“Don’t touch the wildlife,” officials say

Tourists risk their lives to take selfies and get close to wildlife. These people also risk the animal’s help. FOX Weather takes a look at some shocking examples and speaks to a wildlife expert about the problem.

SAUSALITO, California – The Marine Mammal Center, home of the world’s largest hospital for marine mammals, released new data Monday showing more than 25 percent of the animals rescued in 2022 were in distress due to negative interactions with humans and dogs. The center rescues animals along 600 miles of California’s northern and central coast.

The center said harassment of wildlife was a contributing or direct factor in more than 150 cases of marine mammals rescued and hospitalized last year.

Experts reported a rise in incidents of harassment from seals and sea lions along the coasts of northern and central California, as they warned the animals are facing increasing threats from humans and dogs.

In some severe cases, workers responded to dragged animals. In other cases, people tried to feed or pour water on seals and sea lions.

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Sionna, a female seal pup, was rescued at Bolinas Beach on April 26, 2022 by trained responders from the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, after she was picked up and placed on a surfboard, separating the captive animal from its mother. The animal was later released back into the wild after treatment at the center’s hospital (Joan Lasnie / KTVU FOX 2)

In one case, the center rescued a female seal pup named Sionna from Bolinas Beach in Marin County after someone picked her up and placed her on a surfboard, separating the dependent cub from her mother, the center said.

Animal keepers treated Sionna and later released her back into the wild.

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Sionna, a female seal pup, was treated and released into the wild by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California. (Joanne Lasnie © The Marine Mammal Center / KTVU FOX 2)

According to authorities, dogs were responsible for more than a quarter of all incidents of harassment.

“Specifically in the San Francisco Bay Area, the prominent examples of cases of harassment were the illegal picking up of seal pups in Marin County and the human and dog handling of young seals and sea lions in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties,” the center said in a press release .

The center detailed a case involving a stranded and injured puppy named Snowcone that its trained experts responded to at Shell Beach, Sonoma County in April 2022. Officials said two beachgoers illegally picked up the seal, who was young enough to nurse, and separated him from his mother.

Rescue workers found the seal had sustained a serious head injury resulting from a dog attack.

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Trained experts from the Marine Mammal Center trimmed Snowcone, a nursing male pup, on Shell Beach, Sonoma County, in April 2022 after he was illegally picked up by two beachgoers and separated from his mother. The animal died on the way to the center’s hospital, experts said. (The Marine Mammal Center / KTVU FOX 2)

“This incident likely occurred after the animal was taken from the established colony or breeding area to a portion of the beach with numerous off-leash dogs,” officials said.

The pup eventually died while being transported to the Marine Mammal Hospital.

Experts said the “tragic case” showed how the effects of harassment can have detrimental consequences for marine wildlife.

“While taking a close-up selfie or leaving the dog off-leash near a marine mammal may seem cute and innocent on the surface, it can present real challenges, particularly for young seals and sea lions,” says Adam Ratner of the Marine Mammal Center Associate Director of Conservation Education told KTVU FOX 2, “These behaviors can separate young puppies from their mothers, increasing stress and potentially increasing the risk of disease transmission between humans and animals.”

TOURISTS WARNED TO STAY AWAY FROM BISON FIGHT IN YELLOWSTONE

Northern fur seal Juicebox, a male pup, was rescued by trained responders from the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California on October 22, 2022 after he was bitten by an off-leash dog and released back into the sea by a beach visitor. (Bill Hunnewell © The Marine Mammal Center / KTVU FOX 2)

Experts called on the public not to crowd or get too close to marine mammals and urged people to take steps to keep the animals safe.

The center planned to use the 2022 data it compiled for a new campaign to educate the public about the dangers of human-animal interactions, with a particular focus on beachgoers, tourists and small businesses “in key interaction hotspots areas”.

The data showed a county-by-county breakdown of cases in the 600-mile response zone. Santa Cruz County had the most incidents of harassment.

