High COVID-19 case rates keep San Joaquin County in purple tier
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Updated: 7:52 PM PDT Mar 16, 2021
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Updated: 7:52 PM PDT Mar 16, 2021
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RIGHT NOW CHEF JAMES WILLIAMS DREAMS OF ONE DAY DISHING UP JAMAICAN PLATES IN HIS VERY OWN STOREFRONT AND WITH A HEALTHY DASH OF PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY REMAINING IN THE PURPLE TIER. HE KNOWS IT’LL HAPPEN. WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH WHATEVER THE ELSE IS GOING TO COME UP. WILLIAM SAYS WELL INDOOR DINING REMAINS OFF LIMITS IN THE PURPLE TIER. HIS ASPIRATIONS ARE LIMITLESS. THE CHEF HAS LEARNED TO MAKE DO INSIDE THIS LEAST CHURCH SPACE WITH TAKEOUTS AND DELIVERY. WHY RUIN THE WHEEL OF IT’S ALREADY BEEN IN THE WAY YOU WANT TO GO. SO I THINK SHOULD BE DEVASTATING NEWS TO THE TO THE SIDE KEY OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE DOUGLAS. WILL HOYT WITH THE GREATER STOCKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS OVER ZOOM FAMILIES CAN HELP. SMALL BUSINESSES SURVIVE BY CONTINUING TO SHOP LOCAL BUT KEEP DOING WHAT THEY WERE DOING. DON’T SAY. OH MY GOD, GIVE UP. JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD. CONTINUE SUPPORT LIKE THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY OUR CASE RATE JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT TOO HIGH TIFFANY HIGHER WITH THE COUNTY’S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TELLS KCRA. CAN’T HELP THE COUNTY MOVE PAST PURPLE BY GETTING TESTED. REALLY THE BIGGEST PIECE IS TESTING RIGHT NOW GETTING OUT THERE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS WHETHER OR NOT YOU FEEL BAD CHEF JAMES CRAFT HAS TAUGHT HIM TO DO MORE THAN JUST CHOP SLICE AND SAUTE IN THIS PANDEMIC HIS RECIPE INCLUDES ADAPTING, BUT EITHER WAY WE’VE PRETTY MUCH FOUND SOMETHING THAT WORKS NO MATTER WHAT THEY DE