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Products are surging through the warehouses of Amazon and Walmart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To meet rising demand companies are hiring. Instacart alone plans to add 200,000 shoppers. Amazon said it’s looking to add 100,000 more workers in its warehouses. Individual grocery chains are adding on thousands and thousands of jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under pressure from workers, many of these companies are beginning to do things like provide hand sanitizer and let workers wear masks and gloves on the job. Some companies have started to offer hazard pay of an additional dollar or two an hour. Others are adding emergency paid time off for those who end up getting sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some of the workers KQED spoke to said these efforts fall far short, given the level of risk involved. And now, they have more leverage than they’ve perhaps ever had before, as demand for their services continues to rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED is keeping a running tab on the conditions of workers in a variety of different sectors who have been thrust onto the front lines of this pandemic. Below, we describe the conditions in some of the most impacted industries in California, links to related stories we’ve covered and resources for workers or those who want to support them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Grocery Store Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810502\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 4800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4800\" height=\"2973\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1.jpg 4800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-1020x632.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-1920x1189.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Items piled high at the checkout counter of a Ralph’s Supermarket in North Hollywood on March 19, 2020. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Until recently, most major grocery store chains were telling workers\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808742/grocery-store-workers-fight-to-wear-masks-gloves-while-on-the-job\"> they could not wear their own masks to work\u003c/a>, and in some cases even discouraged wearing gloves. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) has successfully pushed to have those restrictions lifted and helped some workers negotiate hazard pay raises of up to $2 an hour. The union represents some 1.3 million grocery and food service employees, but doesn’t include workers at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and a number of other massive grocery outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This week, workers at Whole Foods called for a nationwide “sickout” to push for higher pay and better working conditions. There have been reports of workers contracting coronavirus at Whole Foods stores in several major cities,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809819/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open\"> including in San Francisco at the Upper Haight Street location\u003c/a>. Some Whole Foods employees who are continuing to work during the pandemic are asking for double the current hourly wage for employees, paid leave for all workers who have to stay home or self-quarantine and free coronavirus testing.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Pharmacists and Drugstore Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810417\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810417\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raymond Cheung, 49, a pharmacist at New Oakland Pharmacy on April 1, 2020. His business has started a delivery system to encourage customers to stay home and keep the number of people in the store to a minimum. He said the store has enough PPE for his employees to use, but currently has no extra stock to sell to customers. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many drugstore workers also belong to UFCW and are pushing for similar protections as their counterparts in grocery and retail. The lack of adequate paid time off has been a prime concern, prompting \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-cvs-updates-policies-after-workers-petition-for-sick-leave-2020-3\">protests at CVS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/richard-ashworth-hazard-pay-and-family-leave-for-walgreens-employees?recruiter=410752018&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition\">a petition for Walgreens employees\u003c/a> and other labor actions. KQED interviewed a drug store employee\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>who says she and several other coworkers went to work in recent weeks with flu-like symptoms because they could not get any paid sick days. Some workers are asking for major pharmacies to switch to a drive-thru model to limit exposure, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/cvs-pharmacy-make-pharmacies-drive-thru-only-during-the-corona-crisis?utm_source=grow_us&utm_medium=media\">over 100,000 people recently signed a petition\u003c/a> demanding that major drugstores like Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS make that change.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Warehouse Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633738\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11633738\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy.jpg\" alt=\"Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1272\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-1180x782.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-960x636.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-240x159.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-375x248.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After an Amazon warehouse worker in Staten Island \u003ca href=\"https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/amazon-worker-in-staten-island-warehouse-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/\">tested positive for COVID-19\u003c/a> in late March — one of a growing number of Amazon warehouse employees across the country to contract the virus — workers at that location \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/30/21199942/amazon-warehouse-coronavirus-covid-new-york-protest-walkout\">staged a sickout\u003c/a> on March 30, demanding safer conditions, protective gear and hazard pay of double their regular salaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amazon recently raised worker pay by $2 an hour through the end of April and increased the rate of overtime pay, among other changes. The group Amazonians United New York City is continuing to gather signatures of workers pushing for improved conditions, and posted their demands \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@amazoniansunitednyc/we-amazon-workers-demand-coronavirus-protections-16f28ad8b15f\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Grocery Delivery Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11810168 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker.jpg\" alt=\"Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her cellphone to check orders while picking up groceries for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1214\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-800x506.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-1020x645.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her phone to check orders as she picks up groceries for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Workers at app-based delivery companies like Instacart, Postmates, and Shipt have also been demanding higher compensation and more protection. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809184/instacart-workers-set-to-strike-on-monday-demanding-hazard-pay-and-protections\">Instacart workers on Monday participated in a one-day nationwide strike,\u003c/a> demanding hazard pay of an additional $5 per order, sick pay for anyone considered at-risk or needing to self-quarantine and personal protective equipment (PPE) like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.Instacart has said it will provide the protective gear, but has so far not agreed to the additional hazard pay demand. Working with a group called the Gig Workers Collective, Instacart workers\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@GigWorkersCollective/instacart-emergency-walk-off-ebdf11b6995a\"> posted their demands online. \u003c/a>The company also \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/shopper-news/shopper-health-safety-update-ec518ad3841c\">posted its response.