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Why California native tribes are cautious about ending the shutdown. 'We can't lose a single elder' [sacbee.com]

By Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee, May 6, 2020 Sherry Scott joined the rebellion in some parts of the state against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order at a protest with dozens of others in Crescent City on Friday. The next day, buoyed by the experience, Scott and her business partner invited customers to eat at her Log Cabin Diner in Klamath, an outpost along Highway 101 at the mouth of the river that gives the town its name. “In those three days, we’ve had people...
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Coronavirus and seniors: How life will change when Bay Area shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted [sfchronicle.com]

By Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2020 We already know life will not return to normal when Bay Area shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted. But for seniors , and other people who are at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness, things will be especially challenging. “It is going to be a new way of life,” said Dr. Nima Afshar , who specializes in emergency and internal medicine at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. “It...
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Help Your Community Safely with COVID-19

From California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, March 2020 DELIVER MEALS Vulnerable seniors are at greatest risk amid COVID-19. Let’s help keep them safe and cared for. Contact your local Meals on Wheels organization, visit www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org . DONATE TO A SHELTER OR FOOD BANK During this time organizations are running low on food items, help them stay well stocked for those in need. See below for a list of shelters and food banks in need. VOLUNTEER AT A FOOD BANK Food banks...
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How to Shelter in Place if You Live With Domestic Abuse [kqed.org]

By Michelle Wiley and Shannon Lin, KQED, March 24, 2020 Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a shelter-in-place order across California. The order, which limits the kinds of businesses and activities that are allowed, is meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and encourages people to stay inside their homes as much as possible. But what do you do when home is a dangerous place? For many survivors of domestic violence in California, sheltering in place can feel strangely familiar. Many...
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'We Miss Them All So Much': Grandparents Ache as The COVID Exile Grinds On [californiahealthline.org]

By JoNel Aleccia, California Healthline, May 26, 2020 Back home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Richard and Denise Victor would get to see their four grandchildren almost every day. One set of kids lives around the block; the others are half an hour away, all close enough for frequent visits and sleepovers. “With the younger ones, we have a routine of stories when they spend the night,” Richard Victor said. But when the coronavirus hit, the couple were at their vacation home in Florida and,...
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