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Santa Clara County’s Public Health System on Track to Vaccinate 30K Residents a Week – NBC Bay Area
Santa Clara County’s public health system is on track to vaccinate 30,000 residents a week, officials said Friday. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center has established five vaccination sites, including mass vaccination sites at Berger Drive and Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The Berger location has the capacity to vaccinate 1,300 people and the Fairgrounds can vaccinate …
Santa Ana winds and record-breaking heat raise fire fears
Record-breaking temperatures, gusty Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions have Southern California bracing for a weekend of fire danger. The National Weather Service issued a red-flag warning for a large swath of Southern California, including the mountains and valleys of Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties. The warning, which denotes the potential …
‘We’re At A Breaking Point;’ COVID Ambulance Diversons Becoming Common In Santa Clara County – CBS San Francisco
SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — There is more evidence of the growing strain on hospitals in Santa Clara County as multiple hospitals intermittently divert ambulance calls because of capacity concerns. On Thursday, one ambulance after another arrived at El Camino Hospital, not to hurry patients in for care, but to ferry handfuls of them out …
Santa Chase’ combines old-fashioned ‘tag,’ modern technology
WINCHESTER, Ky. (WTVQ) – It’s a combination of old-fashioned tag or the modern-day GPS hunting. And right in the middle is Santa Claus. Starting at 2 Saturday afternoon, Santa Claus and his bright red 1929 fire-engine-red open wheeled Hi-Boy convertible ‘hot-rod’ will be making their way through Winchester neighborhoods. Main Street Winchester calls it ‘Santa …
Santa Barbara Unified to Break Ground on Two New Projects
Virgil Elings | Credit: Courtesy Two Santa Barbara Unified programs are getting major upgrades to their facilities. Dos Pueblos High School is constructing new state-of-the-art facilities that will support Career Technical Education pathways in manufacturing, product development, media arts, and design. At Santa Barbara High School, the Visual Arts and Design Academy (VADA) will be …
Santa Clara County to Deploy New Wildfire Response Technology – CBS San Francisco
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Following an unprecedented fire season, the Santa Clara County Fire Department has acquired new technologies to improve wildfire and emergency response and preparedness. “This is the worst fire season ever … and the use of technology is one way the fire service has adapted to better combat these wildfires today,” …
Santa Monica Recognized for Use of Digital Technology
By Lookout Staff November 13, 2020 — The City of Santa Monica has been recognized for its use of digital technology to transform the permitting process and provide homeless services during the coronavirus emergency. The Center for Digital Government ranked Santa Monica fifth among cities with populations between 75,000 and 124,999 for improving “digital customer …
Santa Barbara County Public Health prepares for COVID-safe Thanksgiving events after mostly successful Halloween
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Overall, Halloween was a smashing success for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department when it came to limiting the spread of COVID-19. However, a high school party in Orcutt led to one small outbreak. This caused Saint Joseph High School to temporarily close and Righetti High to suspend sports …
Santa Fe project seeks to engage academics, technology experts
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Santa Fe is posing a challenge to local academics to help them engage young technology experts and executives to start companies and lead social innovation in the state. Liz Camacho, the city of Santa Fe’s economic development administrator, says the project is part of a larger initiative called STIR …
California wildfires break out amid powerful Santa Ana winds
Other blazes were developing across the heavily populated region. The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles warned of winds gusting as high as 90 mph in higher elevations, calling it “a particularly dangerous situation.” Meanwhile, powerful northerly winds were blowing in Northern California, with a gust up to 58 mph recorded at Oakland International …
