Month: March 2021

Tenants who have fallen behind or who have been unable to make their rent payments on time because of the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for some relief by way of another round of rent assistance from the city of Los Angeles. "Renters will have the ability to either have rent forgiven or a portion of their rent paid so they don't get evicted," Los Angeles Assemblyman Miguel Santiago said at a Tuesday news conference. "It doesn't matter whether you're documented, or undocumented in the city of Los Angeles."

IOWA IS ON TRACK TO OPEN UP ELIGIBILITY TO ALL IOWA ADULTS ON MONDAY. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK IS HELPING US PREPARE TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS. WHAT DID YOU FIND, TOMMIE? TOMMIE: I REACHED OUT TO THE STATE, AND THEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO FIND OUT THE BEST ROUTE TO GET YOUR VACCINE. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD CONTACT THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, PHARMACY OR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN THERE ARE MORE VACCINES AVAILABLE, SCHEDULING WILL OPEN UP FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE. BUT SO FAR, WITH A LIMITED SUPPLY, MOST PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULING ONLY A WEEK OR SO OUT AT A TIME. UNITYPOINT TELLS ME THAT’S THEIR PLAN >> IN SOME WAYS, GOING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER, SO IT’S EVERYONE WHO WANTS ONE CAN GET ONE. THAT FEELS A ...

No deaths from the flu have been reported in Washington state during the 2020-2021 season, according to data from the state health department.  Flu activity in the state is considered low, according to a report from the Washington State Department of Health, while no flu deaths have been reported in the state to date.  This is the first time in at least 100 years that no flu deaths have been reported in the state during the annual flu season, King 5 News reported. For context, the state saw 114 flu deaths reported last season.  "This year really has been a historic low for influenza," University of Washington Medicine infectious disease specialist Dr. Nandita Mani told the news station. "My biggest takeaway from all this is that many of the interventions we're doing right now — masks,...

On a bright balmy morning in Santa Monica, Angelica Far lounged on a green deck chair, sipping a frozen coffee and taking in the sun. The 43-year-old had just arrived from Chicago with her two kids and their puppy, a beagle named Bella. When asked what brought them to Southern California, Far had three words: “Mental health break.” And she was not alone. With coronavirus cases on the decline, vaccinations increasing and temperatures warming, Santa Monica and other towns have been bustling in recent days with a bevy of tourists and travelers, skateboarders, beachgoers and brunchers. After a year of business closures and travel restrictions that devastated the tourist economy, merchants and visitors say activities are starting to pick up. “I do feel like the pandemic is over,” sai...