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Hotspot areas for human and canine harassment of marine mammals along the California coast, based on 2022 data from the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California. (The Marine Mammal Center / KTVU FOX 2)

As part of its campaign, the Marine Mammal Center urged the public to follow the following rules when encountering marine animals:

• Keep your distance: Give marine mammals space and enjoy them from a safe distance on beaches and in the water
• Keep dogs on a leash
• Use your zoom: It’s okay to take photos and admire the animals, but if an animal reacts to your presence, you’re too close. Please no SEAL FIES!
• Call the experts, don’t intervene.

“The only way to ensure the safety and welfare of these animals is to first call the experts and maintain a safe distance until trained responders arrive,” officials said.

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SAN FRANCISCO — A cruise ship that docked in San Francisco on Thursday is under observation by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a dozen vaccinated passengers tested positive for coronavirus.

The results followed a random testing of 25% of the passengers aboard the 10-day cruise to Mexico and the affected individuals are either asymptomatic or experiencing mild symptoms, the Port of San Francisco said in a statement.

The news came as the omicron variant drives extremely high infection levels in the cruise industry, prompting the CDC to investigate and place nearly 100 vessels under observation. Cruise ships are required to notify the CDC of suspected or confirmed positive cases on board, and any vessel with 0.10% of passenger cases meet the criteria for investigation.

Cruise ships returned to San Francisco in October after a 19-month hiatus. The pause was sparked in March 2020 when the Grand Princess carried people infected with the coronavirus, sending thousands of passengers to quarantine in their cabins as the ship idled off the California coast. The ill-fated cruise captured the world’s attention and made the coronavirus real to millions in the United States.

When business resumed, most cruise lines required adult passengers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

To date 22 cruises that have docked in San Francisco have reported COVID-19 positive passengers or crew. All have complied with CDC and San Francisco Department of Public Health rules and protocols. No reported cases have required hospitalization or medical care.

Due to the surge, San Francisco is also asking cruise ships to test passengers who have not received their second doses or booster shots before letting them come ashore.

“This requirement is stricter than federal and state guidelines and is intended to protect the people of San Francisco,” port officials said.

A spokeswoman for Princess Cruises said the vaccination rate among guests and crews aboard the ships was “approaching 100%.” The passengers who tested positive will either go home or be taken to hotels for quarantine, Negin Kamali said.

Another Ruby Princess cruise ship is set to depart from San Francisco Thursday afternoon for another 10-day cruise to Mexico, she said.

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SACRAMENTO (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in California have topped 80,000 and another 3,000 people are projected to die by month’s end even as infections, hospitalizations and intensive care cases are falling almost as fast as they climbed during the rapid-fire omicron wave of the pandemic .

The toll reached 80,688 on Friday, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

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That is the highest in the US, but the nation’s most populous state has a per capita death rate that is among the lowest at 38th. Texas has only a few hundred fewer deaths than California but has 10 million fewer residents and therefore a higher per capita rate.

Another 220 deaths in California were reported Thursday and the state’s forecasting models show the death toll topping 83,600 by the end of February. Despite the grim tally, other indicators showed California is clearly past the peak of the latest and most infectious wave.

The state’s hospitalizations have fallen by more than 3,300 from their peak of 15,435 two weeks ago, which was well below the all-time high of nearly 22,000 in January 2021.

There were fewer than 2,300 intensive care patients, down 300 cases from 10 days ago and less than half the January 2021 number.

“We’ve definitely passed the peak and we are seeing a downward trend in the numbers, but we are not out of the woods yet,” Sacramento County health officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye said.

Hospitalizations remain high in the state’s capital region and in many other regions and infection surges continue in places, including Sacramento County’s two jails. Nearly 5,000 of the California’s 97,000 state prison inmates are infected, along with 2,900 correctional employees.

But the state’s case rate and positivity rates have fallen from their highs in early January, and models predict the number of infected people will continue to decrease in all geographic regions.

The hopeful trends mean Los Angeles is among counties moving toward relaxing mask mandates. New cases in the nation’s most populous county Thursday were about a quarter of the record daily caseload of several weeks ago.

About 3,200 infected people remained hospitalized in Los Angeles County on Thursday, but the number has been falling and public health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said the winter surge will be considered over when its falls below 2,500 for seven days in a row.

