Dear Residents,

The City of Rancho Palos Verdes continues to monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County and would like to share the following updates with the community:

The Latest

Reminder: No Countywide Curfew Planned for Tonight

The County of Los Angeles announced it does NOT plan to issue a countywide curfew tonight, June 4.

The City continues to monitor activity in the greater Los Angeles area, as well as demonstrations in the South Bay.

For more information about the county’s state of emergency, visit lacounty.gov/emergency

RPVtv’s “Around the Peninsula”

In the latest edition of RPVtv's “Around the Peninsula” host Liz Brown Swanson visits the Peninsula Center Library on the first day of curbside pickup and interviews Palos Verdes Library District Director Jennifer Addington about offering this new service during the pandemic. At the library, Swanson picks up a book written by award-winning poet and Rancho Palos Verdes resident Tanya Ko Hong, and travels to her home to learn about her work, her culture and her new YouTube channel.

The episode will air daily on RPVtv Cox 33/Frontier FiOS 38 and can be viewed on RPVtv's YouTube channel at youtu.be/AK302MFiLIM

Congratulations, Class of 2020!

The City would like to congratulate our 2020 graduates! Though celebrations will look different this year, we hope these banners around town will remind you to be proud of your achievement.

Gatherings in Your Home are High-Risk for Spreading COVID-19

L.A. County is on the road to recovery, but it’s important to remember where and why risks still exist. Group gatherings, especially indoors with people not from your household, leave you and everyone you come in contact with vulnerable to infection.

Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 While Demonstrating

The L.A. County Department of Public Health joins the many voices expressing dismay, anger, and frustration at the murder of George Floyd by police, and supports the need for L.A. County residents to stand together against racism and violence.

Because we are in the midst of a pandemic, everyone engaging in peaceful protest should always wear a face covering securely over their nose and mouth and keep six feet apart from others not in your household. Protestors who have had close contact with non-household members not wearing face coverings, should, when possible, self-quarantine at their residence for 14 days and monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms.

If they live with someone who is elderly or has high risk conditions, they should also try to maintain a six-foot distance and wear a face covering when around them at home. If they develop symptoms, they should call their healthcare provider or 2-1-1 and consider testing.

Update on County-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites

L.A. County continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the wake of the protests throughout the County. Due to concerns of public and staff safety, some testing sites will be closed or operating on modified hours today. All residents who had a testing appointment at an impacted testing site will be notified via email to reschedule their appointment. For residents that did not provide an email, a notification will be made via a phone call.

For the latest information on testing site closures or to make an appointment for a COVID-19 test, please visit covid19.lacounty.gov/testing.

Be Part of RPVtv’s #RPVTogether PSA

The City invites residents to join us in thanking all of our frontline workers, as well as community members who have stepped up to help our neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Share your photo, video or message of gratitude on social media with the hashtag #RPVTogether to be included in a special community public service announcement that will air on RPVtv. Submissions may also be emailed to mbarnes@rpvca.gov.

We are all in this together, RPV.

Cases

As of June 4, there are 59,650 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Los Angeles County, including the South Bay, so the public should not think one location is safer than another and everyone should be aware and practice physical distancing. The total includes 96 cases in Rancho Palos Verdes, 43 in Palos Verdes Estates, 14 in Rolling Hills Estates and two in Rolling Hills. Countywide, 2,531 people have died.

According to the Department of Public Health, 11 deaths have been reported in Rancho Palos Verdes. The City extends its deepest condolences to the families of these residents.

For a list of cases broken down by city, demographic characteristics, and settings, visit: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/locations.htm

For an interactive dashboard with maps and graphs showing testing, cases and death data by community, poverty level, age, sex and race/ethnicity visit: http://dashboard.publichealth.lacounty.gov/covid19_surveillance_dashboard/

An interactive dashboard of COVID-19 cases in the South Bay maintained by the City of Torrance is available at bit.ly/2XB1fv1. The dashboard reflects information sourced by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about the novel coronavirus.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus
California Department of Public Health: cdph.ca.gov/covid19
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): cdc.gov/COVID19
World Health Organization: who.int/coronavirus
California Governor’s Office: covid19.ca.gov
County of Los Angeles: lacounty.gov/covid19
L.A. County residents can also call 2-1-1
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control: https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control

Sign up for “Notify Me” city listervs at rpvca.gov/notify

Be sure to also follow the City on Nextdoor, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert SouthBay by:

Texting “alertsb” to 888-777, which returns a link to register for Everbridge (for COVID-19-related alerts, text the keyword "cv19rpv")
Registering online at alertsouthbay.com
Downloading the free Everbridge app on an iOS or Android device from the App Store or Google Play. Select “Find an organization or subscription” and search “alertsb”

Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert LA County at https://lacounty.gov/emergency/alert-la/