latimes--2020-03-03--Here's where coronavirus cases have been reported in California

Cases of the novel coronavirus have begun to mount in the United States and are expected to continue to grow in the coming weeks as the virus spreads and testing increases .
“ We are facing a historic public health challenge , ” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier , director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases .
“ We will continue to respond to COVID-19 in an aggressive way to contain and blunt the threat of this virus .
While we still hope for the best , we continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United States.
” In California , close to 50 cases have been reported .
Twenty-four cases were people who caught the virus either on the Diamond Princess cruise ship or in Wuhan , China , where the outbreak was first reported , and were then repatriated to the U.S. and quarantined at California military bases .
At least 25 additional cases were returning travelers or , in at least five instances , people who contracted the virus in their community .
Two cases have been reported so far .
The first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hospital whose diagnosis was announced Sunday .
The worker came into contact with a Solano County woman who was treated at the hospital before she was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center and diagnosed with COVID-19 .
The healthcare worker was isolated at home .
The county declared a local emergency when the results were returned .
The second case , someone who had visited a country with an outbreak and lives in Berkeley , was reported Tuesday .
That individual has remained at home in a self-imposed quarantine since returning .
Authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resident who had recently traveled to China had been diagnosed with the coronavirus .
The person self-isolated at home and has since been cleared and released , officials said .
There has been one confirmed case , in a Wuhan resident who was flying through Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 22 on his way back to China , and presented himself for care at LAX once he noticed he wasn ’ t feeling well , L.A. County public health officials announced Jan. 26 .
The patient was taken from LAX directly to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days and has been released , said L.A. County public health director Barbara Ferrer .
More than 50 people who came into contact with the patient , many of whom were health workers , were identified as at risk and asked to limit contact with others , Ferrer said .
There have been three confirmed cases in Orange County .
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Public health officials announced Jan. 25 that a returning traveler from Wuhan had tested positive for the virus .
The patient was isolated in a hospital and has recovered , officials said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : One was a man in his 60s and the other a woman in her 30s .
Both had visited countries with widespread transmission , officials said .
On Feb. 26 , the county declared a local health emergency in response to the coronavirus .
The move was largely in response to a proposal to move coronavirus patients to a facility in Costa Mesa , which sparked a bitter court battle .
The federal government has since retreated from the plan .
A healthcare worker in Placer County was confirmed as a presumptive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmation from the CDC .
The individual is isolating at home .
The individual is a NorthBay VacaValley Hospital worker who came into close contact with a previously confirmed case in Solano County , before that individual was transferred to another hospital and tested for the virus .
A Sacramento County resident who returned to the U.S. from China on Feb. 2 was found to have the virus , officials announced Feb. 21 .
The person took precautionary measures during travel and had been self-quarantined since returning , according to the county public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but was isolated at home .
Two cases have been reported in San Benito County , both on Feb. 2 .
A man , 57 , who had recently returned from Wuhan became ill and passed the virus on to his wife , also 57 .
Officials said the couple had not left their home since the husband returned from China .
They were not hospitalized and were isolated in their home .
Two cases have been reported in San Diego County , both of them among people who were evacuated from Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Miramar to be quarantined .
Authorities announced the first case on Feb. 10 and the second two days later .
Both patients were hospitalized at San Diego Health System shortly after arriving at the base , officials said .
The first patient was mistakenly discharged from the hospital Feb. 9 and sent back to the base after a mix-up with the test results , but was returned to the hospital the following day for care .
Both patients have since recovered and been released from the hospital .
County public health officials declared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to the coronavirus .
Of the 11 cases in the county , at least four were linked to travel .
Five of those infected contracted the disease within the Santa Clara region while the origin of two cases is under investigation .
Authorities announced the first on Jan. 31 , a Santa Clara County man who fell ill after his Jan. 24 return from Wuhan and Shanghai .
Officials said the man had self-isolated at his home , leaving twice to seek medical care .
There are three similar cases , associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the county .
Over the weekend , officials announced that a husband and wife who had recently visited Egypt were hospitalized with COVID-19 .
A bigger concern , officials say , is an older adult woman was infected with the virus but had no known exposure through travel or close contact with an infected person .
The patient was hospitalized for a respiratory illness .
The most recent two cases , announced Tuesday , prompted county officials to warn people over 50 and those with medical conditions to avoid large gatherings , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Officials recently reported their first positive case of the virus .
The source of exposure is unknown , as the person has no known exposure to the virus through travel or contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 .
Most of the cases in Solano County are associated with evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship , where passengers were quarantined off Japan after some of those who had boarded tested positive for coronavirus .
Some of the evacuees were taken to Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield .
Of those who arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the CDC said Wednesday .
Some of them were then transferred to hospitals outside the county .
Solano County is also where the first confirmed case of community spread in the U.S. was reported .
An older woman was hospitalized at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital with fever illness and transferred to UC Davis Medical Center , where she was eventually diagnosed with COVID-19 , officials announced Wednesday .
She was “ in her community ” for several days before accessing care , officials said .
The woman had not recently traveled to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in contact with someone with the virus .
She was not tested for several days because she did not fit screening criteria set by the CDC at the time .
The guidelines have since been revised .
More than 100 people , most of whom were health workers , have been asked to self-quarantine because of contact with the woman .
The CDC has dispatched a team to help local officials identify others who may have come in contact with her .
The woman is slowly recovering .
So far , her family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but remain in quarantine , officials said .
On Thursday , the county issued a proclamation of local emergency due to the virus .
On Sunday , officials announced that a healthcare worker at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital who had contact with the earlier case was also diagnosed with coronavirus .
The Solano County resident was in isolation at home .

