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Dr. Gary Pace said Friday that new COVID-19 infections in Lake County and around the state continue to drop.
On Friday, Lake County Public Health reported that the county has had a total of 3,160 cases and 41 deaths.
Pace said the test positivity rate is 4.9 percent.
Even with that “remarkable improvement,” Pace said Lake County’s current case rate is 11 cases per 100,000 people, meaning the virus remains widespread and Lake County is still in the purple tier on the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
“While we are still in the purple tier, 18 counties are now in the red tier or better, and we are progressing in that direction,” he said. “Under current guidelines, we will need to have a case rate of 7 per 100,000 and testing positivity rate of 8 percent or lower for two weeks to advance to the red tier."
Going to the red tier, Pace said, would allow more indoor activities, like some indoor dining, and middle and high schools will be able to open.
“We are hopeful this will occur in the coming weeks,” he said.
Loosening of these metrics is expected, as more people get vaccinated.
Once 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the most vulnerable communities around the state – the lowest 25 percent per the California Healthy Places Index – the red tier will expand from seven to 10 cases per 100,000. The state expects this to occur within the next few weeks, as Lake County News has reported.
Once four million doses have been administered in these vulnerable communities, a case rate of six per 100,000 – up from 3.9 cases per 100,000 – will qualify counties for the orange tier. Changes to “certain sector specific guidance” are also expected, “to incorporate learnings from the last year about how the virus spreads.”
More information is here.
Vaccination progress continues
Pace said 9,600 first doses of the vaccine have been administered in Lake County, and 4,800 people have received a second dose.
Of those, 50 percent of those age 75 and older have gotten their doses and 40 percent of people aged 65 to 74 have been vaccinated. “This is a true success,” Pace said.
Pace said the county had hoped to be switching to the state's MyTurn appointment platform this coming week.
“Unfortunately, there continue to be some technical difficulties that we are working with the state to resolve,” he said. “Until that happens, we will continue with the current setup.
Information on the state’s plans to standardize vaccinations statewide is available here.
Pace said priorities for vaccination have recently shifted. Lake County is now aligned with the state framework, so anyone eligible on the state list – those in phase 1a, people age 65 and above, food and agricultural workers, education and emergency workers who meet certain criteria – can sign up for an appointment.
The state anticipates opening eligibility to janitors and public transit drivers next; watch for further updates soon here.
Pace said the county is expecting to get about 3,000 first and second doses next week, compared with 2,000 it received this week.
For the first time, the new one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be among those 3,000 doses, he said.
“All three vaccines are considered effective, and whichever one is available when you make an appointment is the one you should take,” Pace said.
He said that, generally, Public Health can’t give an option for which vaccine to get. However, on Thursday, March 11, they will be administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, only.
If you, or someone you work with, would benefit from the one-shot vaccine – for example, you will be out of town in a month, farmworker, migratory, homeless, other person that is hard to reach to arrange followup or with difficulties getting in – Pace said next Thursday will be a good day to make an appointment.
“We don't know if or when we will be getting more,” he said.
To make an appointment, visit http://health.co.lake.ca.us/Coronavirus/Vaccines.htm.
More information on the process and supports for those unable to schedule online is also available here.
Actualización de COVID-19: Las tendencias siguen siendo positivas; Cambios que vienen al marco del modelo estatal
Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) Vacuna de dosis única disponible en el condado de Lake el jueves, 3/11
Condado de Lake, CA (5 de marzo de 2021) - El año pasado, más de 50,000 californianos murieron por enfermedades relacionadas con COVID-19.
Esta realidad aleccionadora hace que el progreso actual hacia una vacunación más amplia, tasas más bajas y, en última instancia, un estilo de vida más normal sea aún más importante y alentador.
Las nuevas infecciones en el condado de Lake y en todo nuestro estado continúan disminuyendo.
Nuestra tasa de positividad de la prueba es del 4,9%. Incluso con esta notable mejora, la tasa de casos actual del condado de Lake es de 11 / 100,000, lo que significa que el virus sigue estando muy extendido.
PROYECTO PARA UNA ECONOMÍA MÁS SEGURA: DÓNDE ESTAMOS AHORA; CAMBIOS ESPERADOS
Mientras todavía estamos en el Nivel Morado, 18 condados están ahora en el Nivel Rojo o mejor, y estamos progresando en esa dirección. Según las pautas actuales, necesitaremos tener una tasa de casos de 7 / 100,000 y una tasa de positividad de la prueba del 8% o menos durante dos semanas para avanzar al Nivel Rojo. Esto permitiría más actividades en el interior, como algunas cenas en el interior, y las escuelas intermedias y secundarias podrán abrir. Esperamos que esto ocurra en las próximas semanas.
