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:
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RPVtv’s “Around the Peninsula” Highlights the Reopening of Terranea Resort and Trump National Golf Club
In the latest edition of RPVtv's "Around the Peninsula" hosts Maria Serrao and Liz Brown Swanson cover the reopening of Terranea Resort and Trump National Golf Club. The episode will air daily on RPVtv Cox 33/Frontier FiOS 38 and can be viewed on RPVtv's YouTube channel at youtu.be/cQWLQwP00wI
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Gyms, Salons, Indoor Malls, Other Sectors Ordered ClosedAs COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise here and across California, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order was modified July 13 to align with Governor Gavin Newsom’s directives to prevent more cases, more serious illnesses, increased hospitalizations and more deaths.
The order requires the closure of additional indoor operations for certain sectors which promote the mixing of populations beyond households and make adherence to physical distancing with face coverings difficult: - Gyms and fitness centers
- Places of worship
- Indoor protests
- Offices for non-critical infrastructure sectors as identified at covid19.ca.gov
- Personal care services (including nail salons, massage parlors, and tattoo parlors)
- Hair salons and barbershops
- Indoor malls
Bars, indoor dining at restaurants, indoor museums, indoor operations at zoos and aquariums, and cardrooms and satellite wagering facilities remain closed in Los Angeles County, and all events and gatherings are prohibited unless specifically allowed by the order. |
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Questions about moving your business operations outdoors?
If your RPV business is impacted by COVID-19-related closures and you have questions about moving your operations outdoors, please contact the Community Development Department at 310-544-5228 or planning@rpvca.gov.
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DMV Gives One-Year Extension to Senior Drivers with Expiring Licenses
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is providing an automatic one-year extension to Californians age 70 and older with a noncommercial driver license with an expiration date between March 1 and December 31, 2020. This action delays the requirement for this population to visit a DMV office during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The DMV previously provided 120-day extensions to senior drivers with noncommercial licenses expiring in March through July. While the new extensions are automatic, drivers will not receive a new card or paper extension in the mail. As an option, drivers can request a free temporary paper extension online beginning July 15 through DMV’s Virtual Field Office to document the extension, though it is not needed to drive. Californians with a suspended license are not eligible.
California law requires drivers age 70 and older to visit a DMV field office to renew their license but gives the DMV authority to issue extensions. The DMV has alerted California law enforcement of the extensions. The TSA accepts driver licenses for a year after the expiration date.
Learn more at https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/news-and-media/dmv-gives-1-year-extension-to-senior-drivers-with-expiring-licenses
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Upcoming Google Webinar on Getting Your Local Business Online
Learn how to get your local business online by attending a Google-led webinar this Thursday, July 16 at 2 p.m. Get pointers on how to sell or deliver services online, advertise online, and be found on Google. This free event is being held in partnership with the L.A. County Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services, small business mentorship nonprofit SCORE and the L.A. County America's Job Centers of California. Register to attend at bit.ly/GoogleCoachLA
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Upcoming Reopening Webinar for Offices
The L.A. Small Business Development Center and the L.A. County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs is hosting a free webinar this Thursday, July 16 at 3 p.m. detailing reopening protocols and resources for office-based worksites. To register, visit: bit.ly/3iuAAY
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Have you visited the Disaster Help Center recently?
If you haven't paid L.A. County's Disaster Help Center a visit recently, you may want to check it out. The center is regularly updating its content to keep up with the evolving COVID-19 conditions of L.A. County. It can help:
- Business owners navigate emergency loan applications and help individuals that were recently laid off due to this emergency;
- Workers with wage complaints, job searches, unemployment and industry resources;
- Non-profits access grants and emergency loans, by providing eligibility criteria, costs, and details for each; and
- Tenants/Landlords keep up with the latest information on the County's Rent Stabilization Ordinance, eviction moratorium, rent resolution, or foreclosure avoidance, to name a few.