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A woman walks by the NorthBay VacaValley Hospital in Vacaville, Calif. A VacaValley health worker came in contact with a Solano County woman who was treated at the hospital before she was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center and diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Cases of the coronavirus have begun to mount in the United States and are expected to continue to grow in the coming weeks as the virus spreads and testing increases.
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“We are facing a historic public health challenge,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “We will continue to respond to COVID-19 in an aggressive way to contain and blunt the threat of this virus. While we still hope for the best, we continue to prepare for this virus to become widespread in the United States.”
In California, at least 198 cases have been reported, including four deaths — the most recent of which was announced Wednesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in response to the outbreak. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization officially referred to the coronavirus as a pandemic for the first time.
About 24 of the cases in California have been people who caught the virus either on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan or in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak was first reported, and were then repatriated to the U.S. and quarantined at California military bases. The others were returning travelers or, in at least 10 instances, people who contracted the virus in their communities.
A growing number of cases are tied to another Princess Cruises ship, the Grand Princess, which departed San Francisco on Feb. 11 and sailed to Mexico before returning Feb. 21, dropping off some passengers and then departing for another voyage to Hawaii. The ship docked at the Port of Oakland Monday and began the painstaking process of unloading passengers.
Newsom previously said most of the 962 California residents aboard the ship who did not need immediate medical attention would be taken to Travis Air Force Base for 14 days of quarantine, with a smaller number going to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego County. Up to two dozen passengers will be taken to the Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove for their quarantine period.
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Here is a geographical rundown of the California cases:
Alameda County
Four cases have been reported so far. The first was a healthcare worker at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital whose diagnosis was announced March 1. The worker came into contact with a Solano County woman who was treated at the hospital before she was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center and diagnosed with COVID-19. The healthcare worker was isolated at home.
The second case, involving a person in Berkeley who visited a country experiencing an outbreak, was reported March 3. That individual has remained at home in a self-imposed quarantine since returning.
The third, reported by the county’s health agency Friday, is an older adult who has underlying medical conditions and was a passenger on the Grand Princess cruise ship from Feb. 11 to Feb. 22.
Most recently, the city of Alameda confirmed Wednesday that a firefighter had tested positive for the virus.
The county has declared a local emergency.
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County has reported 16 cases. The first person, who had no known history of travel to a high-risk area or contact with another confirmed case, tested positive March 3, officials said. The test was performed by the county’s public health lab. The patient was being treated at a hospital.
On Friday, officials announced three more patients. Two were passengers on the Grand Princess cruise ship. The third person had close contact with a person who was diagnosed with the coronavirus in another jurisdiction, county health officials said. All three people were being isolated at their homes.
The county is now recommending that adults older than 50 and people with underlying medical conditions that could put them at risk of contracting COVID-19 avoid mass gatherings like parades, sporting events or concerts.
Contra Costa County announced five new cases on Sunday, four of which had no known history of travel outside the U.S. or contact with a confirmed case. The four residents were hospitalized, Contra Costa Health Services said in a news release.
The fifth person had close contact with another person who tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home, officials said.
Officials confirmed the county’s 10th case Tuesday.
Fresno County
The county on Saturday confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, a person who returned from a voyage on the Grand Princess cruise ship on March 6. The person’s family was self-monitoring under the oversight of the Fresno County Department of Public Health, officials said.
Humboldt County
Authorities announced Feb. 19 that a Humboldt County resident who had recently traveled to China had been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The patient, who was voluntarily quarantined at home, has since been cleared and released, officials said.
A traveler wearing a mask passes through the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX on Feb. 8. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles County
There have been 32 confirmed cases and one death — a woman older than 60 who had been visiting the county after extensive travel, including a long layover in South Korea.
Officials said Wednesday that the woman had underlying health issues and died shortly after being hospitalized.
The county’s first patient was a Wuhan resident who was flying through L.A. on Jan. 22 on his way back to China and sought care at Los Angeles International Airport, health officials announced Jan. 26.
The patient was taken directly to a hospital, quarantined for 14 days and released, said L.A. County public health director Barbara Ferrer. More than 50 people who came into contact with the patient, many of whom were health workers, were identified as at risk and were asked to limit contact with others, Ferrer said.
Health officials on March 4 confirmed six additional patients, all of whom they said were exposed to the virus through close contact with others who were infected.
Half of the new cases were travelers who had visited northern Italy, two were family members who had close contact with a person outside of the county who was infected, and the other had a job that put them in contact with travelers, officials said. That person works as a screener at Los Angeles International Airport, according to a source familiar with the case.
L.A. County and city officials declared a state of emergency March 4 in response to the growing case counts.
The next day, officials announced that four more travelers in that same group who visited northern Italy had also tested positive for the virus.
On Friday, officials announced two additional cases — another person in the group of travelers who visited northern Italy, as well as another screener at LAX. Their close contacts were being self-quarantined.
On Saturday, one new case was identified as a resident who had returned from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington, D.C., where there was known exposure to a person infected with the virus.
The county announced two new cases Monday, including its first instance of possible community spread. Both patients are in isolation, and all close contacts are or will be quarantined for 14 days, health officials said.
Officials confirmed another new case Tuesday — a resident who had flown into LAX from Iran and was taken to a medical facility — and six additional cases Wednesday.
Ferrer said that one of the new cases included the county’s second instance of community spread. That individual is hospitalized. Three individuals, one of whom is currently hospitalized, are household contacts of an L.A. County resident previously confirmed to have the virus. One individual had traveled to France and returned home ill and another had traveled to a religious conference in a different state.
On Thursday, L.A. County officials reported three additional cases, two of which had an unidentified source of exposure to the virus. The third was a person who was exposed to the coronavirus by a person who tested positive after attending a conference in Washington, officials said. Out of the three, one person was hospitalized.
Long Beach, which has its own health department, reported its first three cases Monday after preliminary test results indicated two men and one woman had contracted the disease and then a fourth case Wednesday, city officials said.
Elsewhere in the county, a Beverly Hills priest was disagnosed with the coronavirus Wednesday after returning from a trip to St. Louis days prior. In a statement, she told her church members she was “very much on the mend” and had already been through the worst of it.
Madera County
Public health officials announced the county’s first case on Saturday, a person who recently had returned from a Princess Cruises cruise and was in stable condition.
The state Department of Public Health contacted county health officials on March 5 to begin monitoring a husband and wife who had recently returned from the cruise. The couple was isolated in their home, the Madera County Department of Public Health said in a news release.
When one of them developed symptoms, the county worked with Madera Community Hospital to coordinate their medical care and testing. Masked hospital staffers met them at their car and led them directly to an isolation room; at no time did they enter public areas, officials said.
The couple received one visitor at their home before reporting symptoms, and that person is being monitored by communicable disease staff, officials said.
Orange County
Officials are investigating six cases in Orange County . Public health officials announced Jan. 25 that a returning traveler from Wuhan had tested positive for the virus. The patient was isolated in a hospital and since recovered, officials said.
Officials confirmed two additional cases on March 3: One was a man in his 60s and the other a woman in her 30s. Both had visited countries with widespread transmission, officials said.
On Feb. 26, Orange County declared a local health emergency in response to the coronavirus.
The move was largely in response to a proposal to move coronavirus patients to a facility in Costa Mesa, which sparked a bitter court battle. The federal government has since retreated from the plan.
Placer County
The county has announced a total of seven cases.
An elderly adult who had tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a cruise became the first person to die from the virus in California, Placer County Public Health officials announced March 4.
That individual, who officials said had underlying health conditions, was the county’s second confirmed coronavirus patient and had been placed in isolation at Kaiser Permanente Roseville.
Officials said the patient who died was probably exposed during a trip on the Princess Cruises ship that departed Feb. 11 from San Francisco and sailed to Mexico, returning Feb. 21.
California Grand Princess cruise ship at center of coronavirus fight amid concerns about spread Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus after a California man died after falling ill with the virus while on a cruise ship.
A healthcare worker in Placer County was confirmed on March 2 as a presumptive coronavirus case, pending confirmation from the CDC.
The individual, now in isolation at home, is a NorthBay VacaValley Hospital worker who came into close contact with a previously confirmed case in Solano County, before that patient was transferred to another hospital and tested for the virus.
On Friday, Placer County announced three more cases, all of them among people who had traveled on the Grand Princess cruise ship from San Francisco to Mexico.
Two of the people had mild symptoms that already resolved, while the third continued to experience mild symptoms, the Placer County Public Health Department said in a news release. None of them required hospitalization, and all three were isolated at home, officials said.
The department was working on tracing the people’s contacts to identify more possible cases, officials said.
There were seven confirmed cases as of Tuesday, according to the department.
Riverside County
Officials have reported eight coronavirus cases in Riverside County.
The county on Saturday announced its first “locally acquired” case of the virus, a person who was being treated at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, Riverside University Health System-Public Health said in a statement. Public health officials were still investigating how the person caught the virus, and were working to contact other people who might have been exposed.
Riverside County’s public health officer, Dr. Cameron Kaiser, declared a local and public health emergency on Saturday.
Another Riverside County resident who was evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan and then quarantined at Travis Air Force Base was one of the 20-plus people there who previously tested positive for the virus . That person is continuing to recover in a Northern California hospital and has not returned to Riverside County since leaving the cruise ship, the statement said.
On Monday, county health officials announced three new cases in the Coachella Valley. Two of those individuals were isolated at home and the other went to a local hospital.
Investigators believe those infections were the result of either travel into areas where the coronavirus has been confirmed, or contact with another patient.
Sacramento County
Ten cases have been confirmed in Sacramento County.
A Sacramento County resident who returned to the U.S. from China on Feb. 2 was found to have the virus, officials announced Feb. 21.
The person took precautionary measures during travel and was asymptomatic but had self-quarantined since returning, according to the county public health department.
Last week, Sacramento County announced two more cases, and on March 5, it declared a local and health emergency.
As of Monday, the county had 10 confirmed cases, including one person who has recovered. Among those who tested positive was an elementary-school-aged student in Elk Grove.
Health officials on Tuesday confirmed the county’s first fatality from COVID-19 — a patient in her 90s. The woman was among about 140 patients at an assisted-living facility in Elk Grove.
San Benito County
Two cases were reported in San Benito County on Feb. 2. A man, 57, who had recently returned from Wuhan became ill and passed the virus on to his wife, also 57. Officials said the couple had not left their home since the husband returned from China. They were not hospitalized and were isolated in their home.
A flight with U.S. citizens fleeing the coronavirus in China arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego on Feb. 7. (Howard Lipin / San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego County
The county reported two cases among people who were evacuated from Wuhan and flown to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to be quarantined.
Authorities announced the first case on Feb. 10 and the second two days later. Both patients were hospitalized at San Diego Health System shortly after arriving at the base, officials said.
The first patient was mistakenly discharged from the hospital Feb. 9 and sent back to the base after a mix-up with the test results, but was returned to the hospital the following day for care.
Both patients have since recovered and been released.
County public health officials declared a local emergency on Feb. 14 in response to the virus.
An employee of an AT&T retail store in Chula Vista tested positive for the virus, prompting several stores in the area to be closed for deep cleaning, the company said in a March 5 statement. That employee lived in Orange County, county health officials said.
Health officials announced a presumptive positive case of the coronavirus Monday. A woman in her 50s who had traveled overseas was hospitalized and remains in isolation with serious symptoms, officials said.
San Francisco County
San Francisco has reported 18 cases.
The first two were reported on March 5; the individuals were not related, had no history of travel to a location with confirmed coronavirus infections, and had no known contact with a confirmed case. One was a man in his 90s, hospitalized in serious condition and with underlying health condition; the other was a woman in her 40s, who was hospitalized in fair condition.
Six more were confirmed on Saturday. Each had a known contact with someone found to be infected with the virus.
Officials announced five new cases Monday, bringing the count to 13. Two of those cases are the result of community transmission.
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management reported one new case Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 14. Officials said that patient, who had known contact with another person who tested positive, is hospitalized.
On Wednesday, San Francisco announced a ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people as the city fights to slow the spread of the disease.
San Mateo County
San Mateo County initially reported two cases of the virus. The first was a person who was repatriated to the U.S. by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That person was in isolation and in good condition, officials said last week.
Also early last week, officials reported their second positive case of the virus. The source of exposure was unknown, as the person had no known exposure to the virus through travel or contact with another infected person. The patient was hospitalized and in isolation, officials said.
As of Wednesday, the number of positive cases in the county stood at 15.
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County remains the largest outbreak in California, with at least 48 confirmed cases, up by 3 late Wednesday.
On Monday, the county announced its first death related to the coronavirus — a woman in her 60s who had been hospitalized for several weeks.
Authorities announced the first case Jan. 31, a Santa Clara County man who fell ill after his Jan. 24 return from China. Officials said the man had self-isolated at his home, leaving twice to seek medical care.
Three more cases associated with travel were reported in the county. On March 1, officials announced that a husband and wife who had recently visited Egypt were hospitalized with COVID-19.
A bigger concern, officials said, was an older adult woman who was infected but had no known exposure through travel or contact with another infected person. The woman had been hospitalized for a respiratory illness.
Two more cases announced March 3 prompted county officials to warn people over 50 and with medical conditions to avoid large gatherings, such as sporting events and concerts. The county also announced three more cases Wednesday.
On March 5, Santa Clara County announced six more cases — three men and three women. Four of them were close contacts with other confirmed cases and were isolated at home. Two of them were hospitalized.
County health officials recommended that large events be postponed or canceled and that employers take steps to make it more feasible for employees to work in ways that minimize group gatherings and contact with others.
On Friday, public health officials reported four new cases. One was a man whom officials described as a household contact of a previously confirmed case in the county, and one was a man who had recently returned from a trip to India, officials said. Both people were isolated at home.
Officials weren’t sure how the other two people contracted the virus. One was a man who was isolated at home; the other was a woman who was hospitalized, officials said. Both cases were under investigation.
On Saturday, eight new cases were reported. All were said to be under investigation.
Santa Cruz County
On Saturday, a Santa Cruz County resident was confirmed to be infected with the virus. The person was previously on the Grand Princess cruise ship journey between San Francisco and Mexico between Feb. 11 and Feb. 21.
Health officials announced a second case in the county Monday. Investigators have determined that person, who had previously traveled to Seattle, likely contracted the virus there before flying home.
Solano County
Most of the cases in Solano County are associated with evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, where passengers were quarantined off Japan after some of those who had boarded tested positive for the coronavirus.
Some of the evacuees were taken to Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield. Of those who arrived there, 21 tested positive, the CDC said Feb. 26. Some of them were then transferred to hospitals outside the county.
Solano County is also where the first confirmed case of community spread in the U.S. was reported.
An older woman who was hospitalized at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital with fever and breathing problems was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, where she was eventually diagnosed with COVID-19, officials announced Feb. 26. She was “in her community” for several days before accessing care, officials said.
The woman had not recently traveled to a high-risk area, nor had she been in contact with someone with the virus. She was not tested for several days after her initial hospitalization because she did not fit screening criteria set by the CDC at the time. The guidelines have since been revised.
More than 100 people, most of whom were health workers who had contact with the woman, were asked to self-quarantine. On March 1, officials announced that one of them, a worker at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital, was also diagnosed with coronavirus and was in in isolation at home.
The CDC has dispatched a team to help local officials identify others who might have come in contact with the woman, who was reported to be slowly recovering. Officials said that, so far, her family members had tested negative for the virus but remained in quarantine.
On Feb. 27, the county declared a local emergency due to the virus.
As of Sunday, Solano County was reporting three confirmed cases of COVID-19, two of which involved residents contracting the disease in the community. That number had grown to six as of Tuesday.
Sonoma County
Officials in Sonoma County declared a local health emergency March 2 after announcing two people had been diagnosed with the virus.
One patient, who officials said earlier last week was isolated and in stable condition, had recently traveled internationally on a Princess Cruises voyage.
On March 5, county health officials confirmed that a second cruise ship passenger had also tested positive. Both that patient and the one announced earlier in the week were in isolation rooms at a local hospital.
Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County confirmed its first two positive cases Wednesday.
One of the individuals was a passenger on the Grand Princess cruise to Mexico and officials said the other is likely a case of community transmission as that person had not traveled anywhere with a known outbreak or been in contact with someone who previously tested positive.
Tulare County
Tulare County announced its first case of the coronavirus late Wednesday.
“It is believed that the virus was contracted out of the area and the individual did enter public areas while showing symptoms,” Tulare County Health and Human Services’ Public Health branch said in a statement.
The person is in stable condition, the statement said.
Ventura County
The county reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Friday — a passenger on the Grand Princess cruise ship who had mild symptoms and was being quarantined at home, officials said.
The person had remained at home resting since returning from the cruise on Feb. 21 and only left to seek medical attention, officials said.
County public health officials said they were working with the state Department of Public Health to notify anyone else who might have come into contact with the person while the individual was seeking medical attention or in transit to Ventura County from San Francisco, where the person disembarked the ship.
The person’s spouse, who was also on the cruise but did not have symptoms of the virus, was also being quarantined at home, officials said.
A total of six Ventura County residents had traveled on the cruise, and public health officials contacted all of them, the Ventura County Public Health Department said in a news release. Of the four remaining residents who were passengers, one was symptomatic and being tested, officials said. The other three had reported no symptoms.
The county announced a second confirmed case Wednesday, a traveler who returned from a trip to Italy and became sick. That person has been quarantined at home after being tested by a healthcare provider in a neighboring county, officials said.
The county’s Public Health Lab has conducted 77 COVID-19 tests and only returned the two presumptive positives. More than two dozen other travelers have been quarantined at home, county officials said. There have been no confirmed person-to-person transmissions in Ventura County.
Yolo County
Yolo County reported its first case Friday, a woman who officials think contracted the virus in the community.
The woman had underlying health conditions and was hospitalized, officials said. She appeared to have acquired the virus “through community transmission,” the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency said in a news release. The agency was planning to monitor the woman’s close personal contacts for symptoms of the illness and said staff was working with healthcare providers to identify potential additional cases.
The county planned to declare local and health emergencies, the agency said.


