Counties Urge Employers To Consider Requiring Employee Vaccinations
From Contra Costa Health Services: Contra Costa, Santa Clara County and San Francisco Public Health Officials Urge Employers to Consider Requiring Employee Vaccination to Promote COVID-Safe Workplaces With COVID-19 cases rapidly on the rise, leaving unvaccinated individuals at risk for serious illness and death, the health officers of Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Francisco…
Don’t Toss Those Masks Away, Yet, Folks…
As of July 14, Contra Costa’s reported new cases are averaging 93 per day and the daily case rate is now 5.7 per 100,000 and rising. With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the…
County’s Two Largest Private Healthcare Providers Offer Vaccine Answers
Contra Costa County, July 12, 2021 – As COVID-19 vaccination rates slow down, the county’s two largest private healthcare providers, John Muir Health and Kaiser Permanente, teamed up on a campaign to help the community find answers to their concerns about the vaccine. “Getting vaccinated is an important personal decision, and Kaiser Permanente is providing clear…
Cool People Hanging Out At The Orinda Library
Contra Costa County has designated the Orinda Library as a Cooling Center as temperatures are expected to remain high from July 8 through July 10. People hoping to cool off are required to wear masks while at the facility – no matter what their vaccination status might be. The library is open to those seeking…
Sheriff’s Office Using New Scanner To Interdict Jailhouse Contraband
From the Office of the Sheriff: The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Custody Services Bureau has acquired the Tek84 Intercept Full Body Scanner. The Intercept will be used at intake at the Martinez Detention Facility as arrestees are processed and booked into the facility. According to Tek84, the Intercept “detects both metallic and…
Richmond Offering Local Riders A Little Extra “Oomph” With E-Bike Rideshare Program
Richmond, CA, — The City of Richmond, California, is teaming up with Bolt Mobility (Bolt) to launch the city’s first bikeshare program, with an all electric-assist fleet of e-bikes. Starting this week, 250 e-bikes will begin coming online, and continue over the course of the summer, integrating with and enhancing the local transportation system. “Richmond…
Contra Costa Brings Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Service To Businesses, Organizations
Businesses and community organizations in Contra Costa can now request visits from Contra Costa Health Services’ (CCHS) mobile COVID-19 vaccination van to workplaces, community centers and other locations where five or more members of a group want to receive vaccine. The free mobile vaccination service begins Monday. Any business or organization can request a mobile…
Study Of 2010 – 2019 Domestic Abuse Cases Yields Surprise Findings
From Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse: MARTINEZ, Calif. (June 9, 2021) – The Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse recently reconvened its Domestic Violence (DV) Death Review Team for the first time in 15 years, and released its report (covering 2010-2019) that reveals surprising facts about the victims and suspects of deadly domestic violence in Contra Costa County. It…
County Supervisor Diane Burgis Strengthens County Fireworks Ordinance
Brentwood, CA – Supervisor Diane Burgis introduced a revised Countywide Fireworks Ordinance regulating the possession, manufacture, sale, use, and discharge of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. “Illegal fireworks are a drain on our system,” said Supervisor Burgis. “We simply don’t have the resources to address this continued problem. I would encourage cities…
Vaccine Clinics To Open At Contra Costa County Schools
Public school campuses across Contra Costa County will host free clinics beginning next week to ensure that every student who is 12 or older has access to safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine. Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) and Kaiser Permanente, in partnership with the Contra Costa Office of Education and several school districts, will begin sending…