Facemasks are no longer required. Should I still wear one?
By Dr. William Kim, Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) updated their guidance for people wearing face masks as a prevention measure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of masks being “required,” they are now “strongly recommended.” The Los Angeles County Department of Public […]
BCHD Receives $1.13 million from State for Pandemic Efforts
Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) announced it received $1.13 million in funding to cover unanticipated costs and loss of revenue associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency. The funding was made available from a $100 million allocation provided by the State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom in the 2021-2022 State Budget. “This funding from the […]
BCHD Salutes its Volunteers & Partners with Luau
Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) hosted a luau at its AdventurePlex facility in Manhattan Beach on July 24 to honor and thank its volunteers and community partners who assisted with its COVID-19 response, including working at its testing and vaccination sites, running essential errands for those needing help during COVID-19, supporting student health during distance […]
Can I get COVID-19 AFTER Being Vaccinated?
By William Kim, M.D., Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District Earlier this week, Los Angeles County announced that over half of residents aged 16 and above have been vaccinated against COVID-19, an important milestone and evidence that vaccines are an important tool in the fight against the virus. In L.A. County, just 11% of […]
COVID-19 Vaccines Bring Hope – But Patience is Key
By Dr. William Kim, Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District The end is near. But not as near as we’d like. COVID-19 has brought the world to its knees, taking millions of lives, causing governments to impose lockdowns, cancel community events and shutter businesses to try and slow the spread of this deadly virus. […]
Redondo delays campus classes until Jan. 4
The Redondo Beach Unified School District (RBUSD) has postponed the planned reopening of some classrooms from next week to Jan. 4. The district received a TK-2 waiver — an exemption that allows students in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, first, and second grades to return to in-person learning — from the L.A. County Department of Health on […]
“We are not being heard” : a message from an infectious disease doctor who has worked an ICU throughout COVID
Editor’s note: Dr. Sircar is an infectious disease specialist who spent the last two decades studying and treating viruses internationally, including work with the Center for Disease Control fighting Ebola in Africa. She returned to the South Bay to be with family just before the pandemic arrived. She works at three area […]
LA County Board of Supervisors will discuss health department temporary ban on outdoor dining Tuesday
By Donald Morrison Last week, public health officials announced that Los Angeles County would cease outdoor dining for at least three weeks if the average number of new daily coronavirus cases over a five-day period went over 4,000. As of Sunday, that number was 4,097. Local restaurant owners are rallying to convince the Board of […]
Craft beer crisis: LA County’s zigzagging regulations threaten to kill the South Bay brewery industry
On June 29, when Governor Gavin Newsom announced that many businesses that had previously been allowed to reopen would once again face restrictions or closures due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, he likened the process of reopening California to a dimmer switch. The idea was meant to convey that the reopening process […]
LA County vs. craft beer: A call for recognition
Strand Brewing’s 10,000 square foot brewery, with its 20-foot high ceilings in Torrance is ideal for social distancing customers, but Los Angeles County is not allowing breweries to serve customers. Photo by JP Cordero by Joel Elliott Los Angeles County craft beer will not die from COVID-19. But a second, more deadly […]
The pandemic in the ICU: An Intensive Care Unit under siege in the time of novel coronavirus
On March 15, a 50-year-old man who’d been feverish and coughing for the previous 10 days arrived at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center’s emergency department. His wife dropped him off at the entrance and by the time she’d parked, hospital workers had already taken the ailing man inside. Doctors were on […]
Remember Manhattan Beach life before coronavirus? We do. Fondly.
By Jefferson Graham Miss seeing the ocean and her waves as much as we do? Walking on Ocean Avenue in Manhattan Beach, through the alley ways of the city just isn’t the same thing as getting to be on the Strand, right? But in these days of social distancing, we’ve got to do what we’ve […]