latimes--2020-03-04--Despite coronavirus concerns, the L.A. Marathon will go on, officials say

As the Los Angeles Marathon approaches , some athletes and city residents are worried that the race could be a hotbed for the spread of the novel coronavirus .
The marathon , scheduled for Sunday , is one of the largest in the country .
Runners traverse the city , starting at Dodger Stadium and ending near the Santa Monica Pier .
This year , roughly 27,000 athletes have registered from all 50 states and more than 78 countries , according to the marathon ’ s website .
That total doesn ’ t include the thousands of volunteers and others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Many have raised questions about whether the marathon will continue given the spread of coronavirus cases in the U.S. More than 100 cases of the virus have been diagnosed nationwide , with 90,000 cases around the world .
In California , the state ’ s first coronavirus-related death was announced Wednesday as the number of cases continue to rise .
L.A. County officials confirmed Wednesday that there have been a total of seven cases of the virus in the county , all linked to travel , and announced a public health emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other counties may be obtained if needed .
Tests so far have not indicated that the virus is spreading in the community , officials said .
County officials have discussed the possibility of banning spectators from attending sporting events in Southern California but so far , the L.A. Marathon is scheduled to proceed as planned .
The Paris Half Marathon was canceled Saturday as cases mounted in Europe .
The Seoul Marathon , scheduled for later this month , also has been indefinitely postponed .
Other marathon organizers have asked only elite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to reduce crowds .
L.A. County health officer Dr. Muntu Davis said officials have been discussing precautionary measures with marathon organizers to make sure there are places for people to wash their hands and medical staff to evaluate whether people are ill. “ When we look at the relatively small number of cases in the U.S. , the risk of exposure for those who are here to this virus is relatively low , ” Davis said at a L.A. city council meeting on Wednesday .
Davis said the most important recommendation is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick , so as to not infect others .
Jason Redmond , 45 , plans to fly from Seattle to L.A. to run his first marathon this weekend .
He and a childhood friend agreed to jog the course together .
He said that he had been monitoring updates from the L.A. Marathon to see if he needed to cancel his trip .
The virus is most dangerous for people who are elderly or have underlying health conditions , experts say .
“ For someone like me , I ’ m not at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a freelance photographer .
“ I feel like in my situation , I ’ m OK doing the marathon , but I worry about other people.
” At the L.A. City Council meeting , Councilman Mike Bonin raised concerns about people traveling to L.A. for the marathon from other parts of the world .
Major coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in China , Italy and South Korea .
Davis said that travelers will be screened at the airport .
People flying in from countries such as China and Italy , “ probably would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the airport be able to participate , ” he said .
Other large events and conferences have been canceled by organizers who did not want to worry about having to mitigate the risk of spread of the virus , Davis said .
In rare circumstances , health departments have shut down events because of a known risk , he said .
“ Given what we ’ ve seen based on the screening that ’ s happening , based on the numbers that we understand .
based on areas of community transmission in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public is still deemed as low in the US , ” Davis said .
“ I wish I had a crystal ball.
” Redmond , who used to live in Echo Park , said his goal is just to finish the marathon , and he ’ s looking forward to it .
“ It ’ s just one of those things I ’ ve been excited to do , but I ’ m also nervous , ” he said .
Times staff writer Colleen Shalby and Kevin Baxter contributed to this report .

