As a long Time Employee of valley water, i know the operations, i know how to basically navigate within the community. But i think i bring a unique view, especially at this time right now, being able to make sure we have equity in everything we do. Both internally and externally with this organization. Calendar worked at valley water for 24 years and was chief of external affairs. He might be best known in the community for his role as the president of the Silicon Valley chapter of the naacp from 2000 to 2008. The current president called his appointment as ceo of the water district, historic. Most water districts in the boards across the state and the nation have been dominated by the white majority. And hes concerned about the latino and African American communities who have been left out of water policies and water considerations in the past. Calendar will have his hands full leading the water agency through the pandemic and the ever looming possibility of drought. While still overs
Few hair salon owners in the county today. They say they need more clarification from the state. The owner of ones hair salon in los gatos tells us she worries the new order will force the industry to break the law. They have no choice but to go underground and into the backyard and into peoples homes hair to survive because literally theres no assistance coming their way. Santa clara county is among the 7 bay area counties, currently on the states covid19 watch list who was added to the list of sunday along with Alameda County. Concha costa. Moran napa solano and sonoma counties have been on the watch list for more than 3 consecutive days already, and under governor newsoms new restrictions they have to close gyms places of worship and offices in non critical sectors which some Health Officers say is not very clear plus hair and nail salons and indoor mall that news was a gut punch for Business Owners have been working hard to prepare for reopening this. Now wont be happening. Kron fo
Health. He says while planning early in the pandemic focused on icu capacity thats changed to some degree. Were say a more widespread. Im Community Spread of the virus and thats going to impact a wider number of a wide variety of people so i think that although we are prepared with the icu capacity that we could need. I think were seeing and i think others things well, but there are a lot of that search will not buy this issues as well as were seeing different demographics percent the other thing thats changed is just what kinds of illnesses the hospital will treat. Initially it was shut everything down and so it was clearly on this one back but micah says that single focus on covid19 left a lot of people. With other urgent needs not getting the care they needed he says Going Forward serge are no surge will be focusing on a more balanced approach i think any of us want to get back to the base for people are sitting at home with just paying the freight to leave their houses because they
Happening today, more businesses are now close in Santa Clara County. Some just reopened days ago, lets check in with kron fours reyna harvey who is live in Santa Clara County with an update this morning, robin you know when businesses first got word of this new round of closures a lot of them were completely caught off guard. I was talking to some of them at the beginning of this week and a lot of them have spent all this time trying to get everything open just to turn around and have to close things so they had to quickly jump into action like you mentioned a new round of closures including a barber shop behind me here salons along with churches and gyms now again on monday we saw a whole nother round of closures that spread throughout the state of california that included breweries movie theaters bars. Now this is all in compliance with governor newsoms order that was issued on monday. So not a lot of time for these Business Owners to try to get things closed before today. We also s
Temperature climb, 84 by 1 oclock well have more on your forecast in a bit robin sounds good. Thank you dave will happening today more businesses are now closed in Santa Clara County and some just reopened days ago. Lets check in with kron fours reyna harvey who is live in Santa Clara County with details rain. Im sure a lot of folks are just frustrated with this news. Well robin absolutely i just spoke to a young man who came here to get his hair cut at the barber shop he arrived to find out that theyre not going to be opening today and he said he just left the gym from trying to get a workout in and its the same story jams. Barbershops salons churches all closed today throughout the county again this is all a part of governor newsoms order at the top of the week we also saw starting monday throughout the state other establishments were closed as well including wineries we know movie theaters bars were also closed. Now again at these closures taking place today and many of the Business