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A pedestrian was declared dead at the scene of this morning's fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident in Salinas. The 7 a.m. incident took place at the intersection of Kimmel Street and North Sanborn Road. The driver remained at the scene. Anyone who witnessed this accident is encouraged to contact the Salinas Police Department.
The Stay-At-Home order in Monterey county, that was initially slated to end December 28th....will now run through at-least 6 a.m. on January 11th. Under these orders, critical infrastructure, schools, non-urgent medical and dental care.....and child care and preschools, are allowed to remain open (with precautions).
Retail stores can operate indoors at 20% capacity, or 35% at standalone grocery stores (as long as someone is monitoring the entrance). The state also says special hours should be offered to seniors and other people with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.
Earlier this week the “Save the Redwoods League” announced the secured purchase of 564-acre property between Big Basin and Ano Nuevo state park. The land will be a protected habitat for the mighty redwood trees.
Meanwhile, “Save the Redwoods” is marching towards its goal of raising 1.5 million dollars for fire recovery and improvements at redwood parks… that’s thanks in part to two anonymous donors.
A breakthrough at u-c-s-c in developing a faster testing method for antibodies to the virus that causes Covid 19.
Researchers at U-C Santa Cruz are working on a test that can provide results in 20 minutes rather than 4 to 6 hours. So far, test results are reliable.
While the tests do not show if a person currently has covid-19, they are used to determine if somebody has already had it.
The Santa Cruz county needle exchange program, also known as the “harm reduction coalition” faces a possible lawsuit.
A county document claims organizers of the needle exchange are negligent because of the reported presence of thousands of discarded needles littered around Santa Cruz and beach areas. The document was filed by a group of plaintiffs including the “grant park neighborhood association.:
Meanwhile, organizers of the needle exchange say they haven’t received notification of the lawsuit at this time.