Alameda County Archives - Page 3 of 4

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Pandemic, heat wave, and moving during COVID-19

August 17, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Conflict at Lake Merritt over vendors. COVID-19 cases rise to 6,000 in Oakland.

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Alameda County will pay those with COVID to stay home; OUSD trying address tech gap

August 6, 2020 Momo Chang

OUSD schools and the district are offering to fill the technology gap, including loaning out Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots, while the clock is ticking closer to first day of school on August 10.

COVID-19 may worsen in Oakland, Alameda County

August 3, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 may worsen in Alameda County. Protests at San Quentin calls for “mass releases.”

COVID-19 cases surge in East Oakland’s flatlands

July 27, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Latinos continue to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 in Oakalnd.

Alameda County pauses reopening plan, allows outdoor dining

July 20, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 cases have increased and delayed Alameda County’s reopening plans.

Alameda County placed on COVID-19 State Monitoring List

July 13, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Counties on the list subject to state-imposed restrictions.

Oakland, Alameda County to reopen amid racial disparities

June 15, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Latinos nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Alameda County.

Hospitalizations in Alameda County Mostly Stable But Racial Disparities Among Positive COVID-19 Cases Worse Than May

June 11, 2020 Momo Chang

Latinx people make up 22.4% of Alameda County’s population, yet they represent 47% of the cases in Alameda County now.

Face coverings now mandatory in Alameda County

June 8, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Face coverings now mandatory in Alameda County. Residents can form “social bubbles.”

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Oakland tenants strike, COVID-19 testing site opens in Deep East Oakland

May 11, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Some Oakland renters are on strike. Roots opens COVID-19 testing site in East Oakland.