On Monday California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that many areas of the state would likely see an extension of his 3-week stay-at-home order which is set to expire in Southern California on December 30. “Based upon all the data,” said […]
With intensive care units full and projections showing big increases in hospitalizations through New Year’s Day, Southern California’s medical system is faced with the prospect of not being able to provide critical medical care to everyone […]
Tyson Foods has fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations they bet on how many workers there would get sick from the coronavirus. The company, one of the country’s largest meat suppliers […]
As deaths from Covid-19 hit a horrible all-time high in the ravaged Golden State and confirmed cases of the disease rise to staggering heights, the promise of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been hobbled, at least for the time being. […]
County Supervisor Doug Chaffee said he received a text message from a medical professional at St. Jude Medical Center last night that indicated the hospital is at “99% capacity.” The hospital’s 301 beds are full with 138 COVID-19 […]
Anita Hill, chair of The Hollywood Commission, is praising the entertainment industry for embracing its role as a “world influencer” in advancing diversity and inclusion, but says that Hollywood can and must do better. “To its credit, the […]
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday asked a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued nearly four months ago as part of an investigation into how the company is protecting workers from […]
“[An Amazon worker] said that six of her co-workers had tested positive for Covid-19 since 22 October,” writes Robert Reich in The Guardian, “because ‘safe social distancing is not only being ignored but discouraged,’ adding that ‘when […]
The number of daily new Covid-19 cases in California jumped 20% in the past 24 hours to a new all-time high of 35,468. It’s the third record number of new cases in the past week. The state has also seen records fall in terms of deaths […]
California reported 30,851 new daily Covid-19 infections on Wednesday. That’s the highest number the state has ever seen. ICU units across the state have begun to run out of space. Units in Fresno and three San Joaquin Valley counties were […]
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