As the Los Angeles Marathon approaches, some athletes and city residents are worried that the race could be a hotbed for the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The marathon, scheduled for Sunday, is one of the largest in the country. Runners traverse the city, starting at Dodger Stadium and ending near the Santa Monica Pier.
This year, roughly 27,000 athletes have registered from all 50 states and more than 78 countries, according to the marathon’s website. That total doesn’t include the thousands of volunteers and others who watch from the sidelines each year.
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Many have raised questions about whether the marathon will continue given the spread of coronavirus cases in the United States. More than 100 cases of the virus have been diagnosed nationwide, with 90,000 cases around the world.
In California, the state’s first coronavirus-related death was announced Wednesday as the number of cases continue to rise.
L.A. County officials confirmed Wednesday that there have been a total of seven cases of the virus in the county, all linked to travel, and announced a public health emergency to ensure that aid from the state and other counties may be obtained if needed. Tests so far have not indicated that the virus is spreading in the community, officials said.
County officials have discussed the possibility of banning spectators from attending sporting events in Southern California, but so far, the L.A. Marathon is scheduled to proceed as planned.
The Paris Half Marathon was canceled Saturday as cases mounted in Europe. The Seoul Marathon, originally scheduled for later this month, also has been indefinitely postponed. Other marathon organizers have asked only elite runners to participate in their races in order to reduce crowds.
L.A. County’s health officer, Dr. Muntu Davis, said officials have been discussing precautionary measures with marathon organizers to make sure there are places for people to wash their hands and for medical staff to evaluate whether people are ill.
“When we look at the relatively small number of cases in the U.S., the risk of exposure for those who are here to this virus is relatively low,” Davis said at a L.A. City Council meeting on Wednesday.
Davis said the most important recommendation is that people stay home if they are sick, so as to not infect others.
Jason Redmond, 45, plans to fly from Seattle to L.A. to run his first marathon this weekend. He and a childhood friend agreed to jog the course together.
He said that he had been monitoring updates from the L.A. Marathon to see if he needed to cancel his trip. The virus is most dangerous for people who are elderly or have underlying health conditions, experts say.
“For someone like me, I’m not at great risk,” said Redmond, a freelance photographer. “I feel like in my situation, I’m OK doing the marathon, but I worry about other people.”
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At the L.A. City Council meeting, Councilman Mike Bonin raised concerns about people traveling to L.A. for the marathon from other parts of the world. Major coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in China, Italy and South Korea.
Davis said that travelers will be screened at the airport. People flying in from countries such as China and Italy “probably would not, based on their risk assessment at the airport, be able to participate,” he said.
Other large events and conferences have been canceled by organizers who did not want to worry about having to mitigate the risk of spread of the virus, Davis said. In rare circumstances, health departments have shut down events because of a known risk, he said.
“Given what we’ve seen based on the screening that’s happening, based on the numbers that we understand, based on areas of community transmission in the U.S. ... the risk to the general public is still deemed as low in the U.S.,” Davis said. “I wish I had a crystal ball.”
Redmond, who used to live in Echo Park, said his goal is just to finish the marathon, and he’s looking forward to it.
“It’s just one of those things I’ve been excited to do, but I’m also nervous,” he said.
Times staff writer Colleen Shalby and Kevin Baxter contributed to this report.


latimes--2020-03-04--What we know about the first Californian to die from coronavirus

The first Californian to die from the coronavirus was an elderly person with multiple underlying medical conditions , officials said Wednesday .
The person ’ s name was not released , but Placer County health officials did offer some details .
There have been more than 50 coronavirus cases in California .
Some people got the virus through “ community spread ” not connected to foreign travel .
But Placer County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson said the man who died first developed symptoms while on a Princess cruise from San Francisco to Mexico that returned Feb. 21 .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The man continued to show symptoms while traveling through the Port of San Francisco .
He called 9-1-1 and was transported by ambulance to a Kaiser Permanente in Roseville on Feb. 27 .
He was tested for COVID-19 on Sunday , with the results returned positive on Tuesday .
“ Placer County has been conducting intensive contact tracing to identify and contact healthcare workers and community members who were exposed to this individual within the Placer County community , ” Sisson said .
Is there potential for spread in Placer County ?
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have determined that the person had minimal contact in the community since returning from the cruise .
Ten healthcare workers at Kaiser and five emergency responders who came in contact with the individual are being quarantined , Sisson said .
Those 15 people in quarantine do not pose a threat to those they came in contact with during the days before they know of their exposure because they were not showing symptoms , Sisson said .
Placer County has six pending tests for COVID-19 and Sisson said she expects to see cases of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents have two weeks of supplies on hand in case they are asked to quarantine .
Rocklin Fire Chief Bill Hack said emergency responders are wearing protective masks and goggles when responding to 911 calls until it is clear whether a person has respiratory symptoms that could indicate COVID-19 .
Three of the five emergency responders who have been quarantined related to the Placer County death are Rocklin firefighters .
“ They ’ re obviously being hypervigilant that if they start to become symptomatic they know what to look for and they know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ They ’ re in good spirits at this point.
” Placer County is requesting that any other individuals who were on the Princess cruise to Mexico to self-quarantine .
How about those on the cruise ship ?
It ’ s possible that other cruise passengers may have been exposed , officials said .
Placer County Public Health is working closely with Sacramento County Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to identify and contact other cruise passengers .
Princess Cruises said it was notified by the Centers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are investigating a small cluster of cases in Northern California among guests who sailed on the Grand Princess Mexican voyage .
The company said that 62 guests who sailed during the Mexico voyage remained onboard for a current trip to Hawaii .
In an abundance of caution , these guests and other possible close crew contacts have been asked to remain in their staterooms until screened by the ship ’ s medical team .
That cruise has been cut short and will return early to San Francisco .

A video monitor inside the Medical Health and Coordination Center at the California Department of Public Health shows the number of Coronavirus COVID-19 cases around the world.
The first Californian to die from the coronavirus was an elderly person with multiple underlying medical conditions, officials said Wednesday.
The person’s name was not released, but Placer County health officials did offer some details. There have been more than 50 coronavirus cases in California. Some people got the virus through “community spread” not connected to foreign travel.
But Placer County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson said the man who died first developed symptoms while on a Princess cruise from San Francisco to Mexico that returned Feb. 21.
What do we know about his treatment?
The man continued to show symptoms while traveling through the Port of San Francisco. He called 9-1-1 and was transported by ambulance to a Kaiser Permanente in Roseville on Feb. 27. He was tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, with the results returned positive on Tuesday.
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The man died Wednesday morning, Sisson said.
“Placer County has been conducting intensive contact tracing to identify and contact healthcare workers and community members who were exposed to this individual within the Placer County community,” Sisson said.
Is there potential for spread in Placer County?
So far, Sisson said, health officers have determined that the person had minimal contact in the community since returning from the cruise.
Ten healthcare workers at Kaiser and five emergency responders who came in contact with the individual are being quarantined, Sisson said. Those 15 people in quarantine do not pose a threat to those they came in contact with during the days before they know of their exposure because they were not showing symptoms, Sisson said.
Placer County has six pending tests for COVID-19 and Sisson said she expects to see cases of community transmission soon.
Sisson recommended that residents have two weeks of supplies on hand in case they are asked to quarantine.
Rocklin Fire Chief Bill Hack said emergency responders are wearing protective masks and goggles when responding to 911 calls until it is clear whether a person has respiratory symptoms that could indicate COVID-19.
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Three of the five emergency responders who have been quarantined related to the Placer County death are Rocklin firefighters.
“They’re obviously being hypervigilant that if they start to become symptomatic they know what to look for and they know what steps to take,” Hack said. “They’re in good spirits at this point.” Placer County is requesting that any other individuals who were on the Princess cruise to Mexico to self-quarantine.
How about those on the cruise ship?
It’s possible that other cruise passengers may have been exposed, officials said. Placer County Public Health is working closely with Sacramento County Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to identify and contact other cruise passengers.
Princess Cruises said it was notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they are investigating a small cluster of cases in Northern California among guests who sailed on the Grand Princess Mexican voyage.
The company said that 62 guests who sailed during the Mexico voyage remained onboard for a current trip to Hawaii. In an abundance of caution, these guests and other possible close crew contacts have been asked to remain in their staterooms until screened by the ship’s medical team. That cruise has been cut short and will return early to San Francisco.


latimes--2020-03-04--LAX screener tests positive for coronavirus and is under isolation, sources say

A worker at Los Angeles International Airport who screens incoming flights from China and nearby countries has tested positive for the coronavirus , according to two sources familiar with the matter .
The worker was confirmed as having the virus Tuesday and so far has a mild case and has been isolated , the sources said .
Family members of the person have also been tested , according to a source .
L.A. County declared a health emergency Wednesday as the number of coronavirus cases in the county climbed to seven , including six new patients .
The LAX screener @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the new cases are believed to be “ , ” officials said .
All individuals were exposed to COVID-19 through close contact with others who were infected .
The additional cases were confirmed Tuesday night .
Officials said three of the new cases were travelers who had visited northern Italy , two were family members who had close contact with a person outside of the county who was infected , and one — presumed to be the LAX screener — had a job that put them in contact with travelers .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others are isolated at home .
Additionally , the cities of Pasadena and Long Beach are declaring public health emergencies related to the novel coronavirus .
There are currently no confirmed cases of the virus in either city .
The county ’ s move comes as the government has increased testing , which officials have warned will result in the identification of a significant number of new cases .
L.A. joins a growing number of California jurisdictions to declare health emergencies , which is designed to better marshal resources from across government agencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more focus .