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Once that threshold is met, Los Angeles County will end a mask requirement for large outdoor events such as concerts and sporting events and for outdoor spaces at schools and child-care facilities.

Indoor mask requirements will remain in force until the county has two straight weeks at or below a “moderate” rate of 50 new cases per 100,000 people and there aren’t any reports of a new, troubling variant circulating, Ferrer said. The case rate now is nearly three times higher than the threshold.

“Post-surge does not imply that the pandemic is over or that transmission is low, or that there will not be unpredictable waves of surges in the future.” Ferrer warned.

California’s statewide mask mandate is set to expire Feb. 15, though local governments can still keep their own mandates in place.

California’s confirmed number of coronavirus cases has now topped 8 million, but the 37,000 new cases reported Thursday is down dramatically from the seven-day average of nearly 120,000 in early January.

The state’s models predict hospitalizations will fall by two-thirds in another month, to about 4,200, while ICU cases will drop to fewer than 500, one-fifth of what they are now.

The omicron variant spreads even more easily than other coronavirus strains, and more easily infects those who have been vaccinated or were previously infected by prior versions of the virus.

However, early studies show omicron is less likely to cause severe illness than the previous delta variant, and vaccinations and a boosters still offer strong protection from serious illness, hospitalization and death.

Officials said unvaccinated Californians are 30 times more likely to die than people who have had their booster shots; are nearly 15 times more likely to be hospitalized; and are 7.5 times more likely to get COVID-19.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The COVID-19 surge in San Francisco’s Omicron variant is finally coming down, according to the city’s top health official. It has also taught city leaders to change their goals when dealing with COVID.

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The surge caused San Francisco’s COVID-19 cases to hit a record high — more cases than the city has simultaneously reported in the entire two-year pandemic.

“Data shows that cases peaked on Jan. 9 with a 7-day average of 2,164 cases per day and have steadily declined each day since to 1,076 cases per day on Jan. 12,” according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

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Hospital admissions are expected to peak this week, with no concerns the local hospital may be reaching capacity, the department adds.

However, cases are still “extremely high”. The department is recommending that San Francisco residents remain cautious about their activities and wear the proper face masks over the next few weeks.

“We’ve seen how COVID has evolved over the last two years and as a city we’ve evolved with it,” said Mayor of London Breed. “We know this virus will be with us for the foreseeable future, but we have the tools and experience in dealing with COVID not to be able to completely turn our lives upside down.”

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Despite record case numbers, most people in San Francisco reported mild or asymptomatic infections in the recent surge.

“Omicron changed the game – it’s extremely contagious and also less severe and often mild for those who have been vaccinated and boosted. Our goal is no longer to prevent every case of COVID,” said Dr. Director of Health, Dr. Grant Colfax. “Instead, our aim is to prevent the worst consequences of the disease, such as hospitalizations and deaths, and to do so while essential services such as schools and hospitals remain open. We do this by doubling down on what we know works – get vaccinated and boosted. And during times of high transmission, we need to be extra vigilant and strengthen our defenses to prevent spread to those most at risk and to our frontline workers who need to support the city’s core services.”

The city reports that 82% of its population is vaccinated and 61% of the eligible population has received an additional booster shot.

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Across the Bay Area, most counties are beginning to reduce the number of reported cases, but hospitalizations are still increasing.

“Like most counties in the Bay Area, we are now seeing our case numbers going down. We’re really more confident that this is a reliable trend,” said Dr. Matt Willis, the Marin County public health officer.

In Santa Clara County, they use wastewater monitoring to supplement their public health data. It measures the amount of virus in wastewater and accounts for those who are asymptomatic, don’t test, or do a home test.

Department of Health Deputy Director Michael Balliet says they are seeing a similar trend.

“Some leveling off or maybe even a slight drop in virus concentrations in wastewater,” Balliet said. “We’re cautiously optimistic that our clinical cases will show the same kind of reduction.”

But dr Willis says it’s not time to let go of your vigilance yet.

“I think the other concern is that our hospitalizations are not going down at the moment. In fact, they keep increasing,” said Dr. willis

At John Muir Health in Contra Costa County, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Russell Rodriguez his concern.

