Elizabeth Scott, the Napa County spokeswoman, said it hasn’t been hot enough for long enough for cooling centers to be opened. The cooling centers are closed even in sweltering Sacramento County, which requires temperatures to be at least 105 degrees, with nighttime temperatures of 75 or higher, three days in a row before the county opens them. … [Read more...] about Places to cool off during Bay Area heat wave mostly closed, leaving elderly even more vulnerable
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Cooling centers hard to find as Bay Area temperatures near triple digits
Usually when temperatures hit triple digits, vulnerable people are encouraged to seek out air-conditioned “cooling centers” such as community centers, libraries, movie theaters and museums. Those options are largely gone, due to the pandemic — although five centers did open in San Jose. … [Read more...] about Cooling centers hard to find as Bay Area temperatures near triple digits
A list of Bay Area summer camps opening in June, in-person and online
Registration is now open for the Summer Institute, offering distance-learning enrichment courses for kids entering 5th to 9th grades. Courses include creative writing, journalism, outdoor education and robotics. Note that many of the courses are full, and a wait list is available. … [Read more...] about A list of Bay Area summer camps opening in June, in-person and online
Santa Clara County’s health officer concerned about state’s pace of reopening
“Our ability to contain the virus from spreading if there’s one COVID-positive individual at such a large event is quite limited,” Cody said. “And it would rapidly exceed even our current ambitious and unprecedented effort to establish a large case investigation and contact tracing workforce here and elsewhere throughout the state.” … [Read more...] about Santa Clara County’s health officer concerned about state’s pace of reopening
Bay Briefing: Haircuts can return to much of California
But as Alexei Koseff reports, Newsom is still deferring to counties choosing to maintain more sweeping restrictions, including San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin in the Bay Area. Barbershops and hair salons there will remain closed for the time being, as will most in-store shopping and sit-down restaurant business. … [Read more...] about Bay Briefing: Haircuts can return to much of California