Travelers wear masks as a precaution to protect against the spread of coronavirus as make their way through the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX March 4. A worker at LAX who screens incoming flights from China has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
A worker at Los Angeles International Airport who screens incoming flights from China and nearby countries has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The worker was confirmed as having the virus Tuesday and so far has a mild case and has been isolated, the sources said. Family members of the person have also been tested, according to a source.
L.A. County declared a health emergency Wednesday as the number of coronavirus cases in the county climbed to seven, including six new patients. The LAX screener is among the new cases.
None of the new cases are believed to be “ community spread ,” officials said. All individuals were exposed to COVID-19 through close contact with others who were infected.
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The additional cases were confirmed Tuesday night. Officials said three of the new cases were travelers who had visited northern Italy, two were family members who had close contact with a person outside of the county who was infected, and one — presumed to be the LAX screener — had a job that put them in contact with travelers.
One patient has been hospitalized, and the others are isolated at home.
Additionally, the cities of Pasadena and Long Beach are declaring public health emergencies related to the novel coronavirus. There are currently no confirmed cases of the virus in either city.
The county’s move comes as the government has increased testing, which officials have warned will result in the identification of a significant number of new cases.
L.A. joins a growing number of California jurisdictions to declare health emergencies, which is designed to better marshal resources from across government agencies and give the fight against the virus more focus.


latimes--2020-03-04--CDC investigates California coronavirus cases tied to cruise ship

The first Californian to die of coronavirus was a passenger on a recent Mexican cruise , and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a small cluster of coronavirus cases in Northern California among others guests who were on the ship , Princess Cruises said .
The company said that 62 other guests who sailed on the Grand Princess cruise ship from San Francisco to Mexico and back with the passenger who died had remained on board for a current trip to Hawaii .
As a precautionary measure , that cruise has been cut short and the ship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guests and crew have been asked to remain in their cabins until they are screened by the ship ’ s medical team .
“ The CDC is continuing to actively collect information and is collaborating with us to determine what , if any , actions need to be taken during the current Hawaii cruise and upon the ship ’ s return to San Francisco , ” Princess Cruises said in a statement .
“ We have shared essential travel and health data with the CDC to facilitate their standard notification to the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follow up with individuals who may have been exposed to the people who became ill. ” Placer County public health officials announced Wednesday that a patient who had tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a cruise to Mexico last month had died .
The individual was an elderly adult with underlying health conditions and was the county ’ s second confirmed case of COVID-19 , reported Tuesday night .
Officials said that people who had close contact with the patient were being quarantined and monitored for the illness .
The person ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Mexico that departed Feb. 10 from San Francisco and returned Feb. 21 , officials said .
The patient tested positive Tuesday and had been placed in isolation at Kaiser Permanente Roseville .
The person likely had minimal community exposure between returning from the cruise and arriving at the hospital by ambulance on Thursday , health officials said .
Ten Kaiser Permanente health workers and five emergency responders who were exposed prior to the patient ’ s being put in isolation are now in quarantine .
None of those 15 workers is exhibiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s possible that other cruise passengers may have been exposed , officials said .
Placer County Public Health is working closely with Sacramento County Public Health and the CDC to identify and contact other passengers .
Authorities said three employees of the Rocklin Fire Department are in quarantine after being exposed to someone with coronavirus .
“ We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of this patient , ” Placer County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson said .
“ While we have expected more cases , this death is an unfortunate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease , and one that we never wanted to see .

The first Californian to die of coronavirus was a passenger on a recent Mexican cruise, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a small cluster of coronavirus cases in Northern California among other guests who were on the ship, Princess Cruises said.
The company said that 62 other guests who sailed on the Grand Princess cruise ship from San Francisco to Mexico and back with the passenger who died had remained on board for a current trip to Hawaii. As a precautionary measure, that cruise has been cut short and the ship will return early to San Francisco. Guests and crew have been asked to remain in their cabins until they are screened by the ship’s medical team.
“The CDC is continuing to actively collect information and is collaborating with us to determine what, if any, actions need to be taken during the current Hawaii cruise and upon the ship’s return to San Francisco,” Princess Cruises said in a statement. “We have shared essential travel and health data with the CDC to facilitate their standard notification to the state and county health authorities in order to follow up with individuals who may have been exposed to the people who became ill.”
Placer County public health officials announced Wednesday that a patient who had tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a cruise to Mexico last month had died. The individual was an elderly adult with underlying health conditions and was the county’s second confirmed case of COVID-19, reported Tuesday night. Officials said that people who had close contact with the patient were being quarantined and monitored for the illness.
The person’s likely exposure occurred during the cruise to Mexico that departed Feb. 10 from San Francisco and returned Feb. 21, officials said.
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The patient tested positive Tuesday and had been placed in isolation at Kaiser Permanente Roseville.
The person likely had minimal community exposure between returning from the cruise and arriving at the hospital by ambulance on Thursday, health officials said. Ten Kaiser Permanente health workers and five emergency responders who were exposed prior to the patient’s being put in isolation are now in quarantine.
None of those 15 workers is exhibiting symptoms, officials said.
It’s possible that other cruise passengers may have been exposed, officials said. Placer County Public Health is working closely with Sacramento County Public Health and the CDC to identify and contact other passengers.
Authorities said three employees of the Rocklin Fire Department are in quarantine after being exposed to someone with coronavirus.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of this patient,” Placer County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson said. “While we have expected more cases, this death is an unfortunate milestone in our efforts to fight this disease, and one that we never wanted to see.


latimes--2020-03-04--California coronavirus spread prompts emergency declarations: What you need to know

