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“It would be great if the 9th Circuit was indeed an ‘independent judiciary,’ but if it is why are so many opposing view (on Border and Safety) cases filed there, and why are a vast number of those cases overturned,” Trump continued in another tweet. “Please study the numbers, they are shocking. We need protection and security - these rulings are making our country unsafe! Very dangerous and unwise!” … [Read more...] about Trump continues war of words with Chief Justice Roberts; calls 9th Circuit Court a ‘total disaster’

“This is absolutely the worst we have seen, by an order of magnitude,” Dr. Ahmad Kamal, Santa Clara County’s director of health care preparedness, said this week, noting that three area hospitals ran out of room in the ICU this week and are sending patients elsewhere in the county or, if necessary, to neighboring San Mateo or Alameda counties. Those hospitals were O’Connor and Regional Medical Center in San Jose, and St. Louise in Gilroy. … [Read more...] about Bay Area nears critical ICU shortage, with just 8% of beds in Santa Clara County available

Regional Medical Center is in East San Jose, among the hardest-hit communities in the hardest-hit county in the Bay Area. Santa Clara County reported on average more than 1,000 cases a day last week, and Regional’s ICU was full almost every day. On Tuesday, the hospital granted a Chronicle reporter and photographer unusual access to observe the effects of the raging pandemic. … [Read more...] about Life and death inside a Bay Area ICU grueling, ‘but we’ve got this’

The CDC also said states and localities could "issue policies or directives restricting some nonessential indoor spaces that pose the highest risk for transmission," later giving the example of indoor dining. Experts have long called for indoor dining and bars to be closed or limited, but many states have not taken such steps. … [Read more...] about CDC urges ‘universal’ indoor mask use when not at home