICU bed capacity. This means around 94 percent of Californians — or roughly 37 million residents — live in counties within the top tier of the state's roadmap to reopening. The suspect stayed in the store as police responded to the scene. It also spoke about how many public schools remain closed for in-person learning, while many private schools have re-opened. Gavin Newsom apologized after attending a party of 12, also at The French Laundry. State Metric: San Diego County fell deeper into the most restrictive purple tier of the state's four-tiered reopening plan with an unadjusted 26.5 new COVID … Youth sports, mall singing, parties alarm Ventura County health officials. Purple indicates widespread risk, red substantial, orange moderate and yellow minimal. They boarded their United Airlines flight anyways. One man is killed and another wounded by a gunman who fled on foot near Melrose and Stanley avenues early Tuesday afternoon, police said. The public interest law firm Public Counsel, representing seven families, Community Coalition and Oakland REACH, filed their suit in Superior Court in the hopes of urging the state to better serve its most vulnerable students. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) ‘It’s irresponsible’. Morgan Hill police said officers were dispatched to the Target store at 1061 Cochrane Rd. This year, the center had to adapt to COVID-19, canceling its in-person afterschool program and creating an all-day learning hub for San Francisco Unified School District students. It was three in the afternoon Wednesday when the front line hospital worker tried to get tested for the coronavirus at the Fairgrounds with no luck. SAN FRANCISCO — Some Bay Area charities and nonprofits report donations are down drastically due to the pandemic at a time when the demand has become dramatic. Here’s what’s still open, what’s closed again By Tim Sheehan. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 hit 4,203 in Los Angeles County on Saturday while ICU capacity in Southern California dropped to 4.2%. There have been 14,812 cases in total and 170 deaths. As of December 13, California has 1,551,766 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 20,969 deaths. Some regions have already moved ahead with tighter restrictions. San Francisco begins administering the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline healthcare workers, distributing a first batch of 12,675 doses to hospitals across the city. This year, Casazza said, it is harder to shop for toys to donate and also, money is tight. Ventura County on track to revert to 'purple tier' as COVID-19 cases climb Wendy Leung, Ventura County Star 11/11/2020 Protesters clash during rallies in Washington state and Washington, D.C. Sacramento County is heading into the purple tier of the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy. “After nine months without a single detected case of transmission within its juvenile facilities, today the County of Santa Clara is reporting that nine youth have recently tested positive at Juvenile Hall and William F. James Ranch facilities, as well as four staff members,” the press release issued by the county health department read. Maura Dolan is the California-based legal affairs writer for the Los Angeles Times. State data shows that the county’s unadjusted case rate per 100,000 is 16.3 new cases per day (8.2 adjusted) compared to 4.1 new cases per day (2.2 adjusted) at the end of October. Infectious disease experts told KPIX 5 COVID cases are skyrocketing in Alameda County and that it’s going to get worse before it gets better. “I know San Franciscans are watching our numbers very carefully,” Colfax said. Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, San Mateo County is the only county in the Bay Area to not adhere to a voluntary stay-at-home order. Even San Francisco looks purple: COVID-19 surge may put city in most restrictive tier Traffic moves on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Nov. 12. People who test negative early on in the infection actually can be positive or may contract the virus after the test, he said. But it’s also bringing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Now officials must build trust around vaccine in the community, In pictures: U.S. launches largest-ever vaccination drive. “We believe based on what they told us – there is a roadmap for schools all over the state to really be opening,” said Assemblyman Ting in an interview via Zoom. at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday on a report of a man with a gun inside the store. “A negative test should not be an excuse to put yourself or others at risk,” Colfax said. Back in September, there was Speaker Nancy Pelosi appearing without a mask at a hair salon. One killed, one injured in shooting on Melrose Avenue in Fairfax. next post. Read More, Maskless Shopper At Morgan Hill Target Arrested For Pulling Gun On Employees PLEASANTON — With COVID-19 cases surging, testing sites like the one at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton continue to reach capacity each day, with tests running out by midmorning. COVID-19 Purple Tier Would Clamp Down On Indoor Business Operations . Tourism is quickly recovering in Mexico, as Americans flock south for an easy escape. ©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The purple tier is the most restrictive and include prohibitions on indoor dining, indoor church services, and gyms among many other things. Numbers on the state’s COVID dashboard website confirmed nearly 21,000 new cases over the past 24 hours, almost 2,500 more cases than the previous high of 18,350 cases set Tuesday of last week. “The best gift we can give this season is the gift of good health so we can all be here for the vaccine,” Colfax said. Data shows that the number of new cases in a day reached an all-time high of 168 cases on Nov. 16. SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County health officials on Wednesday confirmed an outbreak of over a dozen cases among youths and staff at two of the county’s juvenile detention facilities. It prohibits gatherings of any size, closes operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, and requires 100% masking and physical distancing. “When things are not as serious, significant numbers of people may back down on precautions.”