Indoor dining rooms were closed in most places for 10 months or more, and tableside service was also banned outdoors for more than one-third of the year. Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org. Santa Clara County is locking down again. And lets just say even if only 10% of this needs an ICU that will require 508 ICU beds, but the County has only 38 beds today, which means the other 470 people will have to find other ICU beds. Whats next for the former Frys HQ in San Jose? really??? WATCH: 'Your Mental Health: A Bay AreaConversation' virtual town hall addressing COVID-19 impact on mental health, Symptoms, prevention, and how to prepare for a COVID-19 outbreak in the US, Here's a look at some of history's worst pandemics that have killed millions, - and shopping malls are being ordered to close. Restaurants will be limited to take-out and delivery. // Sacramento Bee, How Newsoms proposed budget could help ports shore up supply chain, reduce pollution. In Mountain View, Yen Zo of Noble Nails already is struggling. Jesse Spector. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- On the same day gyms, and nail and hair salons were able to reopen to customers across Santa Clara County, those small business owners got the news, they'd once again have to close. Now, Nguyen's bracing as Santa Clara County shuts down outdoor dining Sunday night. scrap the construction of the new jail in late 2020, Helen Chapman fights to save San Joses open space, Bejarano: Why I quit my East San Jose school board, Out of work: Beloved San Jose reverend faces uphill climb, Silicon Valley students stranded by shuttered schools. UNEMPLOYED ARE IN CALIFORNIA EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ONLY 11% OF THE NATIONAL WORKFORCE. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in print/digital reporting and a minor in political science and German. I, for one, am no longer willing to be governed in this manner. Data provided by the county showed more than 6,500 cases on Monday. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY IT IS A CRUEL METHOD OF ABUSING THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. Earlier in her career she wrote about education for The Atlantic in Washington, D.C. She graduated from UC San Diego with a BA degree in political science with a minor in communication. The new restrictions will remain in place until Jan. 4. If you calculate the state figures if we stay the same it is 30 times 35,418 which comes to 1,062,540 and given that there is only 39,510,000 that means 1 out of 40 will be infected in 30 days. "I mean, before you know it's going be a year. "I don't want to look for another career," he said. As of 01/09/2022 there was 27,309 cases total NEW CASES for the week starting 01/02/2022. READ FROM HERE https://public.tableau.com/views/COVID-19HospitalsDashboard/Hospitals?:embed=y&:showVizHome=no. If we close, we lose money and we dont have enough to pay the rent or the utilities, Zo said. Subscribe to CalMatters free daily newsletter to get news and commentary that holds your elected leaders accountable. So please relax with your Trumpist calls for violence; just get your @$$ vaccinated!!! The early action comes despite the Bay Area being the region with the largest buffer from triggering the states 15% threshold for intensive-care capacity. As it stands, the county is not on the state's public coronavirus watch list. I the last 3 months we lost nearly 200 people. Elia Torres, on the other hand, said when she closes her downtown Menlo Park hair salon again, it likely will be for the last time. Since the start of the pandemic, the Bay Area has taken a leading role in responding to the virus. Tax (or dont) Californians as you like, and pour money into whatever pot you want just remember that the state cant run a deficit! Gavin Newsom announced a new, regional stay-at-home order, which will force additional restrictions in any of the five regions of the state where fewer than 15% of intensive care units remain available. Zoom chops nearly 200 jobs in Bay Area as tech layoffs mount They note that in COVID-19 survivors, the immune systems antibodies evolve during the first year, becoming more potent and better able to resist new variants. Emily DeRuy is the Bay Area News Group's housing and economy editor overseeing coverage for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Restaurants can only stay open for takeout or delivery. Gov. What is a COVID-19 genetic, antigen and antibody test? "Because we have the resources to make sure that doesn't happen.". With the uncertainty around further federal support, San Francisco restaurants, their employees, and their families will suffer greatly by having no choice but to close for a period of time.. It's just like back and forth, back and forth. Photo by Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters. I was going to wait until the 20th because my people mean that much to me," he explained. Restaurants are also shuttering across the state, and the mayors of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and San Rafael recently joined 21 others across the country in begging Congress to provide emergency relief to stave off permanent closures and catastrophic economic impacts. Marisa Kendall is a housing reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers homelessness for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. In laboratory experiments, they found that three mutations in Lambdas spike protein, known as RSYLTPGD246-253N, 260 L452Q and F490S, help it resist neutralization by vaccine-induced antibodies. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group), CUPERTINO, CA - DEC. 4: Bao Nguyen adds decorative lights to an outdoor dining tent at Pho Ha Noi restaurant in Cupertino, Calif., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. "You should not meet in person with anyone you do not live with. 1 Stop $235. In California, the Delta variant accounts for nearly 85% of cases analyzed in July, a jump from 5.9% just two months prior, according to the California Department of Public Health. It isnt just unvaccinated workers, though: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, should quarantine for 5 days after testing positive a rule that California recently, and controversially, made optional for health care employees amid a severe staffing shortage. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r