Last Friday, June 19, Alameda County’s Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan releaseed an ordr that broadewns the scope of activities that the county will pemit.
However, the order stresses the importance of physical distancing and the wearing of face coverings while in public.
Masks required! On June 18, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public — in indoor settings and outside when it isn’t possible to maintain six feet of social distance.
As a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, six counties in the Bay Area implemented Shelter in Place on March 16 with most other counties following suit soon thereafter. With the Shelter in Place came skyrocketing unemployment along with disruption to human connection and routine.
Not to catapult an unsolicited opinion onto an unsuspecting public but, let it suffice to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has situated us at a fork — not a pothole — in the road. As Yogi Berra tried to warn us, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
To help keep our streets clean from debris and safe for all modes of travel, the City will resume street sweeping service according to posted schedules this Monday, June 15, 2020.
Alameda County experienced its biggest two-week COVID-19 case increase since the Alameda Sun began tracking confirmed results on April 20.
We are in the midst of a crisis within a crisis — the COVID-19 pandemic and the moral outrage unleashed by the horrendous, senseless death of George Floyd. Former President Barack Obama eloquently described this moment in time:
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it’s time to end the stigma associated with experiencing and seeking treatment for mental illness. This is especially important now, after nine weeks of sheltering in place.
At 6:30 a.m. each day, a team of blind and visually impaired employees assemble in a production line at LightHouse Industries (LHI): mixing chemicals, filling bottles, packing pallets and loading trucks.
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