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Image caption: Californians may soon mask in public places again, as the BA.5 COVID variant sweeps the state.
What the COVID BA.5 Variant Means For California

California is headed for a new COVID surge as BA.5, the most contagious variant of the virus yet discovered, arrives in the state, apparently causing an uptick in hospitalizations and deaths.

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Covid-19 vaccine is here for young children, but parents may have to wait for the right moment.

For those parents who had been waiting for over a year to get their youngest children vaccinated against Covid-19, the Centers for Disease Control’s announcement on June 18 of approval of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for ages 6 months…

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After a pandemic pummeling, midscale restaurants are doing more than just hanging on.

Dave Faries here, looking back at the time a Dallas steakhouse added a burger and fries to their menu.

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Pacific Grove City Council votes unanimously to extend restaurant parklets by one year.

The very popular and successful restaurant parklets that put Pacific Grove on the map as a dining destination during the Covid-19 pandemic will continue for at least one more year, after the P.G. City Council voted unanimously on May 11…

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Monterey County, Bay Area health officers urge caution as Covid cases rise

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s health officer is joining 10 others from the Bay Area in stressing the importance of taking safety precautions, such as masking indoors, as the region experiences a new swell of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. The …

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Civil Grand Jury tells the county to make fixes after faulting early Covid-19 response.

It was March 17, 2020, and Monterey County Health Officer Edward Moreno stood behind a podium at a press conference to issue his historic order: All residents were to shelter-in-place beginning at midnight that night. The move was necessary to…

Image caption: Gov. Newsom’s new SMARTER plan anticipates that COVID will move from pandemic to endemic.
California’s New ‘Endemic’ COVID Plan

California has a new plan for dealing with COVID as the disease becomes endemic. But does that mean the pandemic is over? Here’s what Gov. Newsom is proposing.

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Carmel’s temporary parklets will end April 20, but a path to permanency is possible.

Carmel restaurant owners suspected that a loud minority was behind the push to end the village’s temporary parklets, so they gathered their own data. They sent surveys to Carmel residents, with one survey coming back with a 91 percent approval…

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Monterey County offers Covid-19 test kits for local distribution

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County continues to invest in bringing Covid-19 testing supplies to the community for local distribution. Covid-19 home antigen test kits are available to local organizations and community groups that can distribute them to their members and …

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Monterey County lifts indoor mask requirement for employees, visitors of county facilities

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County will lift its indoor mask requirement Monday for all county facilities except those that are covered by ongoing state mandates like jails and health care facilities. The county said in a statement that it will …

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Monterey County Health Department launches updated Covid-19 data dashboard

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department’s Public Health Bureau has launched an updated Covid-19 data dashboard to further improve accessibility to data for residents and stakeholders. The dashboard displays data on Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, fatalities and outbreaks, as well …

Image caption: Businesses in California must adapt to a slate of new laws in 2022.
5 New California Laws That Change How Business Does Business

California put hundreds of new laws into effect for 2022. Here are 5 that will change how business operates in the state.

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Local organizations seek county support to extend VIDA community health worker program.

The peak of the agricultural harvest season is around the corner, and local organizers believe that community health workers are still critical in preventing Covid-19 when thousands of farmworkers, both locals and seasonal visitors, return to the fields. They are…

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This East Salinas zip code is now reporting 100-percent vaccination.

A zip code in East Salinas—93905, which encompasses the Alisal neighborhood—is now reporting, per data from the Monterey County Health Department, that 100 percent of its population aged 5 and over has received at least one dose of a Covid-19…

Image caption: The first public school in California was in Monterey County.
The Monterey County School System, Explained

The first California school was in Monterey County. Today, the county school system faces demographic change, COVID issues and other challenges.

Image caption: The 'Red, White and Blueprint' group plans to spread from Shasta to other California counties.
A Militia Used the Recall Process to Seize Power in One Northern County

Members of a far-right militia group backed a recall election against a conservative Republican to take control of the Board of Supervisors in Shasta County. Here’s how it happened.

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Monterey County’s first bulk order of Covid-19 tests arrives

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is making good on its commitment to invest up to $1 million to secure more Covid-19 rapid tests for the community, with the first direct purchases from this effort arriving last week. About 750 test …

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State’s indoor mask mandate to expire for most vaccinated residents

CALIFORNIA — California will roll back its mask requirement next week for vaccinated residents in most indoor spaces, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. The state implemented the mandate in mid-December as COVID-19 cases began to spike due to the highly …

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Monterey County commits up to $1M for Covid-19 tests

MONTEREY COUNTY — As demand for rapid testing skyrockets, Monterey County Board of Supervisors has unanimously agreed to spend up to $1 million to purchase additional Covid-19 tests for the community. In a 5-0 vote last Tuesday, the Board committed …

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Victory Mission in Salinas is in lockdown after six men test positive for Covid-19.

Victory Mission Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides overnight shelter, showers and transitional housing for unhoused men in Salinas, began a 14-day lockdown starting Wednesday, Jan. 26. The lockdown began after six of 19 men in their Fresh Start program…

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States have expansive powers to protect the health of the general public.
The State’s Broad Power to Protect Public Health, Explained
Since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, states have possessed broad authority to protect public health.