“The number of impatient patients is approaching our highest ever recorded figure for our healthcare system,” said Dr. Rodriguez.

He says hospitalization lags behind case positivity, often peaking a week or two after cases have peaked. Both doctors are confident that hospitalizations will soon decrease.

dr Rodriguez says hospitals are still busy and asks people not to go to the emergency room for a COVID test or for very mild and manageable symptoms.

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San Francisco city officials said Tuesday they had decided to cancel the city’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display over concerns about COVID-19 as cases continue to rise nationwide.

With the Omicron variant contributing to the exploding cases, city officials said they are canceling the famous fireworks display over the bay for the second year in a row.

Thousands of residents and guests usually pack along the Embarcadero to see the show, but last year people were told to stay home to prevent large gatherings and limit the spread of the virus.

Once again, city officials remain warnings.

“While we are all understandably eager to ring in a New Year with San Francisco’s usual New Year’s Eve fireworks, we must remain vigilant and do everything in our power to stop the spread of the COVID-19 variant of Omicron,” Mayor London told Breed in a statement. “By canceling the New Year’s Eve fireworks show, we are reducing everyone’s exposure to COVID-19 while ensuring the continuity of city-wide public safety measures.”

In addition, isolation and quarantine protocols are reducing the workforce for public safety agencies due to the recent surge, city officials said.

“Minimizing unnecessary exposure among our officials and professional staff is key to maintaining the police force expected by San Franciscans, and it is important that we all do our part as San Franciscans to reduce the transmission of the ward across the city.” said Police Chief Bill Scott.

“We urge you to celebrate with your close family members and friends safely at home with all COVID security measures,” said fire chief Jeannine Nicholson. “The cancellation of traditional fireworks will allow us to focus our resources on emergency services and day-to-day operations without adding large crowds and the potential incidents that result from such crowds.”

As of last week, the city was recording an average of 305 new COVID-19 cases per day, compared to an average of just 91 cases the week before.

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“I urge prosecutors to release what we have requested and more,” San Francisco Regulatory Authority Catherine Stefani said during a public safety and neighborhood services committee hearing.

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Stefani says there is evidence that victims of domestic violence are kept short in the criminal justice system. It introduced a law in May that, if passed, would require the SFPD and the prosecutor’s office to provide quarterly reports on domestic violence cases to the board of directors, the mayor and other city departments.

“Reporting requires how many calls to 911 are made that are related to domestic violence and how many of those calls involve a child or a gun,” Stefani said.

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Legislation would also require that the number of domestic violence cases submitted to prosecutors be disclosed along with the charges filed and the outcome of those cases.

The bill’s hearing follows a report recently released by the Family Violence Council that found that 79 percent of people fleeing abuse and / or seeking protection were turned away during the pandemic due to capacity constraints and increased demand.

“It is very difficult for domestic violence survivors to leave the country,” said Jenny Pearlman, who works with Safe and Sound, a children’s aid organization. “If a family that has experienced violence has no shelter, the family will most likely have to return to the home where the abuse takes place.”

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There were 131 arrests for domestic violence crimes in San Francisco in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to SFPD. 86 percent of these cases were dismissed, only nine percent were charged.

ABC7 reached out to the prosecutor’s office and asked for a larger sample of this data to see how many domestic violence cases were indicted throughout the year. Our team did not receive this information before our deadline, but received the following statement:

“Numbers declined during the pandemic, especially during detention periods, which particularly affected cases of domestic violence. As a result, our office has also allocated significant resources to expanding support for domestic violence victims to provide shelter and transportation during the pandemic. ”

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The prosecutor’s office also told ABC7 that filing and fee rates for domestic violence cases in San Francisco rose from 24 percent in 2020 to 31 percent this year. By comparison, over the past five years, the highest fee rate reported for this type of case was 35 percent in 2018.

“I just think we have to do better,” said Stefani.

The draft law will be presented to the Supervisory Board for the first full vote in two weeks.

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Larry Elder

Until recently, Governor Newsom’s strategy in response to the litany of attacks he received from Republican leader Larry Elder in the upcoming September 14 recall election was not to respond directly.