Government officials across California are taking new steps to try to control the novel coronavirus , which continues to spread across the state .
There are now more than 50 patients in California with the virus , with six new cases announced in Los Angeles County alone .
One individual from Placer County became the first Californian to die of the illness , health officials announced Wednesday .
What do we know about the Los Angeles County cases ?
Officials said three of the new cases were travelers who had visited northern Italy , two were family members who had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ county who was infected , and one had a job that put them in contact with travelers .
One person has been hospitalized , and the others are isolated at home .
“ We have to be prepared .
We have to protect the well-being of our loved ones and our neighbors , ” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday in announcing the emergency declaration .
How about the new Orange County cases ?
Two cases are pending confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The cases involve a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in her 30s who both had recently traveled internationally to countries with widespread transmission , according to the Orange County Health Care Agency .
Officials from the CDC are now looking to confirm those results .
At least five Northern California counties reported new cases of COVID-19 on Monday .
On Tuesday , the city of Berkeley reported its first case after an individual visited a country with an outbreak of the illness .
That individual has remained at home in a self-imposed quarantine since returning .
“ While the risk of infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus in our community is a reality we should all prepare for , ” said Berkeley ’ s public health officer , Dr. Lisa Hernandez .
“ There are steps that all of us in the community can take now to improve basic hygiene and also prepare for a wider spread in the future.
” What other counties have reported cases ?
Here are details on the cases .
What does an emergency declaration mean ?
An emergency declaration gives cities and counties the ability to ask the state or other counties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exhausted .
The declarations have been preparation-based , not because an outbreak currently exists .
Los Angeles County and the cities of Pasadena and Long Beach made emergency declarations Wednesday , while Marin and Placer counties made declarations Tuesday .
The announcements follow similar decrees in San Francisco , Orange County , Solano County and other places over the last few weeks .
Officials stress that the declarations should not cause panic because they are designed to help focus resources and get a government response moving more quickly .
Los Angeles County will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus at its local public health laboratory , officials said .
Daily public radio briefings will be offered , and health officials will post new guidelines for schools and colleges .
In addition , “ technical assistance teams ” will be sent over the next week to make site visits to temporary housing facilities , including homeless shelters .
Officials urged the public to frequently wash their hands , opt for verbal salutations in place of hugs and handshakes and try to maintain a distance of six feet from strangers .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response rooted in panic , ” L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said at a news briefing .
“ We need every tool at our disposal.
” Supervisor Hilda Solis acknowledged the ongoing spread of misinformation about the virus and xenophobia toward Asian communities .
“ There ’ s been too much misinformation spreading around , ” Solis said .
“ As we expected , it ’ s cultivating fears and leading to racial profiling.
” Do we expect more cases ?
Yes — especially now that additional testing is taking place .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Tuesday , “ may lead to a more rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases reported .
That is not necessarily a sign that the rate of infection is increasing , but that our ability to test more people more rapidly is leading to better detection.
” In Solano and Santa Clara counties , officials say patients have spread the virus within local communities .
All the L.A. County cases so far have been people who appear to have contracted the virus through foreign travel or by being close to someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What else is California doing ?
Gov .
Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the California Department of Public Health received approval from the CDC and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to dip into its emergency reserves of for medical workers on the front lines .
This has been a critical issue because of fears that health workers could get infected without proper equipment .
“ California is working hard to ensure our healthcare system is in the strongest possible position to respond to this evolving situation , ” Newsom in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort is making sure healthcare workers have the medical masks and protective equipment they need to protect themselves while caring for patients .
Our state is extremely grateful for the hard work and dedication of our healthcare workers in this time of expanded need.
” At this point , the state has not declared a state of emergency .
How does California compare to the rest of the country and world ?
The CDC has reported more than 100 cases of the virus in the U.S .
There have been 10 deaths : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are currently more than 95,000 cases and more than 3,000 deaths globally , the majority of which have been in mainland China , the epicenter of the outbreak .
Who is most at risk ?
Officials have said that elderly individuals and those with underlying health problems are most at risk for contracting the virus , which attaches itself to the lungs and can result in respiratory illness like pneumonia .
How can I protect myself ?
The most repeated recommendation from officials is for the public to diligently wash their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surfaces ( here ’ s a list of songs to sing for those seconds ) .
Hand sanitizer should be used when water and soap are not readily available but should not be a replacement to hand-washing .
Additionally , officials recommend that people cover their sneezes and coughs to protect others and to avoid close contact with strangers .

Government officials across California are taking new steps to try to control the novel coronavirus, which continues to spread across the state.
There are now more than 50 patients in California with the virus, with six new cases announced in Los Angeles County alone. One individual from Placer County became the first Californian to die of the illness, health officials announced Wednesday.
What do we know about the Los Angeles County cases?
Officials said three of the new cases were travelers who had visited northern Italy, two were family members who had close contact with someone outside of the county who was infected, and one had a job that put them in contact with travelers.
One person has been hospitalized, and the others are isolated at home.
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“We have to be prepared. We have to protect the well-being of our loved ones and our neighbors,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday in announcing the emergency declaration.
How about the new Orange County cases?
Few details were provided.
Two cases are pending confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The cases involve a man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s who both had recently traveled internationally to countries with widespread transmission, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.
Officials from the CDC are now looking to confirm those results.
At least five Northern California counties reported new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. On Tuesday, the city of Berkeley reported its first case after an individual visited a country with an outbreak of the illness. That individual has remained at home in a self-imposed quarantine since returning.
“While the risk of infection remains low, the expanded presence of the virus in our community is a reality we should all prepare for,” said Berkeley’s public health officer, Dr. Lisa Hernandez. “There are steps that all of us in the community can take now to improve basic hygiene and also prepare for a wider spread in the future.”
What other counties have reported cases?
Alameda
Humboldt
Placer
Sacramento
San Benito
San Diego
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Solano
Sonoma
Here are details on the cases.
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What does an emergency declaration mean?
An emergency declaration gives cities and counties the ability to ask the state or other counties for aid if their local resources are exhausted. The declarations have been preparation-based, not because an outbreak currently exists.
Los Angeles County and the cities of Pasadena and Long Beach made emergency declarations Wednesday, while Marin and Placer counties made declarations Tuesday. The announcements follow similar decrees in San Francisco, Orange County, Solano County and other places over the last few weeks.
Officials stress that the declarations should not cause panic because they are designed to help focus resources and get a government response moving more quickly.
Los Angeles County will increase its capacity for testing of the virus at its local public health laboratory, officials said. Daily public radio briefings will be offered, and health officials will post new guidelines for schools and colleges. In addition, “technical assistance teams” will be sent over the next week to make site visits to temporary housing facilities, including homeless shelters.
Officials urged the public to frequently wash their hands, opt for verbal salutations in place of hugs and handshakes and try to maintain a distance of six feet from strangers.
“I want to reiterate this is not a response rooted in panic,” L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said at a news briefing. “We need every tool at our disposal.”
Supervisor Hilda Solis acknowledged the ongoing spread of misinformation about the virus and xenophobia toward Asian communities.
“There’s been too much misinformation spreading around,” Solis said. “As we expected, it’s cultivating fears and leading to racial profiling.”
Do we expect more cases?
Yes — especially now that additional testing is taking place.
This more aggressive testing, California state officials said Tuesday, “may lead to a more rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases reported. That is not necessarily a sign that the rate of infection is increasing, but that our ability to test more people more rapidly is leading to better detection.”
In Solano and Santa Clara counties, officials say patients have spread the virus within local communities. All the L.A. County cases so far have been people who appear to have contracted the virus through foreign travel or by being close to someone who recently traveled, officials said.
What else is California doing?
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the California Department of Public Health received approval from the CDC and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to dip into its emergency reserves of 21 million N95 face masks for medical workers on the front lines.
This has been a critical issue because of fears that health workers could get infected without proper equipment.
“California is working hard to ensure our healthcare system is in the strongest possible position to respond to this evolving situation,” Newsom in a statement. “Critical to that effort is making sure healthcare workers have the medical masks and protective equipment they need to protect themselves while caring for patients. Our state is extremely grateful for the hard work and dedication of our healthcare workers in this time of expanded need.”
At this point, the state has not declared a state of emergency.
How does California compare to the rest of the country and world?
The CDC has reported more than 100 cases of the virus in the U.S. There have been 10 deaths: nine in Washington and one in California.
There are currently more than 95,000 cases and more than 3,000 deaths globally, the majority of which have been in mainland China, the epicenter of the outbreak.
Who is most at risk?
Officials have said that elderly individuals and those with underlying health problems are most at risk for contracting the virus, which attaches itself to the lungs and can result in respiratory illness like pneumonia.
How can I protect myself?
The most repeated recommendation from officials is for the public to diligently wash their hands for 20 seconds after touching exposed surfaces (here’s a list of songs to sing for those seconds). Hand sanitizer should be used when water and soap are not readily available but should not be a replacement to hand-washing.
Additionally, officials recommend that people cover their sneezes and coughs to protect others and to avoid close contact with strangers.


latimes--2020-03-04--Video: Five 1-year-old bison are Golden Gate Park's newest residents

San Francisco ’ s Golden Gate Park recently got some new residents — five 1-year-old female bison .
The youngsters arrived at the tail end of February from the Northern California ranch where they were born .
San Francisco officials will introduce the animals , whose names have not been announced , during the park ’ s 150th anniversary celebration in April .
It ’ s the first time in eight years that new bison have been added to Bison Paddock , a meadow just west of Spreckels Lake along John F. Kennedy Drive .
The additions bring the total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s herd to 10 females , according to a news release .
The five yearlings galloped out of their trailer and headed toward a chain-link fence separating them from their new family , whose names are Betsy , Bailey , Bellatrix , Buttercup and Bambi .
The new additions will be kept in their own pasture for 30 days to become acclimated to their surroundings .
“ We are delighted to welcome these beautiful youngsters to their new home and to introduce them to the public on the park ’ s 150th anniversary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department , said in a statement .
“ Bison have been part of Golden Gate Park for more than a century , and these five new residents connect us to our storied past and represent our exciting future.
” According to a news release , the animals were purchased through a $ 50,000 donation to the San Francisco Zoological Society by Richard Blum , an investment banker and husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein ( D-San Francisco ) .

