Ripon School Officials Disseminate Letter Threatening Parents Who Refuse to Mask Children

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RIPON- Parents of students who attend Ripon Elementary School have been sharing a photo of a letter on social media they say was distributed by “the assistant to the Superintendent Ziggy Robeson”.  We reached out to Ripon Elementary to verify if the letter was authentic. A receptionist we spoke to claimed ignorance so we asked if she could transfer us …

CDC Confirms 1st Case of Omicron Found in California

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CALIFORNIA- The Center for Disease Control has released the following statement announcing that a Omicron variant case of COVID-19 has been found in the San Francisco area. “The California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health have confirmed that a recent case of COVID-19 among an individual in California was caused by the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529). The individual was a …

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 …

Man Aprehended At Gunpoint In Drive Through After Reportedly Making Threats Over Worker Wearing COVID-9 Mask

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LODI- Last night at approximately 8:30pm several police officers rushed the parking lot of In n Out on Kettleman Lane with guns drawn. According to eyewitnesses the cause for the concern resulted from the driver of a vehicle in the drive through. They recount that the driver, whose identity has not been released, was yelling at the worker taking his …

Air Force Deployed To Two Hospitals In 209 For COVID-19

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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY- The situation has worsened to the point that Air Force personnel have now been deployed, in addition to federal health care workers, to assist at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial and Dameron Hospital in Stockton. The Office of Emergency Services issued a public statement announcing that “Hospital Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the County are operating at 138% …

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 …

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 …

Governor Newsom Orders Californians To Wear Masks, Violates Own Order

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SACRAMENTO- Today Governor Gavin Newsom ordered that all Californians wear a mask when outside their own homes. The new state wide order came in a press release from the Department of Public Health with the following guidelines: Californians must wear face coverings when they are in the situations listed below: Inside of, or in line to enter, any indoor public …