COVID-19 grants support homeless health
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COVID-19 grants support homeless health

Kaiser Permanente donates $2 million to 14 Northern California organizations for COVID-19 testing and medical care. Pictured, Maggie McNair, RN, left, administers a COVID-19 test to Gustavo Medina as part of Roots Community Health’s street outreach program for the homeless. Douglas Oakley January 18, 2021 For a long time last year, homeless clients of Roots…

‘It works:’ Oakland’s homelessness prevention program helps 5,000 families

‘It works:’ Oakland’s homelessness prevention program helps 5,000 families

By Marisa Kendall | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: January 15, 2021 at 12:04 p.m. | UPDATED: January 17, 2021 at 5:04 a.m. The three-year pilot program is set to expire in October Oakland’s homelessness prevention program has helped nearly 5,000 households that were facing eviction, displacement or potential life on the street,…

Virtual Celebration honoring our very own Dr. Noha! Tune in tonight at 7pm!
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Virtual Celebration honoring our very own Dr. Noha! Tune in tonight at 7pm!

Dear Constituent, 2020 has been a challenging year. Many events – weddings, birthday celebrations, vacations, and more – were postponed or canceled, leaving a little emptiness all around. The California Legislature was no different. This year was the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, yet the events commemorating that anniversary and…

Town Hall on Stay-at-Home Order, Vaccine Update
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Town Hall on Stay-at-Home Order, Vaccine Update

  Dear Constituent, Since early November, the COVID-19 infection rate has been worsening here in the Bay Area and throughout the state. Health officials have grave concerns that last week’s Thanksgiving gatherings will result in many more cases that will then overwhelm hospital ICU beds. California is now entering “the most challenging moment since the…

Roots Community Health received an early holiday gift from Albertsons and Safeway Foundation Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief Fund
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Roots Community Health received an early holiday gift from Albertsons and Safeway Foundation Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief Fund

We’re excited to open an early holiday gift from Albertsons and Safeway Foundation. We received a grant from their Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief Fund. What a way to kick off the holiday season!  The grant will help us ensure the most vulnerable members of our community can also celebrate the season.  We’re thrilled to receive…

Two Bay Area counties halt COVID-19 test program run by Google offshoot

Two Bay Area counties halt COVID-19 test program run by Google offshoot

A person displays documentation to enter a Verily coronavirus free drive-up testing site at Cal Expo in Sacramento in March. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) By Jenny Gold, Rachana Pradhan   Amid fanfare in March, California officials celebrated the launch of a multimillion-dollar contract with Verily — Google’s health-focused sister company — that they said would…

Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland

Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland

Health officials in San Francisco and Alameda counties have cut ties with Verily’s state-funded COVID testing sites amid concerns about data collection and privacy. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) OAKLAND, Calif. — Amid fanfare in March, California officials celebrated the launch of a multimillion-dollar contract with Verily — Google’s health-focused sister…

New Black Cultural Zone helps East Oakland neighborhood thrive

New Black Cultural Zone helps East Oakland neighborhood thrive

By Jane Tyska | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 27, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 28, 2020 at 11:28 a.m. OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 14: East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative Executive Director Carolyn Johnson waters plants with ice in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The nonprofit is…

County Of Santa Clara Partners With Community
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County Of Santa Clara Partners With Community

Santa Clara County, CA – The County of Santa Clara has enhanced its COVID-19 outreach efforts to residents and businesses in the county – especially in areas disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 – to inform and encourage essential workers and residents about best practices to protect themselves and prevent the spread of the virus.   As part of the…