Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge
Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside emergency rooms, and tents for triaging the sick are going up as the nation’s most populous state emerges as the latest epicenter of the U.S. outbreak.
Governor Gavin Newsom Selects Secretary of State Alex Padilla as California’s Next United States Senator
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the selection of California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to be California’s next United States Senator, filling the term being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Padilla, who previously served as a Los Angeles City Councilman and State Senator, and is a national leader in the fight to expand voting rights, will become the first Latino to represent California in the United States Senate and the first Southern Californian in nearly three decades.
Two New Trustees Join MSJC Board, Tom Ashley Reelected to a Third Term
The Mt. San Jacinto Community College District on Thursday welcomed two new trustees and a re-elected trustee during its December Board of Trustees meeting.
San Jacinto High School Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent for College
San Jacinto Unified School District has two high school seniors headed to college next fall to play football or softball. These students attend San Jacinto High School, where Kajiya Hollawayne signed his “National Letter of Intent” on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, and Lea Iribe signed her “National Letter of Intent” back on November 11, 2020, in front of immediate families and the camera.
California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January
California has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and in a month could be facing a once-unthinkable caseload of nearly 100,000 hospitalizations, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's top health official said Monday.