Se espera una relajación de estas métricas, a medida que más personas se vacunen. Una vez que se hayan administrado 2 millones de dosis de la vacuna COVID-19 en las comunidades más vulnerables del estado (el 25% más bajo, según el Índice de Lugares Saludables de California), el Nivel Rojo se expandirá a 10 casos por 100,000, en comparación con 7. El estado espera esto ocurrirá en las próximas semanas. Una vez que se hayan administrado 4 millones de dosis en estas comunidades, una Tasa de Casos de 6 / 100,000 calificará a los condados para el Nivel Naranja (desde 3.9). También se esperan cambios en "ciertas pautas específicas del sector", "para incorporar lo aprendido el año pasado sobre cómo se propaga el virus":
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/COVID19CountyMonitoringOverview.aspx
https://map.healthyplacesindex.org/
ACTUALIZACIÓN DE LA VACUNA COVID-19: JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JANSSEN) DISPONIBLE EL JUEVES, 3/11
Se han administrado 9,600 primeras dosis de la vacuna en el condado de Lake y 4,800 personas han recibido una segunda dosis. El 50% de las personas mayores de 75 años han recibido sus dosis, el 40% de las personas de 65 a 74 años se han vacunado. Este es un verdadero éxito.
Esperábamos cambiar a la plataforma de citas MyTurn del estado la semana que viene. Desafortunadamente, continúan existiendo algunas dificultades técnicas que estamos trabajando con el estado para resolver. Hasta que eso suceda, continuaremos con la configuración actual. La información sobre los planes del estado para estandarizar las vacunas en todo el estado está disponible aquí:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR21-066.aspx
Las prioridades para la vacunación han cambiado recientemente. El condado de Lake ahora está alineado con el marco estatal: cualquier persona elegible en la lista estatal (Fase 1a, personas mayores de 65 años, trabajadores agrícolas y de alimentos, trabajadores de educación y de emergencia que cumplan con ciertos criterios) puede inscribirse para una cita. El estado anticipa la elegibilidad de apertura para conserjes y conductores de transporte público a continuación; Esté atento a más actualizaciones pronto: https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccines/ .
Esperamos recibir unas 3.000 primeras y segundas dosis la semana que viene. Por primera vez, la nueva vacuna Johnson & Johnson de dosis única estará entre ellas. Las tres vacunas se consideran efectivas, y la que esté disponible cuando programe una cita es la que debe tomar.
Generalmente, no podemos dar una opción sobre qué vacuna recibir. Sin embargo, el próximo jueves (11 de marzo) administraremos la vacuna Johnson & Johnson únicamente. Si usted, o alguien con quien trabaja, se beneficiaría de la vacuna de una sola inyección (por ejemplo, estará fuera de la ciudad en un mes, trabajador agrícola, migrante, sin hogar, otra persona a la que es difícil contactar para coordinar el seguimiento o con dificultades para entrar), el próximo jueves será un buen día para concertar una cita. No sabemos si obtendremos más o cuándo.
Para programar una cita, visite http://health.co.lake.ca.us/Coronavirus/Vaccines.htm. Más información sobre el proceso y el apoyo para aquellos que no pueden programar en línea también está disponible aquí:
http://www.lakecountyca.gov/Government/PressReleases/update030121.htm .
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Chancellor Dr. Douglas B. Houston has announced his intended departure from the Yuba Community College District effective April 30.
Chancellor Houston has accepted an appointment as interim chancellor of the State Center Community College District in Fresno to begin May 1.
Dr. Houston joined the Yuba Community College District as chancellor in 2011.
“These past 10 years have been among the most rewarding of my professional career, but it is time for me to move on. I will treasure the work we accomplished during my time with the District,” said Dr. Houston. “I came to YCCD with several goals in mind and they are all but accomplished – completing the transition to a multi-college district; fiscally stabilizing and recession-proofing the district; and commissioning the district’s next-generation strategic plan. While all of these are still ‘works in progress,’ the progress is outstanding, and culmination is in sight.”
The YCCD Governing Board announced after a special board meeting closed session on Wednesday its intent to appoint an interim chancellor to serve during the recruitment process for a permanent chancellor and to ensure leadership stability throughout this transition.
The appointment of an interim chancellor will allow the governing board time to identify the best search firm to lead the district through the recruitment period.
This process will include seeking input from faculty, staff, students, and community leaders to develop a new Chancellor profile that will best fit the current needs of the YCCD college community.
“We are so grateful to Dr. Houston for his 10 years of leadership and service to the YCCD family,” said Board President Susan Alves. “We will miss him greatly but wish him well as he embarks on this new adventure.”
The Yuba Community College District Governing Board, Faculty, staff, and students wish Chancellor Houston the best on his new journey.
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The updates allow outdoor ballparks, stadiums and theme parks to open with significantly reduced capacity, mandatory masking and other public health precautions.
These changes take effect April 1.
Following Thursday's announcement of how vaccine equity will be linked to future blueprint case rate tier changes, on Friday CDPH announced how, guided by science, other sector changes can be introduced into the blueprint.