Newsom’s responses focused on his accomplishments, indirectly hinting at Elder’s attacks, and specifically warning voters that if Republicans were successful in recalling, Trumpism would take responsibility for the state.

But when Newsom spoke to telephone bankers at a San Jose restaurant a little over a week ago, he brought up a number of senior positions that clash with the views of the majority of Californians.

Elder, a former lawyer and Conservative talk radio host from Los Angeles, is against a minimum wage. He is skeptical about climate change. He supports school selection and offshore drilling. He is against the mask requirement in school and would abolish vaccination validation and mandatory tests for those who are not vaccinated.

“He actually wrote a comment saying that women are not as smart as men on civic, economic and political issues,” Newson said.

Last week, Newsom’s campaign posted an ad showing a picture of Elder with Trump.

Elder pushed back the connection with Trump. “The thought of them trying to characterize my campaign as an extension of you-know-who is unfair to me,” Elder told ABC Eyewitness News. “I am an insurgent candidacy – 1.7 million Californians signed the recall petition. A quarter of them were Independents and Democrats who only voted for the man two years earlier. “

Regarding Trump and the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, Larry Elder freaked out after telling the Sacramento Bee editorial staff on Aug. 2 that he didn’t believe Joe Biden stole the election.

Later, on his talk radio show “The Morning Answer,” Elder changed his mind after receiving backlash in conservative circles for disagreeing with Trump. He claimed the Sacramento Bee soundbite had been edited.

“So do I think there were all sorts of gimmicks in the elections? Absolutely. But Joe Biden is there at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Donald Trump is in Florida. So let’s just go ahead and see what we can do to win in 2024, ”Elder said.

Elder blames Newsom for California’s homelessness crisis and the unaffordable housing market. According to him, Newsom is responsible for inappropriate COVID-19 restrictions and stubborn environmental regulations.

Elder recently had a head-to-toe meeting with progressive radio host Tavis Smiley, who airs KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles. Smiley challenged Elder for refusing to make amends to African Americans for the slavery atrocities and financial losses blacks suffered due to Jim Crow laws and systemic racism.

“Systemic racism is not the problem,” Elder said. Instead, he accused “the welfare state, which, he says, is the reason that“ the black family unit ”has been torn apart.

While Elder acknowledged that statistics on fatherless black family units could largely be traced back to the aftermath of slavery and the Jim Crow Laws in the past, he does not believe these factors are relevant to today’s discussion.

Elder has long taken the position that the racial wealth gap is primarily concentrated at the top of the American wealth pyramid and is not an indication of systemic racial bias.

Lately, Elder’s campaign has been on the defensive. He is being investigated by the California Fair Practices Commission (FPPC) for his candidate disclosure form. His Republican opponents have joined Newsom and the media asking him to explain his controversial statements in the past, and he has responded to questions about what he said about blacks, women, climate change and other issues – without specifically defending them or deny it.

Among the most damaging are the revelations of his ex-fiancée Alexandra Datig, a former high-class call girl who worked for Hollywood woman Heidi Fleiss. Datig accused Elder of verbal and emotional abuse, including intimidation with a .45 revolver pistol.

Elder has denied Datig’s allegations, calling them a “distraction.”

In the face of increasing scrutiny, Elder insists that his opinions and beliefs about the problems blacks face in America are all his own, and not the re-gagged topics of conversation of a controversial president (Trump).

“Since I’ve been campaigning, a lot of people have been talking about systemic racism, and I find that really bizarre. America has never been less racist than it is now, “Elder told Eyewitness News.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) – As COVID cases increase, more people are realizing they need to get tested. In fact, every Bay Area County health department is seeing significantly higher demand for testing, and officials don’t want community testing sites to be overwhelmed.

“We have already decided not to reduce some of the test sites that we were considering. As demand changes, we will consider opening additional test sites, ”said Dr. Chris Farnitano from Contra Costa Health Services.

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Sam Levin has been trying to get tested for days after being exposed to a close family member who tested positive.

“It’s hard to get tested now that it was at the real peak,” said Levin.

