Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (10/25-10/31)
Crash on East Bay Highway Closes Four Lanes, Sends Driver to Hospital Wednesday, October 27 (East Bay Times) – A collision between a silver Acura MDX and dump truck occurred on Highway 24 on Tuesday, leaving one person hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. The car struck the dump truck, which […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (10/18-10/24)
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (10/18-10/24) COVID Economy Woes: California Unemployment Claims Rocket Higher Thursday, October 21 (The Mercury News) – According to the U.S. Labor Department, 80,700 first-time unemployment claims were filed in California during the week ending October 16, the most in six months (the week ending April 3). The number was […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (10/11-10/17)
Nearly 40% of California State Workers Are Unvaccinated Against COVID Despite Newsom Order Friday, October 15 (The Sacramento Bee) – Data from California’s Human Resources Department reveal only about 62% of state workers have received a COVID-19 vaccination as of October 7. In July, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered workers to be vaccinated or submit to […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (09/20-09/26)
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (09/20-09/26) California Now Requires Proof of COVID Vaccine or Negative Test at Indoor ‘Mega’ Events; Here’s What to Know Wednesday, September 22 (KTLA 5) – A state mandate issued this week requires attendees of large indoor events in California to have proof they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or have […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (09/13-09/19)
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (09/13-09/19) California First to Drop High COVID Transmission Status, Has Lowest Case Rate in U.S. Wednesday, September 15 (Newsweek) – On Wednesday, a map by the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed California as the only state below a high level of community COVID-19 transmission. Every […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (09/06-09/12)
California’s Central Valley Overwhelmed by COVID-19 Delta Surge Wednesday, September 8 (Los Angeles Times) – The fourth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit California’s Central Valley especially hard, and many hospitals are overwhelmed with critically ill patients. Some patients must be transported over 100 miles because local intensive care units are full. These trends […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (08/30-09/05)
Riverside County Becomes County with the 2nd Highest COVID Hospitalizations in California Tuesday, August 31 (KESQ) – On Tuesday, Riverside County officials reported 3 new COVID-related hospitalizations, bringing the current total to 664. This is the most since February 12, 2021 and the county now has the second most COVID hospitalizations in California. At 1,699, […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (08/23-08/29)
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (08/23-08/29) COVID Burnout: Nurse Shortages in California Reaching Crisis Point Thursday, August 26 (Fort Bragg Advocate-News) – Nurses across California are leaving their high-pressure jobs to change careers, retire early, or take on less demanding assignments. Staffing shortages are affecting many hospitals, including one in Eureka where four emergency […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (08/09-08/15)
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (08/09-08/15) California Orders All Teachers to Be Vaccinated or Face Testing Thursday, August 12 (The New York Times) – On Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all teachers and school staff to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or face weekly testing. This is the first such mandate in the […]
Jacob’s Journal – Weekly News Rewind (08/02-08/08)
Millennials Hit with Biggest Increase In California Covid Cases Wednesday, August 4 (The Guardian) – Since early June, infections in young adults in California have jumped 554%, according to epidemiologist George Lemp. Millennials, or those between the ages of 18 and 34, had the highest climb in COVID-19 infections, while the next highest were those […]