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park recently got some new residents — five 1-year-old female bison.
The youngsters arrived at the tail end of February from the Northern California ranch where they were born. San Francisco officials will introduce the animals, whose names have not been announced, during the park’s 150th anniversary celebration in April.
It’s the first time in eight years that new bison have been added to Bison Paddock, a meadow just west of Spreckels Lake along John F. Kennedy Drive. The additions bring the total number of bison in the park’s herd to 10 females, according to a news release.
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The five yearlings galloped out of their trailer and headed toward a chain-link fence separating them from their new family, whose names are Betsy, Bailey, Bellatrix, Buttercup and Bambi. The new additions will be kept in their own pasture for 30 days to become acclimated to their surroundings.
“We are delighted to welcome these beautiful youngsters to their new home and to introduce them to the public on the park’s 150th anniversary April 4,” Phil Ginsburg, general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, said in a statement. “Bison have been part of Golden Gate Park for more than a century, and these five new residents connect us to our storied past and represent our exciting future.”
According to a news release, the animals were purchased through a $50,000 donation to the San Francisco Zoological Society by Richard Blum, an investment banker and husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco).


latimes--2020-03-04--San Diego faces critical earthquake danger from fault long believed to be inactive

The conventional thinking has long been that the San Diego region faces less danger from a devastating earthquake than the Los Angeles or San Francisco areas .
But a new landmark study shows just how a fault running through the heart of San Diego poses a much more serious threat than believed a generation ago .
Researchers examined the effects of the Rose Canyon fault producing a plausible magnitude 6.9 earthquake , threatening the civic and financial center of California ’ s second-largest city and the nation ’ s fourth-biggest naval base , causing liquefaction and landslides .
Such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County ’ s 700,000 structures and cause $ 38 billion in economic losses from building and infrastructure damage and $ 5.2 billion in lost income from business interruptions , according to a report released Wednesday by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute ’ s San Diego chapter on the first day of the National Earthquake Conference at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina .
San Diego could be disrupted for years .
Yet most people in San Diego either know nothing about the Rose Canyon fault or think it ’ s still not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 years since experts confirmed it was not dormant , said California Seismic Safety Commissioner Jorge Meneses , president of the institute ’ s local chapter and a geotechnical engineer .
“ This type of mentality needs to change , ” said Meneses , whose organization has been working on the report for five years .
“ We have a seismic source here , running through downtown.
” Particularly troubling is that for many decades the San Diego area was built to lower seismic standards than the ones applied to L.A. or San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Diego had a lower seismic risk .
It was only after the discovery of the Rose Canyon fault ’ s activity that the minimum building codes for this region were raised to Seismic Zone 4 , the highest level and the same as that of Los Angeles and San Francisco , said Heidi Tremayne , executive director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute , a nonprofit based in Oakland .
“ Many older , more seismically vulnerable buildings constructed before modern seismic design provisions were in place , including several key City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severely damaged with multiple older buildings potentially suffering partial to total collapse , ” the report said .
It did not specify which buildings .
There could be many deaths , as the San Diego region has relatively weak local laws requiring retrofits of vulnerable buildings compared with cities like Los Angeles and Santa Monica .
The San Diego region is estimated to have thousands of apartment buildings with flimsy ground floors , hundreds of potential brittle concrete buildings that can be particularly deadly if they collapse , and scores of possibly vulnerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those buildings described above are required to be retrofitted in the city .
And for another particularly deadly class of buildings , old brick buildings , San Diego required only limited partial retrofits , according to the report .
The authors expressed great concern that the collapse or damage of these old brick buildings — which have been ordered retrofitted or demolished in other cities like L.A. — would dramatically worsen emergency response .
Several hundred of them are believed to remain in places like downtown San Diego , National City , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beach , Encinitas , Oceanside and unincorporated areas of the county .
Many of San Diego ’ s civic institutions may end up being crippled , including police and fire stations and city offices , as first responders are called to perhaps hundreds of fires .
The researchers estimate that nearly half of county schools and hospitals will be running at partial capacity for days .
Military facilities around San Diego Bay would suffer from severe ground shaking and liquefaction .
And more than 100,000 residential structures could be damaged — many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis .
And with land on the western side of the fault lurching to the northwest relative to the eastern side , many pipelines , cables , bridges and railroads could be severed or otherwise disrupted .
Water , wastewater and gas lines serving west of the fault , from La Jolla through Coronado , could be cut off for months after the quake .
Coronado firefighters could find themselves without functioning water pumps to fight fires .
San Diego International Airport could find itself hamstrung as land underneath it acts like quicksand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxiways and buildings .
A western section of the fault passes directly under the runway , and a quake would render it temporarily inoperative .
Gas line breaks and a loss of water pressure would make firefighting even more difficult .
And although the Coronado Bay Bridge has been retrofitted to withstand collapse , experts said they expect land on one side of the fault to lurch two to three feet from the other side .
Damage could render the bridge unusable for weeks , months and possibly years .
For decades , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrating the Rose Canyon fault was active .
Then , in 1985 , the first hint appeared during an excavation at Broadway and 14th Street , where a section of the active fault was discovered , said Tom Rockwell , professor of geology at San Diego State .
The big discovery came in 1990 , when trenches were dug across the fault in Rose Canyon .
It showed the land on the western side of the fault had lurched to the northwest 30 feet over various earthquakes in the last 8,000 years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Rockwell said .
Today , it ’ s believed the Rose Canyon fault ruptures in a big earthquake of something approaching a magnitude 7 on average about every 700 years — give or take 400 years or so .
The last such major quake is believed to have happened between 1700 and 1750 , Rockwell said , before the Spanish founded their first California mission in San Diego in 1769 .
Between those big quakes , quakes in the range of magnitude 6 can strike .
Such a quake ruptured on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , causing what the Los Angeles Star declared the “ Day of Terror ” in San Diego , Rockwell said .
Today , it ’ s known that the Rose Canyon fault is actually the southern continuation of the Newport-Inglewood fault , which caused Southern California ’ s deadliest earthquake on record , the magnitude 6.4 Long Beach earthquake of 1933 that killed 120 people .
Without a major change in San Diego ’ s psyche about earthquakes , the city could end up facing the fate of the city of Christchurch , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also thought of themselves as relatively safe from earthquakes , as the city was also quite a distance from the South Alpine fault , the South Island ’ s version of the San Andreas fault .
So when a magnitude 6.3 quake ruptured under the city in 2011 , the damage was catastrophic : The central business district downtown was left in ruins and 185 people died , mostly from the collapse of unretrofitted brick buildings and two brittle concrete buildings .
“ Having spent a decade working down there and knowing how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , this is still such a shock to them , ” said Laurie Johnson , the president of the research institute and an urban planner .
San Diego can avoid this future if there ’ s a concerted regional effort to retrofit vulnerable buildings and infrastructure before such a quake hits .
The authors recommend a committee of government officials , earthquake experts , utilities and others to identify county seismic hazards and suggest actions .
“ Without that advanced mitigation work , we are worried it could jeopardize the economic vibrancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
San Diego County ’ s chief resilience officer , Gary Johnston , said officials across the region should consider establishing such a group to focus on “ a deliberate plan to address seismic resiliency.
” Strengthening the region against quakes is part of the bargain of living in San Diego .
“ We owe a lot of the beauty of San Diego to the Rose Canyon fault , ” from the fault pushing up Mt .
Soledad by La Jolla to the creation of the bays of San Diego , Rockwell said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home port of the Navy ’ s Pacific Fleet .
“ If we did not have the Rose Canyon fault , then we would look like Oceanside .
It ’ d be a long , linear coastline with not much going on , ” Rockwell said .
“ Because the fault line comes on shore in San Diego , it produces the topography that makes San Diego unique.
” At a panel discussion after the release of the report , Ali Fattah , senior research engineer for the city of San Diego , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vulnerable buildings .
San Diego is already undergoing a big building boom , and city workers have more work than they can handle , “ so we ’ re actually starved for resources in terms of current staffing levels , ” he said .
“ It ’ s easy to get rules out there , ” Fattah said , but the city doesn ’ t have the resources right now to create an inventory of vulnerable buildings .
He also suspects residents will be opposed to the city imposing strengthening requirements on old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ managed to create inventories of problem buildings and order retrofits after convincing residents and businesses that the regional economy was at risk if nothing was done .
Los Angeles created a list of 15,000 potentially vulnerable apartment and brittle concrete buildings , and San Francisco , about 5,000 apartments , and ordered them to be retrofitted .
Fattah said he found some of the study ’ s findings surprising .
“ I live in the coastal zone .
I was not aware that we could potentially , for three to four months , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How would I live without water and sewer and electricity ?
” he said .