He finally got an appointment online but spent an hour one way just to get to this test site and isn’t sure how long it would have taken if he tried a walk-in.

“It’s not an easy process. For me, I’ve never tried to stop by so I don’t really know, ”said Levin.

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Gone are the mass test sites and many of the walk-ins. The majority of the remaining listed by the San Francisco Department of Health are by appointment only.

“We continue to test at full speed before we see an increase in test demand,” said Dr. Naveena Bobba of the San Francisco Department of Health.

“We are also seeing increasing demand for testing in Marin County,” said Dr. Lisa Santora of the Marin County Department of Health.

Almost every Bay Area County Health Department is currently looking into expanding their opening hours and possibly opening additional locations.

“The city of Berkeley is also seeing an increasing demand for tests and we are working with our test partners,” said Dr. Lisa Hernandez of Berkeley Public Health.

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Public health officials encourage people to check with their health care providers first, as they don’t want city or municipal websites to be cluttered with requests for testing.

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August 14, 2021

9 am
Bay Area County suspends prison visits

Direct visits to Santa Rita Prison have been suspended. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said this was due to an increase in coronavirus cases. Contactless expert appointments are still possible. The San Francisco County Prison has also suspended direct visits. A prison spokesman told ABC7 that the visit would resume once it was safe, but nothing was said about how quickly it could resume.

August 13, 2021

12:30 pm
Contra Costa Co. announces weekly vaccine and first aid testing requirements
Contra Costa Co. health officials have issued new health ordinances requiring first responders to have a full vaccination or weekly virus tests.

The order went into effect on September 17 and applies to police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel who can work or answer emergency calls in high-risk facilities such as hospitals, prisons, care facilities and collective medical facilities. Applies to the person. It also applies to rescue workers who are not responsible for emergencies and who carry out medical transports to such facilities.

10:30 am
CA supervisor discusses vaccines for children
State Overseer Tony Thurmond hosted a discussion on the importance of vaccines for children as schools across the state prepared for face-to-face learning.

7:20 a.m.
Contra Costa Health Services has a new program that pays residents $ 100 every time they convince someone to get a full vaccination to increase their immunization protection. The Helping Hands referral program is available to anyone over the age of 14. The person must not have previously been vaccinated against COVID-19. They also need to make promises using the unique websites that you offer them. A grand total of $ 100 will be paid as a check or gift card after each person providing assistance has been fully vaccinated. You must register on the county medical service website.

August 12, 2021

14 o’clock
According to the Giants, the science fiction vaccination requirement does not apply to Oracle Park.
San Francisco Giants said recent announcement by the Mayor of London Breed to provide proof of compulsory vaccination Since Oracle Park is an open-air stadium, many facilities are ineligible.

The Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors, announced today on Twitter that it will adhere to city guidelines. This policy requires attendees over the age of 12 to provide proof of vaccination at a venue with at least 1,000 people. The next event at the Chase Center is September 15th.

The Chase Center and Golden State Warriors will release detailed logistics information for fans to display evidence of vaccination ahead of the next event at the venue scheduled for September 15, 2021. pic.twitter.com/wbKmP6BuAb

– Chase Center (@ChaseCenter) August 12, 2021

1:00 pm
Facebook is postponing the return of employees to office until 2022
Facebook employees will not have to return to the office until January 2022, the company announced on Thursday. A company spokesperson told ABC7 that COVID-19 case data and a variant of Delta are driving an approach for employees returning to the office. Employees receive “sufficient” notifications before they return to the office.

5:35 am
Student move-in date to East Bay, California
Today is moving-in day for students in Hayward, East Bay, California. This is the first time since March 2020 that a student has lived on campus. Classes start next week.