. “We are probably 50% down in donations with at least 20% more children in need,” Casazza told KPIX 5. So what does that mean? The agency has also exhausted many of its one-time tools to save money such as implementing a hiring freeze, reducing overtime and utilizing federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Officers who arrived learned that after a man entered the store without a mask and two female employees went up to him to ask him to put on a mask. In the "purple" tier, only hair salons/barber shops, retail … Governor Newsom said that this week the state would determine if these regions in the “purple tier” would move into the “deep purple tier” and be subject to the stay-at-home order. Surge Puts Christmas Travel And Gathering Plans In Jeopardy Colfax noted that the previous low numbers also triggered more reopening, another reason why cases climbed. Forty-one counties are now in the purple tier, including all of Southern California. The 20,759 cases reported represented 1.7% of the total number of cases confirmed in the state during the pandemic, according to data on the website. OAKLAND — A coalition of education advocates and families sued the State of California Monday over its failure to “meet its Constitutional obligation to ensure basic educational equality,” according to the attorneys who filed the lawsuit. As of December 1st, ICU occupancy was at 93 percent at hospitals serving the southern part of the county including East San Jose, Tong said. Gov. Purple, or Tier 1, indicates that Covid is widespread throughout the county - with more than seven cases per 100,000 or more than eight percent of positive test results reported over seven days. The purple tier has changed since Sacramento was last in it. San Diego County sounds alarm that COVID-19 case rate is headed toward purple tier ... Three additional COVID-related deaths brought the regional total to 850. She covers the California Supreme Court and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Coronavirus cases in Kern County continue to rise dramatically as the county prepares for a likely move back into the state’s purple, most restrictive tier of guidelines. The couple had a 4-year-old child with them on the flight. New cases, he said, have nearly quadrupled in about a month. Marin County is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 infections in November 2020. ‘I’ve seen people die.’ COVID-19 slams Central Valley hospitals, as many resist lockdowns. The interactive map above shows the coronavirus restriction level of all California counties as of Nov. 16. Read More, San Francisco’s Muni Says Layoffs Possible As Agency Faces $68M Budget Deficit The gates had been locked since 11 in the morning when tests ran out. Officials have sent mobile testing to communities in the East San Fernando Valley and South L.A., where coronavirus infections have nearly doubled. Subscribe to the LA Times to hear ‘Man in the Window,’ ‘Dirty John’ and ‘Detective Trapp,’ without the ads, Subscriber exclusive: Listen to hit LA Times podcasts without the ads, Long Beach schools push back reopening to March, citing rise in COVID-19 cases. San Mateo County pleads with outsiders to stop visiting to shop and dine. The Long Beach school district pushed back its plan for starting in-person instruction in January to March, citing the rise in COVID-19 cases. SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed’s recent visit to a famed Napa Valley restaurant for a birthday party is drawing heavy scrutiny from critics who say politicians aren’t practicing what they preach. On Nov. 29, the Kauai Police Department arrested 41-year-old Wesley Moribe and 46-year-old Courtney Peterson, both from Wailua, Hawaii, after they boarded a flight at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) despite having tested positive for the coronavirus. On Sunday, Orange County reported 639 new COVID-19 cases, its highest number of daily coronavirus … She is now based in San Francisco. Doug Mackenzie grew up on Alameda’s Christmas Tree Lane and now he’s carrying on the family tradition with his wife Tia. “The education children were offered before the pandemic did not meet the standards set by California’s constitution, and what they’ve received since March 2020 is education in name only.” Nine months after California locked down to slow the spread of COVID-19, children are still learning from home. Purple Tier COVID Roundup: Mayor Breed’s French Laundry Gathering ‘Particularly Problematic’; Lawmakers Wants Kids Back In Classrooms December 3, … SACRAMENTO — California reported 20,759 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, shattering the state’s previous record for most new cases confirmed in a single day, according to data on the California COVID-19 website. “I’ve always thought that if you create confusion, you create hesitation, and hesitation in this game is going to get you beat and get you hurt. As a result, the county moved to the most restrictive tier (purple tier) of the state’s reopening system on Saturday, which prohibits many indoor activities and imposes a curfew on non-essential activities from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Read More, Pac-12 Football Coaches Keep It Simple Amid Game Cancelations, Disruptions Here’s a roundup of the COVID stories we’ve published over the last 24 hours. He suggested that residents could text photos of food and family members to other households to connect during the holidays. SAN FRANCISCO — Police in Hawaii arrested a local couple after they flew home from San Francisco knowing they both had COVID-19. Why is that metric important? Gavin Newsom announced Monday that 41 of the 58 counties in California