California Becomes 1st State to Offer Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants of All Ages

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California Becomes 1st State to Offer Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants of All Ages CALIFORNIA- Expansion of Medi-Cal health care benefits regardless of immigration status goes into effect today. Governor Newsom signed the law in 2019 for ages 19-25. Today it was expands to ages 26 and up. The estimated coat will be $3.1 billion per year as California heads …

Central Valley To Go Back On Lockdown

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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY- Beginning tomorrow night at midnight the Central Valley will be subject to the state’s regional lockdown measures. The newest restriction comes as a result of the region’s ICU capacity dropping below 15%. Governor Newsom announced the new lockdown last Thursday and that the state would be divided into 5 regions. The 209 falls within the San Joaquin …

Governor Newsom Announces New Statewide Lockdown Amidst Soar In New COVID-19 Cases

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Governor Newsom has announced that regions of the state will be subject to a new stay-at-home order if their hospital ICU capacity falls below 15%. In regions where that happens citizens will be told to remain in their homes unless they are conducting approved “essential activities” and lockdowns would last for 3 weeks. Newsom announced in a press conference he …

Central Valley Air Quality Most Unhealthy In Western Hemisphere Due To Fires

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CALIFORNIA- The air quality in the Central Valley is among the worst in the nation, continent, and hemisphere rightnow due to the thousands of fires burning throughout California. Maps from the Cal Fire Website show the fires surrounding the Central Valley. The result is the smoke lingering in The Valley contributing to the unhealthy air quality. People throughout the 209 …

Sheriff Warns About Mystery Seeds Sent From China

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STANISLAUS COUNTY- The Sheriff has used a warning advising the public to beware of unsolicited seeds arriving in the mail that are post marked from China. They have not yet been identified. “The US Department of Agriculture has recently received reports of people receiving seeds in the mail from China they did not order. The seeds are sent in packages …

JAMA Study Finds COVID-19 Infections Most Likely 10 Times Greater Than Reported

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The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) has published their findings of a new study today that claims the infection rate of COVID-19 amongst Americans may be 10 times greater than previously reported. The main purpose of the study sought to answer the question: “What proportion of persons in 10 US sites had detectable antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome …

6th Death Row Inmate Dies From COVID-19

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CALIFORNIA- The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced that David Reed has died from COVID-19. Reed was sentenced to death in the 2004 the first degree murder of a transient in Riverside County and was housed in San Quentin State Prison On death row. Five other San Quentin death row inmates have reportedly died from COVID-19 in the last …

A 5th Death Row Inmate Dies From COVID-19

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CALIFORNIA- The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced that another inmate on death row at San Quentin has died from complications due to COVID-19. Michael Carey, 59, is the latest to die from the coronavirus at San Quentin. Carey was sentenced to death in 1996 in Los Angeles County for first-degree murder with special circumstances after killing Ernestine Campbell …

2 Death Row Inmates Die From COVID-19

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CALIFORNIA- The Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections announced today that two inmates died from complications due to COVID-19. Manuel Machado Alvarez, 59, was on death row at San Quentin since 1989 for crimes he committed in Sacramento in 1987 including first-degree murder, vehicle theft, forcible rape and robbery. Scott Thomas Erskine, 57, was a convicted sex offender and was on …

USA Sees Record 40,000 Cases of COVID-19 In One Day

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CALIFORNIA- The United States saw a record spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday. As of today 126,911 deaths have been attributed to the highly contagious new strain of coronavirus. Texas, one of the fastest spreading states, has seen so many new cases spreading that they have re closed all bars. San Joaquin and Stanislaus County also continue to see …