“With case rates and hospitalizations significantly lower, the arrival of three highly effective vaccines and targeted efforts aimed at vaccinating the most vulnerable communities, California can begin gradually and safely bringing back more activities, especially those that occur outdoors and where consistent masking is possible,” said Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency. “Even with these changes, California retains some of the most robust public health protocols in the country.”
“Throughout the pandemic, California’s business community has been committed to protecting the health and safety of workers and customers – and that won’t change now,” said Dee Dee Myers, senior advisor to Governor Newsom and director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, or GO-Biz. “We will continue to work together with our partners across all sectors of the economy, as we reopen safely, sustainably and equitably.”
Changes to the blueprint include:
– Outdoor sports and live performances (with fans/attendees) are eligible to begin April 1. In the purple tier, capacity will be limited to 100 people or fewer and attendance will be limited to regional visitors. Advanced reservations will be required, and no concession or concourse sales will be allowed. In the red tier, capacity will be limited to 20 percent. Concession sales will be primarily in-seat (no concourse sales). In the orange tier capacity will be limited to 33 percent and in the yellow tier capacity will increase to 67 percent. Attendance will be limited to in-state visitors in the red, orange and yellow tiers.
– Amusement parks are eligible to reopen in the Red tier beginning April 1. Capacity will be limited to 15 percent in the red tier. In the orange tier, that limitation will increase to 25 percent, and then 35 percent in the Yellow tier. Attendance will be limited to in-state visitors.
California will continue to update the blueprint periodically based on science and vaccination progress. View the updated sector chart to see which activities and businesses are allowed in each tier.
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A decedent’s will or a trust may require that the beneficiary satisfy certain conditions in order to inherit.
California, like other states, enforces many conditions imposed on inheritances but not those that either violate the law or public policy.
Section 708 of California Civil Code provides that, “[c]onditions are precedent or subsequent. The former fix the beginning, the latter the ending, of the right.”
Conditions precedent must be satisfied to receive a gift. Examples include: the beneficiary must survive me; the beneficiary must be age 21. Section 709 of the California Civil Codes provides, “If a condition precedent requires the performance of an act wrong of itself, the instrument containing it is so far void, and the right cannot exist. If it requires the performance of an act not wrong of itself, but otherwise unlawful, the instrument takes effect and the condition is void.”
A “No Contest” clause is a conditional gift clause requiring the beneficiary to accept the terms of the will or trust in order to inherit. A no-contest clause can be used to reinforce conditional gifts.
Conditions subsequent are conditions that if they occur result in a forfeiture (loss) of the gift. While California disfavors conditions subsequent a court will give effect if the testator’s intent is clear and there is no violation of law or public policy. In re Kitchen, 192 Cal. 834 (1923).
Let us consider conditions subsequent related to marriage. In California, “[c]onditions imposing restraints upon marriage, except upon the marriage of a minor, are void; but this does not affect limitations where the intent was not to forbid marriage, but only to give the use until marriage.” (Section 710, Civil Code.)
In Estate of Earl Guidotti (2001), 90 Cal.App.4th 1403, Earl’s trust provided that, “"[i]n the event [my wife] should remarry, or, live with a man as though they were husband and wife, even though not married, all income payments to her shall immediately stop ...."
The court looked to whether Earl intended to support his widow while she was unmarried – which would be permissible – or intended to restrict her from remarrying – which would be void. Thus it is important to show that the decedent’s intentions were good and not prohibited.
Let us consider conditions subsequent related to behavior. Sometimes a decedent’s estate requires the benefits to be suspended or terminated if the beneficiary behaves inappropriately, such as, by getting poor grades in college (resulting in no more college funding); by failing to look after the decedent’s pets (no more free rent); or by using illegal drugs (no more distributions). None of these conditions subsequent are either illegal or against public policy.
To be enforceable conditions must be properly drafted. The condition would have to be worded in a way that showed the consequence if the condition was not satisfied and provided for an alternative disposition. The intention behind the condition should also be clear. For example, if the beneficiary uses illegal drugs all distributions are suspended until the beneficiary has tested clean.
Sometimes failure to satisfy a condition is forgiven, such as when it is impossible to satisfy the condition, the condition requires the beneficiary to violate the law or public policy. In Schwan v Permann (2018), 28 CA5th 678, the decedent’s trust provided that three named employees of the decedent would each receive a percentage of the trust if are "employed by Control Master Products, Inc. at the death of Trustor and his spouse and if not, this gift shall lapse and augment the share of the remaining beneficiaries under this paragraph."
The decedent sold his company prior to his death but two of the three named employees remained employed right up until the company was sold. The court concluded that, “the two employees who had remained employed till the end had ‘complied with the terms of the trust so far as was possible.’ Impossibility, due to the decedent’s unilateral decision to sell the company, excused any further performance.”
The foregoing brief discussion of a complex and broad subject is not legal advice. Anyone confronting such issues should consult with a qualified attorney.
Dennis A. Fordham, attorney, is a State Bar-Certified Specialist in estate planning, probate and trust law. His office is at 870 S. Main St., Lakeport, Calif. He can be reached at