August 11, 2021

6:00 p.m.
Berkeley calls for city workers to be vaccinated
The city of Berkeley issued an order Wednesday requiring more than 1,500 city officials to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

“Vaccines are already protecting workers, customers and visitors, and reducing the risk of outbreaks,” said Dr. Lisa Hernandez, Berkeley health officer. “The increase in vaccinations in every workplace improves our ability to stay open and healthy with our employees. Mandatory workplace vaccinations and verification of vaccination records are a best practice, I said. Is recommended. “

2:25 pm
Los Angeles City Council approved a bill mandating vaccines in public indoor spaces
On Wednesday, Los Angeles City Council passed law requiring city lawyers to draft an ordinance requiring residents to provide proof of vaccination before entering public spaces such as restaurants, gyms and stadiums. Officials said the law applies to restaurants, bars, retail stores, fitness centers and other indoor facilities.

August 11, 2021

6:05 a.m.
SF John’s Grill Demanding vaccination protection

Starting today, proof of vaccination is required to eat at John’s Grill in Union Square, San Francisco. The restaurant says all staff are already vaccinated.

August 10, 2021

22 O `clock
Auckland Unified calls for vaccine from employees
The Unified School District of Auckland has announced that starting September 7th, all employees, contractors and volunteers will need to be vaccinated or tested for coronavirus on a weekly basis. 92 percent of the employees who reported their condition have already been vaccinated, the district announced. Since August 16, the district has also been calling for outdoor masks on campus.

14 o’clock
The vaccine doses administered daily at CA continue to increase
The average number of vaccines administered daily in California has increased by about 1,500 since Monday. The data shows that California receives an average of 73,868 total doses per day. A total of 21,620,087 are fully vaccinated in the country, of which more than 3.3 million are partially vaccinated.

1:30 p.m.
San Francisco Unified School District requests vaccine from employees
All employees in the San Francisco Unified School District must be vaccinated against COVID-19. The district announced on Tuesday afternoon. The school district has about 10,000 employees, and after September 7th, all must be fully vaccinated or tested for virus weekly.

The school district will return to face-to-face teaching on August 16. There are no vaccination regulations for students, the school district said.

5 am
Further vaccination requirements in the Bay Area
There are even more vaccination requirements in the Bay Area. The town of Walnut Creek requires workers to be vaccinated or to undergo weekly tests by Monday. Those who are not vaccinated must wear a mask outdoors. Gilead, based in Foster City, requires all employees in the United States to be vaccinated. Biotechnology companies have set a deadline of October 1st.

August 9, 2021

19 o’clock
Santa Cruz Co. reports the first COVID-related death in 2 months
Health officials in the Santa Cruz district announced Monday that two residents were killed in complications from COVID-19. This is the first COVID-related death in the county in more than two months.

Two residents were unvaccinated in their 70s and infected with a hyperinfectious Delta variant of the virus. According to the county, both victims died on August 2 in a local hospital.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the district has now confirmed 209 deaths related to COVID.

10:55 am
Pentagon calls for COVID vaccine from all troops by September 15
The Pentagon requires U.S. military personnel to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by September 15, according to the memo received by the Associated Press. If the vaccine receives final FDA approval or the infection rate continues to rise, the deadline can be postponed.

7:25 am
More warehouse workers have to wear masks
Nowadays, more warehouse workers have to wear masks. Tesla requires employees at a battery factory near Reno to cover their faces regardless of their vaccination status. The same goes for 900,000 Amazon Warehouse employees.
Both directives come into effect today. This addresses the increase in COVID and concerns about delta variants.

August 8, 2021

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Data shows that more than 21.5 million people have been vaccinated in California
A total of 21,572,282 Californians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the latest state data. The state averaged 72,412 doses a day, an increase from about 500 yesterday. Over 3 million Californians have been partially vaccinated.

August 6, 2021

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Public schools in Auckland will begin classroom teaching on Monday
Auckland public schools start face-to-face classes on Mondays and do not require any vaccination from teachers or staff. The district says it will take its clues from the counties and states. Alameda County supports vaccine selection. However, Mayor Libby Schaaf says he stands behind his mission to all officials and teachers. She says unvaccinated people should have a weekly COVID test.

August 5, 2021

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Napa County enforces indoor masking requirements at midnight
Napa County has joined most of the Bay Area by demanding face masks from indoor public spaces, the county said Thursday. The order takes effect at midnight. According to Napa health officials, the COVID-19 Delta variant now makes up 85% of the California variants. Solano County is currently the only county in the Bay Area that does not require the use of indoor masks.

