This page covers general news updates weekly, in addition to the coverage of the CCP virus* outbreak in Northern California.
For more news related to the CCP virus, see The Epoch Times special coverage of the CCP virus outbreak.
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Click here to see archived updates and here for the previous updates on the early CCP virus situation.
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August 14
- The 2021 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury is looking for volunteers.
- Santa Clara County is under excessive heat watch from Aug. 14 to Aug. 19.
- Santa Rosa warns residents that blue green algae is blooming at Lake Ralphine.
- California’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ends ban on high-capacity magazines, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment.
- Flex Alert has been issued to conserve energy statewide from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
August 13
- Santa Cruz will implement a “Slow Streets” program for pedestrians and cyclists that includes 11 streets downtown.
- Placer County’s Hidden Falls Regional Park will be closed Aug. 15–16 due to fire weather conditions.
- Solano County requests the public’s help to find centenarians for the county’s annual celebration.
- Santa Clara County will install touch-free pedestrian crosswalk signals at 25 busy expressway intersections.
- Santa Clara County has announced a business search tool to find COVID-19 prepared businesses by name, type, and location.
- San Francisco Bay Ferry has announced that its downtown expansion is completed and open to the public.
August 12
- Santa Rosa approves fines for those who violate health orders.
- Santa Cruz has announced that fall registration for parks and recreation will open Aug. 17.
- Sacramento County announces Heroes of Human Services Awards to honor those committed to human services.
- Santa Clara County approves a mask fine of up to $500.
- Uber CEO says company may shut down temporarily in California over a ruling that classifies drivers as full-time employees.
August 11
- Santa Clara County has confirmed the West Nile Virus in mosquitoes.
- Gov. Newsom has announced the state’s partnership with Google to add earthquake early warning technology into all Android phones.
- Westfield Valley Fair has moved to an open-air shopping model from July 24 to Aug. 30.
August 10
- Sonoma County is turning to the public to help decide how the $149 million in Pacific Gas & Electric settlement funds should be spent.
- San Francisco becomes the first in the nation to make calls from county jails free.
- The state announced a $81 million commitment to support isolation and quarantine efforts.
- Chinese fugitive Juan Tang is arraigned and pleads not guilty. Her next hearing is set for Sept. 1 at 9:15 a.m. before Judge John Mendez.
- San Francisco Public Library is offering SFPL To Go, allowing book drop-offs and pick-ups.
- Top California health official suddenly resigns after a computer system failure led to inaccurate COVID-19 data.
