California
COVID-19
Want to maximize your mask’s protective powers? (Hint: Start by wearing it correctly)
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Recommended: a mask that is at least two layers. Not recommended: a mask with a valve.COVID-19
Get the data: Hollowed-out public health system faces more cuts amid virus
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Since 2010, spending for state public health departments has dropped by 16% per capita and spending for local health departments has fallen by 18%.COVID-19
So you think your California county is tracing contacts of sick people? Maybe not.
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Alameda County attempts to notify all contacts, but some counties inform only high-risk people.Bay Area
Bay Area coronavirus updates | Tue., July 28
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195 new cases in Alameda County since Monday; Santa Cruz County placed on the COVID-19 monitoring list.California
5 weeks left to find pandemic solutions
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Democrats unveiled a $100 billion plan that would provide unemployment benefits, protect renters from evictions, and help struggling landlords and small businesses.Bay Area
‘Unmasking History’: Looking back at S.F.’s ‘mask slackers’ during the 1918 flu pandemic
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Anti-mask sentiment isn't new. During the 1918 flu, hundreds of San Franciscans were jailed and fined for free-nosing it.California
Newsom: California on “the edge of a cliff” — more executive orders likely
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Newsom is looking to extend executive orders for eviction moratoriums, workers’ compensation, sick leave and protections for essential workers.California
“This is a pandemic of trauma. Everybody is feeling the pain…”
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As COVID-19 cases surge in California, mental health experts describe both suffering and reason for hope.Bay Area