WASHINGTON D.C.
Treasury Department begins distributing local COVID-19 relief funding
On Tuesday, The U.S. Department of Treasury announced that is beginning to distribute local COVID-19 funding that Congressman Garamendi (D-CA) helped secure to safely reopen schools, put COVID-19 vaccines in arms, put people back to work, and provide financial relief to hardworking Americans impacted by the pandemic.
These funds were included in the “American Rescue Plan,” which Garamendi voted to pass in the House of Representatives on March 10th.
Counties in Congressman Garamendi’s Congressional District will receive the following funds to safely re-open schools, distribute COVID-19 vaccines, support small businesses, and more:
- Colusa County: $4,185,252
- Glenn County: $5,515,007
- Lake County: $12,506,226
- Sacramento County: $301,469,072
- Solano County: $86,949,405
- Sutter County: $18,835,480
- Yolo County: $42,829,540
- Yuba County: $15,280,337
“I’m pleased to announce that help is here,” Garamendi said. “Thanks to the ‘American Rescue Plan,’ every community in our Congressional District will receive much-needed support to recover from this pandemic and build the local economy back better than before.
“Over the past year, I’ve heard from constituents and local leaders about the need for additional federal support to continue providing essential services like firefighting, public health, and public safety services. I’ve also heard devastating stories about the impact the pandemic has had on local businesses, our community members who were laid off due to the pandemic, and from students who are having a hard time getting the most out of a virtual education,” Garamendi continued.
“The ‘American Rescue Plan’ provides support to help address all of these issues and more. That’s why I fought to secure this critical relief for our region. I will continue to fight for our communities in Congress to ensure we can crush COVID-19 and transform the local economy to greater heights than it’s ever experienced before,” Garamendi concluded.
Additional announcements surrounding the disbursement of local funding from the “American Rescue Plan” are expected in the coming days.
—Submitted
LAKE COUNTY
National Safe Boating Week
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 88 of Lake County announces the week of May 22 through May 28 as National Safe Boating Week. This yearly campaign is to remind boater to always boat responsibly, to follow safety guidelines while on the water and for all boaters and passengers to have lifejackets and to wear them.
In the United States, 613 people died in boating-related accidents as reported in the United States Coast Guard (USCG) recreational statistics for 2019. Of these 613 fatalities, 439 were due to drowning and 362 of these boaters would be alive today had they worn their lifejackets.
The summer months of June, July and August are the most active boating months with 308 of nationwide fatal boating accidents occurring in these months. Use of alcohol while boating was the leading contributing factor with 113 fatalities followed by operator inattention, inexperience, excessive speed and machine failure.
As the COVID-19 restrictions which were ordered for all flotillas by the USCG begin to lift, Lake County Flotilla will resume free vessel inspections, offer Safe Boating Classes, and once again resume safety patrols on Clear Lake. For information regarding the safety classes, vessel exams and joining Flotilla 88, email to: rejuv987@yahoo.com.
Flotilla 88 of Lake County urges all boaters to join the nation in observing National Safe Boating Week by boating responsibly throughout the boating season and to always wear your lifejackets.
—Submitted
CALIFORNIA
High schoolers reject campus returns
Local school officials are hoping more teenagers will return to campus once the doses are cleared for their use. As it stands, only 7% of Los Angeles Unified high schoolers have chosen to return to in-person instruction — significantly lower turnout than expected. It remains unclear how many will return in San Francisco Unified, which announced this weekend it will welcome high school seniors back to campus on Friday, just a few weeks before the last day of instruction. Both districts are using the “Zoom in a room” model, in which students log into online lessons that may or may not be taught by the instructor who’s physically in the room. Across the state, most high schoolers have decided to keep learning online even as schools open their doors — meaning many will spend 17 to 18 months out of the classroom. The eye-popping numbers come as lawmakers debate whether to permit distance learning in the fall — a practice Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he expects will end this school year.
—CALMatters
—Compiled by Ariel Carmona Jr.