Disaster Help Center counselors are available weekdays (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) and Saturdays (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Get the help you need by connecting with the Disaster Help Center today: |
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California Health and Human Services Agency Announces New Plans for COVID-19 TestingCalifornia Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly today announced new plans for COVID-19 testing in California, including updated testing guidance, new requirements for health plans to cover testing, and the new co-chairs of the state's COVID-19 Testing Task Force.
Today's announcements include:
Testing Prioritization
The California Department of Public Health released updated testing guidance that focuses on testing hospitalized individuals with signs or symptoms of COVID-19 and people being tested as part of the investigation and management of outbreaks, including contact tracing. The testing guidance also prioritizes individuals who have COVID-19 symptoms and individuals without symptoms who fall into high-risk categories, including people who live and work in nursing homes, homeless shelters and prisons, healthcare workers, and patients in hospitals. The new guidance will ensure that Californians who most need tests get them even if there are limited supplies.
New Testing Task Force Co-Chairs and Goals
Two new co-chairs will lead California's Testing Task Force, the state's private-public partnership that has taken the lead role in expanding both the collection and processing of specimens for COVID-19 testing. Leading the task force starting immediately are Dr. Gilbert Chavez, founding chief of the California Department of Public Health's Center for Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Bechara Choucair, senior vice president and chief health officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Chavez, the state's former epidemiologist who has led the response to disease outbreak and emerging health threats, is coming out of retirement to help lead the task force. Dr. Choucair oversees Kaiser's efforts focused on addressing the social health of its 12.4 million members and the 68 million people who live in the communities it serves.
The task force, which was launched in April, created testing locations where there were none, expanded laboratory capability and helped build a testing supply pipeline, scaling up from just 2,000 tests per day to more than 100,000 tests per day. Under the leadership of Chavez and Choucair, the task force will recommend testing priorities, continue to create equitable access to testing and support for state-operated community testing sites, and review options to lower overall testing costs.
Health Plan Coverage of Testing
To help ensure that testing is widely available to all Californians, the state is working collaboratively with health insurers to provide reimbursement for testing and with private providers to create additional in-office testing capacity. With more providers performing tests in the office rather than referring patients to labs or testing sites, the state would have more resources to focus on underserved and high-risk populations. The state is preparing to file emergency regulations that will classify COVID-19 testing as medically necessary urgent care for essential health workers and people with symptoms of or possible exposure to COVID-19. |
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Census Response Rate Challenge
Have you completed your 2020 Census? Responses to the census shape decisions about how billions of dollars in federal funds flow into communities each year for the next 10 years for critical services, including health care, emergency response, schools and education programs, and roads and bridges. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the importance of census data and census participation.
As of July 13, Rancho Palos Verdes has a 75.4% self-response rate, 12.2% higher than the state’s average self-response rate and 13.3% higher than the national average. RPV has the second highest response rate of the Peninsula cities behind Palos Verdes Estates.
Help us become the first city in the state to reach a 100% self-response rate! See the response rate for yourself at tabsoft.co/3ajQCPR
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Upcoming Local Blood Drive
Blood donations have decreased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthy, eligible donors are urged to come out and give to ensure there’s lifesaving blood on the shelves for those who need it.
The City of Palos Verdes Estates is holding a blood drive on Tuesday, July 28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the PVE Police Station, 340 Palos Verdes Drive West in Palos Verdes Estates.
Appointments can be made online at ucedonor.com (click on “Blood Drives” and enter “City of Palos Verdes Estates” in the Account Name box), or by phone at 310-825-0888 X 2.
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CasesAs of July 14, there are 140,307 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Los Angeles County (population 10.17 million), 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 179 cases in Rancho Palos Verdes (population 41,731), 62 in Palos Verdes Estates (population 13,190), 30 in Rolling Hills Estates (population 8,066), four in Rolling Hills (population 1,874), and one in the unincorporated area of the Peninsula. Countywide, 3,894 people have died.
According to the Department of Public Health, 12 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.
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