Youve already faced any number of challenges in recent years, low commodity prices, tariff wars, only to face the greatest health and Economic Disaster any of us have experienced in our lifetimes. And then, when you thought nothing else could go wrong, Something Else does go wrong. You have to face a severe drought. 1200 farms in the basin in california dont have to imagine this situation, madam president , because theyre living through it as we speak. The clements basin is sometimes referred to as the western everglades, an area rich with Agricultural Resources and exceptional populations of wildlife. This basin attraction 50 of the fowl, a population of bald eagles, anywhere in the 48 states, and home to some of the most productive salmon River Systems in the country. It is also home to 1200 family owned farms of different sizes encompassing some 200,000 acres of farmland and that farmland is irrigated with water from both the tributaries of the river and the lake. Those who are fami
Here are the latest numbers broken down by county. This week. There have been nearly 400 new cases about a 4 jump. Santa clara and alameda counties both have more than 2200 cases reported the complete list of local covid19 cases can be found at our website kron 4 dot com. Tonight only 3 bay area counties have entered phase 2 in reopening their economies thats napa solano and sonoma counties. Starting monday, San Francisco and san mateo counties will begin easing into phase 2 and today marin county announced it will also move into phase 2 on monday may 18th the details on what that means will be released tomorrow. Alameda contra costa and santa clara counties remain in phase, one as the bay area begins to slowly reopen Infectious Disease experts are warning the coronavirus is not gone and people should continue to practice a Public Health directives that got us to phase 2. Kron fours gayle ong joins us now live with that part of the story gayle. And medical experts are cautiously optimi
Little bit deeper this week exactly one week into phase 2 a little bit deeper meaning Childcare Centers like the one right behind me at mount taylor. Now because they have shown that they have been handling coronavirus to the satisfaction of governor newsome that there will be able to accept. Children of non essential workers this location has been open throughout this whole shelter in place to deal with children of essential workers but because now were deeper into phase. 2. They can do that we also can have car washes pet groomers you can go there cleaning services will now be available to people in Sonoma County and those who cannot work from home. Now theyre be theyre able to go into the office says they still have to practice social distance, but now they can go into the offices and get back to work so the good news is whats the bottom line daria that they can have a little bit of wiggle room they can still do us social distance, but also get back to what they felt was normal incl
First say 20 minutes of this location opening up the morning. They are ready to roll not just this location, but car washes throughout Sonoma County of course theyve been a king to reopen their businesses and get the employees money because its been very tough for them with shelter in place. Other locations that are now open that were not open during shelterinplace also includes pet groomers you can take your fur babies to get their hair cut, i know my fur babies a little bit hairy at this time. That is an option that you can do Janitorial Services whether at home or. Our commercial locations thats available as well open museums and then open air galleries a couple of those locations i mean sonoma counties beautiful you can go to those places as well. And people who could not telecommute because they had no option so they were basically left unemployed for a while now they can go to work. So long as they practice social distance, so its good news for people who want their car washing g
Once again pass are now 4. A Bipartisan Legislation to address the coronavirus crisis. If lawmakers pass a bipartisan bill for billion to help Small Businesses hospitals and to pay for coronavirus testing across america. The bill is now on its way to the president s desk. Were seeing that patients are responding within the first couple days following the single joes drive and what weve seen from the blood work and the clinical responses has been utterly amazed. San francisco, researchers are using an existing drug to treat coronavirus patients and they say theyre seeing promising. Results. It is friday april 24th, im James Fletcher thank you for joining us our top story this morning heard a moment ago all eyes on georgia today as Governor Brian Kemp plans to reopen his state and restart the economy. Its a move the President Trump disagrees with jim acosta has more. It was a major reversal as President Trump came out against georgia Governor Brian Kemps moved to reopen businesses in the