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Buses are being tested for COVID-19 across Santa Clara County. We offer over 300 free tests in different locations every day. Today it takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Valley Water Headquarters. Reservation is recommended. Walk-ups are also allowed.

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Coronavirus Bay Area Live Updates: San Francisco, Alameda counties suspend personal prison visits as cases rise

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On Monday, the United States Supreme Court announced that the courts will have to deal with our Pakdel v. San Francisco City and County case, which is challenging a San Francisco ordinance requiring landowners to grant tenants lifetime leases. The court found that they removed the barriers to bringing property rights cases to federal courts.

In 2009, Peyman Pakdel and his wife bought an apartment in San Francisco with the intent of making it their future home when they were ready to retire. The apartment was one of six units carved out of a former house, and all six owners had the title of “shared tenants”. Unlike some other owners, the couple decided to rent out their apartment until it was time for them to retire and make it their home.

When the Pakdels bought the unit, they along with the other owners agreed to convert the building into a condominium as soon as possible. But the Pakdels lost the ability to live in their own home because the city passed an ordinance that only allowed condominium conversion if owners offered a lifetime lease to each existing tenant renting the property.

Thanks to the new ordinance, the Pakdels’ much younger tenant could choose to stay for life, effectively stripping them of the couple’s property without compensation, in violation of the Fifth Amendment, and ruining their dreams of retirement.

The Ninth District had ruled that the Pakdels could not even challenge the law in court for failing to appeal the order in the Rube Goldberg-style process preferred by the city of San Francisco. Strangely enough, this process no longer exists

The recent Supreme Court ruling is a huge win for property owners and builds on the previous victory by the Pacific Legal Foundation in Knick against the Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, which removed hurdles that made it nearly impossible to bring property claims in federal court do.

Prior to the 2019 Knick ruling, the Supreme Court held the Williamson County Regional Planning Comm’n v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City set a precedent generally forbidding landowners from getting their day in federal court unless they first exhausted all other state remedies.

The Williamson County’s ruling stated that “a property owner whose property has been taken over by a local government has not suffered a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment – and therefore cannot bring a federal lawsuit in federal court – until a state court dismissed his claim Has”. for fair compensation under state law. “

In essence, Williamson County granted other constitutional rights property rights “second class status”.

But the Knick case, which raised the question of whether Rose Knick could bring her property rights case to federal court without a year-long ordeal of jumping through state courts, reversed Williamson County. Knick also restored the importance of property rights, reiterating that these guarantees were equally important for all other constitutional rights.

Pakdel specified and expanded the kink. The court said: “Given that the Fifth Amendment enjoys’ full constitutional status’, the Ninth District had no basis to classify petitioners’ entitlement to ‘poor relative status’ under the provisions of the Bill of Rights.”

This is not the only recent Fifth Amendment win for PLF. The court also recommended the lower courts to consider the Pakdels’ claims in light of last week’s victory in our Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid case, where the right to exclusion is a fundamental characteristic of property and that the government cannot do that right without compensation path.

It seems that the Court is paying close attention to our property rights cases.

The Pakdel report unceremoniously reversed the ninth circle on the matter without additional briefing or oral argument. It was issued “per curiam”, an unsigned statement on behalf of all judges. This is a rarely used practice and sometimes controversial as the court does not say when it is used and the parties have no further opportunity to submit pleadings or argue. The opinion included a “Grant, Release and Investigation Order” (GVR) ordering the Ninth Ward to overturn its previous decision to continue the Pakdels’ case and examine the merits of their case in light of Cedar Point.

In our petition asking the Supreme Court to hear our case, the court was specifically asked to issue a summary order because the Ninth Ward’s decision was so blatantly at odds with Knick. The summary order of the court achieved exactly this result.

Property rights are one of the most important constitutional rights we have, but since the New Deal the courts have limited their protection.

Fortunately, the Knick ruling has raised the standard when it comes to giving property owners access to federal courts to protect their property, Cedar Point reaffirmed the importance of the right of exclusion, and the Pakdel statement extends the protection of the fifth amendment even further.

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