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Equity means the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas Valley do not get separate tracks for reopening. Good afternoon, this is staff writer Asaf Shalev. Some parts of Monterey County, like Pebble Beach and Big Sur, have seen only a handful of Covid-19 cases, while others, in which essential workers, Latinos and the poor tend to live, are seeing some of the highest transmission rates in the state. These communities are also experiencing higher than average hospitalizations and fatalities. Under new state rules, the status of the hardest-hit areas will determine whether Monterey County will be allowed to move out of the so-called Purple Tier and further reopen its economy. Released last week, the state’s Health Equity Metric requires that the gap in infection rates come down. Monterey County and others like it will have to invest more heavily in testing, contact tracing, outreach and make sure that all affected patients have a way to quarantine. “Our entire state has come together to redouble our efforts to reduce the devastating toll Covid-19 has had on our Latino, Black and Pacific Islander communities,” Acting State Public Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan said in a statement. “This isn’t just a matter of higher cases in these communities—it is an issue of life and death that is hurting all Californians. An all-community, cross-sector approach to work together to slow the transmission of Covid in all populations will help ensure we reopen our economy safely, protect our essential workers, and support our local partners.” County Health Officer Ed Moreno briefed the Board of Supervisors about the new rules today, Oct. 6, presenting a map of where infection rates are too high. These areas included much of Marina and Salinas as well as Gonzales, Greenfield, King City and San Lucas. The equity requirements dash the desire of some who want the Monterey Peninsula, where case numbers are relatively low, to get advance permission to reopen restaurants and other tourism-oriented businesses. We’re in this as a county as a whole. -Asaf Shalev, staff writer, asaf@mcweekly.com |
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CORONAVIRUS TRENDSas of 4:30pm PST | | | MO. CO. | 10,433 | <1% | 75 |
| | CA | 837,102 | <1% | 16,206 |
| | USA | 7,460,634 | 1% | 202,675 |
| | WORLD | 35,659,199 | 1% | 1,046,831 |
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*Percentage change from the prior day. Sources: Monterey County Health Department, Los Angeles Times, Covid Tracking Project, Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
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LOCAL INSPIRATION of the day, “Smoke Cigarettes” by Leche Malo (feat. Chelsea Riddle). Music video shot by Sean Malloy Media. Submit your Local Inspiration (digital art, music, multimedia, video, etc.; please include the medium you’ve used, and note when and where it was created.) |
Can you spot the Weekly? Local musician Vincent Randazzo, aka Leche Malo, dropped his official video for his single “Smoke Cigarettes,” which was directed and edited by Sean Malloy Media. There are cameos from vocalist Chelsea Riddle and—you guessed it—the Weekly. Happy World Teachers’ Day! Monterey County Office of Education gave a shout-out to Mission Park Elementary teacher Meredith Jones, who teaches in Salinas City Elementary School District. She won the Resource Area For Teaching’s STEAM “Teacher of the Year.” |
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Though fires are reaching containment in the county, there is a lasting effect. Join various state, federal and local agencies in a virtual town hall meeting tomorrow, Oct. 7 from 5:30-7pm. The passcode is 541828; you can call in by phone at 669-900-6833, using webinar ID 925 0508 8441. On the ballot this Nov. 3 are two seats on the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District board. WatchCandidates Rudy Fischer and Karen Paull (vying for Division 4) and Amy Anderson and Gary Hoffman (in Division 5) go head to head tonight, Oct. 6, from 7-8pm.
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