DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Governor's Office: California Launches New Comprehensive, Consumer-Friendly Website and Public Service Announcements to Boost COVID-19 Awareness
Mad River Union: McKinleyville Senior Center staying open
Wild Rivers Outpost: Yurok Indian Housing Authority Waives All Rent and Homeowner Charges for the Month of April to Ease Financial Hardships Caused By COVID-19
Times-Standard : Local United flights to Denver to stop; reduced flights to SFO, LAX
KMUD: Humboldt Braces for Coronavirus Peak
RHBB: Handy Reference Guide for the City of Arcata
Wild Rivers Outpost: RNSP Trails Open During COVID-19 Pandemic Response
NCJ: Mendocino to Issue Shelter-in-Place Order
The Hill: Democrats call for pollution reduction requirements in any aid for airlines, cruises
Daily Beast: Trump Task Force: Millennials Are Getting Seriously Ill From Coronavirus and Need to Avoid Socializing
Mad River Union: Northern California Community Blood Bank Coronavirus update
RHBB: Handy Reference Guide for Humboldt County Government
Times-Standard : California now has 598 cases of coronavirus, 13 deaths
Times-Standard : Local blood bank makes plea for people to donate
Times-Standard : COVID-19 hurting your business? Here’s how to apply for a federal disaster loan
RHBB: Cal-OSHA Standards for Aerosol Transmissible Disease at St. Joe’s Not Being Met, Says Union
Daily Beast: Dow Plummets 1400+, Beneath Close of Barack Obama’s Last Day in Office
KEYT: California State Parks temporarily closes all campgrounds in the State Park System
RHBB: Two Vehicle Crash on West Harris at Fairfield in Eureka
Washington Post: Live updates: U.S. markets temporarily suspend trading for fourth time in two weeks after S&P 500 dives
Times-Standard : Gavin Newsom issues order to extend eligibility for safety net services
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Protect Ongoing Safety Net Services for Most Vulnerable Californians During COVID-19 Outbreak
NCJ: COVID-19 Roundup: Organizations Announce Closures, Senior Shopping Hours
Mad River Union: Jackson seeks to better bind town, gown
SoHum Parlance: What about those immigrants being held in our concentration camps?
Wild Rivers Outpost: Del Norte Child Care Council to Close Lobby Due to COVID-19
Times-Standard : California closes all campgrounds in state park system
Times-Standard : Social Security offices closed to in-person services due to COVID-19
RHBB: Semi Truck Accident Blocking Eastbound Hwy 36, Traffic Slowed
Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/hand-sanitizer-hoarding-leaves-homeless-providers-struggling-for-supplies/
RHBB: Injury Traffic Accident Reported at Broadway and 7th in Eureka
Mad River Union: Letters to the Editor March 11, 2020
Wild Rivers Outpost: Preparing For COVID-19's 'Inevitable Presence,' Del Norte Public Health Officer Declares Emergency
Huffington Post: U.S. Limits Mexico Guest Worker Visas, Sends Farmers Scrambling
Huffington Post: GOP Group Uses Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Lies Against Him In New Attack Ad
Huffington Post: Republicans, White House Gut Paid Sick Leave In Coronavirus Bill
Washington Post: Volkswagen Group, world’s largest carmaker, to suspend production in Europe over coronavirus
Washington Post: Air traffic control tower at Chicago Midway airport closed after workers test positive for coronavirus
Washington Post: More lifesaving ventilators are available. Hospitals just can’t afford them.
Politico: Trump, who downplayed pandemic threat, says he ‘always viewed it as very serious’
Politico: Poll: Most Americans don’t trust Trump on coronavirus information
Vox: How Soap And Water Kills Coronavirus, As Seen Under A Black Light
The Hill: Four US banks are the world's largest fossil fuel financers: analysis
The Hill: Google to limit federal access to location data as it fights coronavirus
Daily Beast: Coronavirus Cases Inch Back up in Asia, Denting Hopes That Disease Was Contained
Daily Beast: Earthquake Near Salt Lake City Is Utah’s Biggest Since 1992
NY Daily News: Cruise ship ends four-month voyage early amid coronavirus outbreak, leaves guests in Australia, not Florida
NPR: It's Time To Get Serious About Social Distancing. Here's How
Washington Post: Oil and gas companies want to drill within a half-mile of Utah’s best-known national parks
Washington Post: Sanders to assess his campaign in wake of three decisive wins by Biden on Tuesday