San Diego could be disrupted for years by a major earthquake. Yet most people in San Diego either know nothing about the Rose Canyon fault or think it’s still not active.
The conventional thinking has long been that the San Diego region faces less danger from a devastating earthquake than the Los Angeles or San Francisco areas.
But a new landmark study shows just how a fault running through the heart of San Diego poses a much more serious threat than believed a generation ago.
Researchers examined the effects of the Rose Canyon fault producing a plausible magnitude 6.9 earthquake, threatening the civic and financial center of California’s second-largest city and the nation’s fourth-biggest naval base, and causing liquefaction and landslides.
Such a quake could damage 120,000 of San Diego County’s 700,000 structures and cause $38 billion in economic losses from building and infrastructure damage and $5.2 billion in lost income from business interruptions, according to a report released Wednesday by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute’s San Diego chapter on the first day of the National Earthquake Conference at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.
San Diego could be disrupted for years. Yet most people in San Diego either know nothing about the Rose Canyon fault or think it’s still not active, even though it has been 30 years since experts confirmed it was not dormant, said California Seismic Safety Commissioner Jorge Meneses, president of the institute’s local chapter and a geotechnical engineer.
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“This type of mentality needs to change,” said Meneses, whose organization has been working on the report for five years. “We have a seismic source here, running through downtown.”
Particularly troubling is that for many decades the San Diego area was built to lower seismic standards than the ones applied to L.A. or San Francisco, based on the belief that San Diego had a lower seismic risk.
It was only after the discovery of the Rose Canyon fault’s activity that the minimum building codes for this region were raised to Seismic Zone 4, the highest level and the same as that of Los Angeles and San Francisco, said Heidi Tremayne, executive director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, a nonprofit based in Oakland.
× Violent shaking would ripple through the Rose Canyon fault in a hypothetical magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the heart of San Diego. (Earthquake Engineering Research Institute / USGS)
“Many older, more seismically vulnerable buildings constructed before modern seismic design provisions were in place, including several key City of San Diego facilities, may be severely damaged with multiple older buildings potentially suffering partial to total collapse,” the report said. It did not specify which buildings.
There could be many deaths, as the San Diego region has relatively weak local laws requiring retrofits of vulnerable buildings compared with cities like Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The San Diego region is estimated to have thousands of apartment buildings with flimsy ground floors, hundreds of potentially brittle concrete buildings that can be particularly deadly if they collapse, and scores of possibly vulnerable steel-frame office and hotel buildings.
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None of the buildings described above are required to be retrofitted in the city. And for another particularly deadly class of buildings, old brick buildings, San Diego required only limited partial retrofits, the report says.
The authors expressed great concern that the collapse or damage of these old brick buildings — which have been ordered retrofitted or demolished in other cities like L.A. — would dramatically worsen emergency response. Several hundred of them are believed to remain in places like downtown San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Oceanside and unincorporated areas of the county.
Many of San Diego’s civic institutions may end up being crippled, including police and fire stations and city offices, as first responders are called to perhaps hundreds of fires. The researchers estimate that nearly half of county schools and hospitals could be running at partial capacity for days.
Military facilities around San Diego Bay would suffer from severe ground shaking and liquefaction. And more than 100,000 residential structures could be damaged — many of them apartments — worsening the affordable housing crisis.
And with land on the western side of the fault lurching to the northwest relative to the eastern side, many pipelines, cables, bridges and railroads could be severed or otherwise disrupted. Water, wastewater and gas lines serving areas west of the fault, from La Jolla through Coronado, could be cut off for months after the quake. Coronado firefighters could find themselves without functioning water pumps to fight fires.
San Diego International Airport could find itself hamstrung as land underneath it acts like quicksand when shaken, damaging the runway, taxiways and buildings. A western section of the fault passes directly under the runway, and a quake would render it temporarily inoperative.
Gas line breaks and a loss of water pressure would make firefighting even more difficult.
And although the Coronado Bridge has been retrofitted to withstand collapse, experts said they expect land on one side of the fault to lurch two to three feet from the other side. Damage could render the bridge unusable for weeks, months or possibly years.
For decades, there had been no scientific work done demonstrating the Rose Canyon fault was active. Then, in 1985, the first hint appeared during an excavation at Broadway and 14th Street, where a section of the active fault was discovered, said Tom Rockwell, professor of geology at San Diego State.
The big discovery came in 1990, when trenches were dug across the fault in Rose Canyon. It showed the land on the western side of the fault had lurched to the northwest 30 feet over various earthquakes in the last 8,000 years, convincing evidence that the fault was alive, Rockwell said.
Today, it’s believed the Rose Canyon fault ruptures in a big earthquake of something approaching a magnitude 7 about every 700 years — give or take 400 years or so. The last such major quake is believed to have happened between 1700 and 1750, Rockwell said, before the Spanish founded their first California mission in San Diego in 1769.
Between those big quakes, quakes in the range of magnitude 6 can strike. Such a quake ruptured on the fault right through Old Town in 1862, causing what the Los Angeles Star declared the “Day of Terror” in San Diego, Rockwell said.
Today, it’s known that the Rose Canyon fault is actually the southern continuation of the Newport-Inglewood fault, which caused Southern California’s deadliest earthquake on record, the magnitude 6.4 Long Beach earthquake of 1933 that killed 120 people.
(It’s possible the Newport-Inglewood/Rose Canyon fault system could rupture in the same earthquake, from the Westside of L.A. through Long Beach to San Diego, in a single earthquake. The energy released from that quake would be rated magnitude 7.4.)
Without a major change in San Diego’s psyche about earthquakes, the city could end up facing the fate of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Many people in Christchurch also thought of themselves as relatively safe from earthquakes, as the city was also quite a distance from the South Alpine fault, the South Island’s version of the San Andreas fault.
So when a magnitude 6.3 quake ruptured under the city in 2011, the damage was catastrophic: The central business district downtown was left in ruins and 185 people died, mostly from the collapse of unretrofitted brick buildings and two brittle concrete buildings.
“Having spent a decade working down there and knowing how people felt about the risk before and now, this is still such a shock to them,” said Laurie Johnson, the president of the research institute and an urban planner.
San Diego can avoid this future if there’s a concerted regional effort to retrofit vulnerable buildings and infrastructure before such a quake hits. The authors recommend a committee of government officials, earthquake experts, utilities and others to identify county seismic hazards and suggest actions.
“Without that advanced mitigation work, we are worried it could jeopardize the economic vibrancy of the region,” Tremayne said.
San Diego County’s chief resilience officer, Gary Johnston, said officials across the region should consider establishing such a group to focus on “a deliberate plan to address seismic resiliency.”
Strengthening the region against quakes is part of the bargain of living in San Diego.
“We owe a lot of the beauty of San Diego to the Rose Canyon fault,” from the fault pushing up Mt. Soledad by La Jolla to the creation of the bays of San Diego, Rockwell said, enabling it to be the principal home port of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet.
“If we did not have the Rose Canyon fault, then we would look like Oceanside. It’d be a long, linear coastline with not much going on,” Rockwell said. “Because the fault line comes on shore in San Diego, it produces the topography that makes San Diego unique.”
At a panel discussion after the release of the report, Ali Fattah, senior research engineer for the city of San Diego, said there would be challenges in strengthening vulnerable buildings. San Diego is already undergoing a big building boom, and city workers have more work than they can handle, “so we’re actually starved for resources in terms of current staffing levels,” he said.
“It’s easy to get rules out there,” Fattah said, but the city doesn’t have the resources right now to create an inventory of vulnerable buildings. He also suspects residents will be opposed to the city imposing strengthening requirements on old buildings.
Other cities in California have managed to create inventories of problem buildings and order retrofits after convincing residents and businesses that the regional economy was at risk if nothing was done. Los Angeles created a list of 15,000 potentially vulnerable apartment and brittle concrete buildings, and San Francisco, about 5,000 apartments, and ordered them to be retrofitted.
Fattah said he found some of the study’s findings surprising. “I live in the coastal zone. I was not aware that we could potentially, for three to four months, have no water and sewer.... How would I live without water and sewer and electricity?” he said.


latimes--2020-03-04--Man freed after being stuck for 9 hours in 18-inch-wide storm drain pipe

Riverside County and Cal Fire firefighters on Tuesday freed a man who was wedged deep inside a storm drain pipe @ @ @ @ @ , authorities said .
Riverside County sheriff ’ s deputies responded about 1 a.m. to @ @ @ @ @ Place , where a storm runoff channel runs off Pechanga Parkway , and firefighters arrived @ @ @ @ @ Roseen , a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection .
Roseen @ @ @ @ @ from residents in the neighborhood who heard screaming .
Authorities said it was not immediately @ @ @ @ @ 28 , got stuck 270 feet inside an 18-inch-wide storm-drain tunnel .
Turpin , a @ @ @ @ @ initially not responsive but firefighters ultimately were able to crawl through the narrow pipe and @ @ @ @ @ Sheriff ’ s Deputy Robyn Flores said .
After a nine-hour effort , Turpin was @ @ @ @ @ with moderate injuries , Roseen said .

Riverside County and Cal Fire firefighters on Tuesday freed a man who was wedged deep inside a storm drain pipe for nine hours in Temecula, authorities said.
Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded about 1 a.m. to the 31000 block of Hickory Place, where a storm runoff channel runs off Pechanga Parkway, and firefighters arrived soon after, said Rob Roseen, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Roseen said authorities received a call from residents in the neighborhood who heard screaming.
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Authorities said it was not immediately clear how Jacob Turpin, 28, got stuck 270 feet inside an 18-inch-wide storm-drain tunnel.
Turpin, a Lake Elsinore resident, was initially not responsive but firefighters ultimately were able to crawl through the narrow pipe and rescue him, Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Robyn Flores said.
After a nine-hour effort, Turpin was transferred to a local hospital with moderate injuries, Roseen said.