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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July 26
- A new study suggests children are at lower risk for COVID-19.
July 24
- Gilroy has announced a virtual memorial service for the victims of the Garlic Festival shooting.
- Burlingame launches a “Restarting Business Assistance” program.
- San Francisco has announced it will transform city facilities into Community Learning Hubs to support distance learning and youth care for frontline workers.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced new support efforts for California workers.
- A fugitive Chinese researcher at UC Davis who took refuge in the San Francisco Chinese consulate has been taken into federal custody.
July 23
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More Than 80 Santa Clara County Schools Seek State Permission To Reopen
- The Archdiocese of San Francisco for Catholic schools has announced that distance learning will continue through Sept. 3.
- CDC announces updated guidelines for going back to school in the fall.
- Shasta County encourages those who attended the July 22 gathering at the Sundial Bridge to self-quarantine for 14 days, get tested, and monitor for symptoms.
- Santa Rosa warns that Blue Green Algae, toxic to humans and pets, is blooming at Lake Ralphine.
- The San Mateo County Veterans Commission is looking for nominees to honor those who served our country. See the requirements here.
- The San Jose McEnery Convention Center and San Jose Theaters are the first in Northern California to receive GBAC accreditation, recognizing that they are industry-accredited for outbreak and infectious diseases preparation and response.
July 22
- According to court documents filed by the FBI, the Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a military-linked biologist fugitive.
- The Santa Clara Parks & Recreation Department will host two summer gymnastics camps starting July 27.
- The state announced that it will keep a reserve of 100 million N-95 respirators and 200 million surgical masks to prepare for the fall.
- San Mateo plans to launch a Child Care Relief Fund with $2 million from the Board of Supervisors to aid local child care providers hurt by the pandemic.
July 21
- The Ferry Building has temporarily closed its interior retail stores.
- UC Berkeley announces it will start the fall semester remotely. Its Student Technology Equity Program (STEP) will spend $4.6 million on distance learning.
- Sacramento County partners with Golden 1 Center, which will open as a voting center for the presidential election on Nov. 3.
July 20
- California releases guidelines for outdoor hair salon and barbershop services.
- The Lantos Foundation issues statement to mark 21 years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started persecuting the meditation discipline Falun Gong.
- Millbrae will have its first drive-in movie theater on Aug. 14.
- Santa Clara County has released detailed data tables for COVID-19 dashboards to track testing, cases, deaths, and hospital utilization.
- The California Interscholastic Federation announces that high school sports will be delayed to December or January.
- Part of the San Francisco Bay Trail connecting Oakland and Richmond is opened. As of this year, over 350 of the 500 miles for biking, hiking, and cycling are completed.
- San Francisco pauses reopening and closes indoor malls and non-essential offices.
*The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.