will be in the purple tier, the most restrictive in the state's color-coded system. Even so, SFMTA Senior Budget Manager Jonathan Rewers told the agency’s Board of Directors Tuesday, the agency’s actual and projected revenue losses are so great that reductions in service and layoffs are fully on the table as a method of cutting expenditures. The state called on purple tier counties to implement a curfew this month. Here are the COVID … New Regional Stay Home Order COVID-19 continues to surge at alarming rates in California. The number of COVID-related deaths increased by 0.6 percent from the prior day total of 20,847. Read More, San Mateo County Leaders Urge Precautions As Surge Grows, Vaccine On The Way REDWOOD CITY — As COVID-19 cases surge in San Mateo County, hospital capacity remains high and the death rate low, but officials are concerned about the coming weeks and urge people to take necessary precautions. The test positivity rate remains low at 2.6 percent. Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center, also known as Tel Hi, at The French Laundry in Yountville in November, Silicon Valley 'Texit' Is Real: Here's Who's Going and Where, Notorious Irvine Torture Killer Found Dead In San Quentin Death Row Cell, Historic Cliff House in San Francisco to Close Permanently, Anti-Mask Rant Caught On Camera At California Costco, Gov. Some restaurant owners have challenged the science behind curfew orders, arguing that it penalizes businesses and not people staying home, having big gatherings. Noppawat Tom Charoensinphon/Getty Images. Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco counties shatter COVID-19 records as ICU space shrinks. Unwelcome in other countries, Americans are fleeing lockdowns and flocking to Mexico. Colfax said residents would be alerted about the curfew once the city enters the purple tier. In the week following Halloween, that average […] “We miss going on vacation, we miss seeing family but what are we supposed to do? Gavin Newsom Recall Supporters 'Halfway There' In Reaching Goal Of 1.5 Million Signatures, One Dead, One Wounded In Brazen Monday Afternoon San Leandro Shooting, King Tide on San Francisco Embarcadero Illustrates Climate Change Risk, 2-Alarm Fire Burning At San Bruno Home Forces Evacuations, San Francisco DA Charges SFPD Officer In 2019 Fisherman's Wharf Beating, 'People Need to Eat!' He also admonished residents against using tests as permission to socialize with others. On Monday, San Francisco jumped two tiers into the red zone, the second most restrictive tier, and the virus has continued to spread rapidly. As of Friday, San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin were the only Bay Area counties not in the purple zone, which indicates widespread transmission of the virus. A day after the mayor’s office confirmed the dinner, it’s still unclear how many households took part in that meal at The French Laundry in Yountville in November KPIX 5 reached out to the mayor’s office multiple times to get an answer to that question, but have not yet heard back as of Wednesday night. The letter cited excessive screen time for young minds, as well as mental health issues that students are facing. Los Angeles County remains stuck in the most restrictive tier of the state’s coronavirus … Read More, Nurse Struggles To Get Tested As Pleasanton Site Runs Out Of Tests – ‘Just Stressful’ 6:12 PM, Nov. 20, 2020An earlier version of this story did not note that Marin County, as of Friday, also was not in the purple tier. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. have challenged the science behind curfew orders, according to The Times’ coronavirus tracker, COVID-19 wave battering suburban counties, COVID-19 hit Latinos hard. ICU occupancy was slightly better in other parts of the county, but still extremely high at 84 percent. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. With COVID-19 case counts rising across the state, Santa Clara County is moving back to California’s purple tier, the most restrictive. ALSO READ: California To Receive 327,000 Doses Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine In Next Few Weeks. Gavin Newsom announced Monday afternoon that Santa Cruz County is one of 28 counties to move to the purple, or “widespread,” tier of the state’s coronavirus … MORGAN HILL — A man who was confronted at a Target store in Morgan Hill about not wearing a mask was arrested after brandishing what appeared to be a handgun from his pocket, police said. What does it mean to be "purple… The Mackenzie family has been closely following the local and federal guidelines and haven’t left Alameda County since the pandemic began. Read More, State Lawmakers Urge Bay Area School Districts To Bring Kids Back To Class “We continue to be at risk of exceeding our hospital capacity, with typically used beds in our hospitals potentially exceeding capacity by mid-December if the trend continues,” explained Dr. Jennifer Tong, Associate Chief Medical Officer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. It is a sentiment echoed by UCSF professor of medicine and infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong who calls re-opening schools a moral imperative. According to the release, one youth detained at the William F. James Ranch facility reported symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19 last Saturday. Purple indicates widespread risk, red substantial, orange moderate and yellow minimal. Nevada County is moving two tiers at once, from the orange to purple tier, or from “moderate” to “widespread.” Business restrictions increase in severity depending on the tier. Upscale home for dementia patients sued over deaths in COVID-19 outbreak. “You’re seeing an even bigger gap between those who have the means to get a private education versus those going to public education,” says Ting. The county recorded 388 new positive COVID-19 cases in a single day on Nov. 16 and now has a total of 28,686 cases and 445 deaths. 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