Coronavirus

Local Businesses Shrug Off California’s Strict COVID Restrictions

January 05, 2021

It’s not hard to argue that California has the country’s harshest pandemic restrictions, though New York and Michigan are close enough to call it a tie. This would be news to anyone visiting from elsewhere, though. Aside from a few exceptions, things look rather normal. About 33...

Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Nor Cal Record Story on Covid-19 Stimulus Bill

January 04, 2021

New federal COVID stimulus package could help in short term; longer-term impact less clear By Sarah Downey As final agreements on the new COVID-19 stimulus package were negotiated last week, crucial help for businesses and families was approved alongside projects having less to do with economic recovery. “The new relief...

COVID vaccinations are going much too slowly — here’s how to speed them up and save lives

January 03, 2021

Vaccines against the novel coronavirus were developed in record time. But getting those vaccines into the arms of Americans has been frustratingly slow at a time when speeding up vaccinations is literally a matter of life and death. Tragically, thousands of people are dying of COVID-19 every day in...