CALIFORNIA- In the city of La Quinta in Riverside County a 25 year old pharmacy technician has died in self-isolation at a home March 25th after contracting COVID-19 at work in Riverside County. The director of Riverside County Public Health, Dr. Cameron Kaiser, said in a press release, “This is a deeply saddening reminder that COVID-19 kills the young and …
LA County Reports 1st Minor in America to Die From COVID-19
CALIFORNIA- Today officials from Los Angeles County reported the death of a minor due to the novel coronavirus- the first person under the age of 18 to die form COVID-19 in the United States. According to LA mayor Garcetti the victim was a teenager. No other information was given by LA County Public Health regarding the minor’s health situation or …
Governor Newsom Says 56% or 25.5 Million People In California Will Be Infected By Coronavirus
SACRAMENTO- Gavin Newsom has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through September 1, 2020, to “help decompress the state’s health care delivery system in Los Angeles in response to COVID-19”. In the letter published here, Newsom says he projects 56% of California or …
6 Bay Area Counties Ordered To “Shelter In Place” For 3 Weeks
CALIFORNIA- The following counties have been ordered to “shelter in place” for the next three weeks beginning Tuesday at 12:01am. The drastic move comes as the nation battles the spread of COVID-19, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization last week. The governor has already suggested bars, wineries, and pubs close down as well as restaurants cut capacity. Restaurants …
Costco To Enforce Membership At Food Court
CALIFORNIA- Costco has announced that it will begin enforcing its membership requirement policy that’s it’s always had in regards to its food courts. The membership is $60 a year.
Months After Denying Benefits for Dying Nurse, CEO of Kaiser Dies Unexpectedly
STOCKTON- Months after infamously failing to accommodate their own dying nurse’s disability, Kaiser’s CEO unexpectedly dies. Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permanente’s $16 million plus a year CEO, has died unexpectedly in his sleep on November 10th according to the health care giant. Over the course of the last several months, 209 Times has sent numerous requests to Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson …
Governor Newsom Threatens to Takeover PG&E
SACRAMENTO- In a news conference Friday November 1st and press release, Gavin Newsom declares, “PG&E as we know it may or may not be able to figure this out. If they cannot, we are not going to sit around and be passive….”If Pacific Gas and Electric is unable to secure its own fate and future … then the state will …
Modesto High School Student Tests Positive for Tuberculosis
MODESTO- Parents were notified yesterday and today the Stanislaus County Public Health Department confirmed that a student who attends Grace Davis High School has tested positive for tuberculosis. It is unknown how the student contracted tuberculosis, but official say they are being treated away from the school. While all parents of the school were sent letters only students in the …
PG&E May Shut Power to San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties Wednesday
CALIFORNIA- PG&E is warning it could shut power off to 30 counties including San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties this upcoming Wednesday October 9th due to a wildfire warning issued by the National Weather Service. The full list of counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Mariposa, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, San …
Two Central Valley Cities in Top 10 For Car Theft
A new study has been published by the National Insurance Crime Bureau showing Modesto and Stockton rank among the ten worst cities in America for auto theft per capita. Stockton moved up to the 7th spot from the 8th spot the year prior. The full report can be accessed here.