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, app-based delivery companies are experiencing a surge in both customers and workers. Instacart has reported higher sales than ever before, and said it was now employing 40 percent more workers than normal, with 250,000 new workers added just in the last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Ride-Hail Drivers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806429\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806429\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ride-hail driver Erica Mighetto in Oakland on March 10, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Uber and Lyft drivers have seen a decline in ridership and are asking for the state to ensure that they quickly get unemployment benefits. The lack of legal clarity over their employment category has led to many drivers having their claims denied or put on hold. Like Instacart and other grocery delivery workers, they share the burdens and requests of gig workers outlined below. Rideshare Drivers United, an advocacy group, \u003ca href=\"https://drivers-united.org/a/demand-coronavirus-relief-for-platform-workers\">has released a set of driver specific demands\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Restaurant, Bar and Food Service Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806950\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806950\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roberto Lopes works at Nick’s Lighthouse in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Like many service industry workers, he worries about the decline in revenue at the restaurant and what that means for his job. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With bars and restaurants closed, or only offering takeout orders, many workers in the food service industry have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11807773/big-debt-little-savings-no-income-many-california-workers-need-help\">laid off or had their shifts cut significantly\u003c/a>. The maximum unemployment benefit in California is $450 per week, not nearly enough to cover most expenses — especially in places with high rent like the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some groups, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap\">Bartender Emergency Assistance Program\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/\">Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation\u003c/a>, are collecting donations to help workers in need, but can only accommodate a tiny fraction of the overwhelming number of suddenly unemployed restaurant workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Farmworkers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11781801\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11781801\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/IMG_7077-1-e1571854504431.jpg\" alt=\"A crew of migrant farmworkers harvest celery just outside Salinas.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crew of migrant farmworkers harvest celery just outside Salinas. \u003ccite>(Alex Hall/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California’s farm belt pumps out more than a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts every year. But employers who manage the state’s orchards, packing sheds and fields of row crops are now faced with a dilemma: continue operating and hope their workers don’t get sick or shutter their businesses, forcing their workers (who are eligible) to file for unemployment and putting the country’s food supply at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/food-safety-and-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\">Food and Drug Administration is reassuring\u003c/a> consumers that there’s no evidence the coronavirus can be transmitted through food or food packaging. Another question, however, is how to keep farmworkers safe from exposure on the job, when social distancing is often difficult or downright impossible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United Farm Workers union is \u003ca href=\"https://ufw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-2020-Open-Letter-from-UFW-FINAL.pdf\">calling on employers\u003c/a> to extend worker sick pay to 40 hours or more and to eliminate the 90-day waiting period for new employees to be eligible for sick pay, among other changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808267/farmworkers-cant-pick-crops-remotely-how-can-they-stay-safe\">Read more of this story \u003c/a>by KQED’s Sasha Khokha and Alexandra Hall\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>In-Home Supportive Service Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810359\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1913px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810359\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/IMG_0164-e1585931231219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1913\" height=\"1497\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low-wage in-home health service providers like Carnella Marks of Chico say they can’t get adequate protective gear to safely care for the sick and elderly. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Amy Day)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are roughly half a million in-home supportive service providers in California. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.udwa.org/\">United Domestic Workers of America\u003c/a> (UDW), a union representing house cleaners and in-home child care providers, the average hourly pay in California is $13.43, and only 9 percent of workers get employee-sponsored health care. Contract negotiations for these workers often drag on for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like health care professionals in hospitals, these workers are not provided with nearly enough PPE. Masks and other protective gear are particularly crucial for them because they typically enter other people’s houses, and many of the patients they serve are elderly and immunocompromised. The UDW is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office to order a handful of emergency measures, including paid sick leave for workers who need to self quarantine, free treatment for those infected, guaranteed unemployment insurance and increased recruitment of new providers to make sure care is not interrupted for patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Domestic Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810415\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810415\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42506_001_KQED_TreasureIsland_EssentialWorkers_04022020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lourdes Dobarganes, a member of the San Francisco Women’s Collective and the California Domestic Workers Coalition on Treasure Island on April 1, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A growing number of domestic workers, including many child care providers and house cleaners, are being asked not to come to work by clients who do not want people entering their homes. Since many of these working arrangements are not officially on the books, it is difficult for these workers to apply for unemployment insurance or effectively advocate for themselves. Many workers are also undocumented, which bars them from applying for state or federal aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"more coronavirus coverage\" tag=\"coronavirus\"]Some families that are able to work from home and continue to earn incomes are continuing to pay their domestic workers during the pandemic, even without receiving their services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Domestic Workers Alliance has \u003ca href=\"https://domesticworkers.org/coronavirus-care-fund\">set up a care fund \u003c/a>for these workers, and is accepting donations. It is also working on legislation — \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1257&version=20190SB125798AMD\">SB 1257 \u003c/a>— that would allow domestic workers to be covered under Cal/OSHA.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Gig Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Individual groups of gig workers and labor advocates in different industries have released specific demands, but the main ask is to gain employee status and have basic job protections. As employees, gig workers would be guaranteed minimum wage and overtime pay, unemployment insurance and workers compensation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driver advocacy groups like Rideshare Drivers United (RDU), along with some local leaders are calling for state Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Labor Secretary Julie Su to enforce AB 5, a measure that went into effect in January, making it harder for companies to classify their workers as contractors instead of employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Undocumented Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The $2 trillion \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/821457551/whats-inside-the-senate-s-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package\">federal aid package\u003c/a> signed by President Trump last Friday will expand unemployment insurance and send cash to Americans hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. But immigrants who lack work permits won’t benefit from those provisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though many undocumented workers collectively pay billions of dollars in taxes, they are excluded from unemployment insurance benefits — which require applicants to show federal work authorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://legalaidatwork.org/releases/covid19-newsom/\">More than 125 organizations signed on to a letter sent to Newsom\u003c/a> and state legislative leaders to designate emergency funding to support undocumented residents and others who are ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809657/new-covid-19-relief-benefits-leaves-out-some-undocumented-immigrants\">Read more of this story by KQED’s Farida Jhabvala Romero\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>‘Essential’ or ‘Unessential’?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Retail chains like GameStop and manufacturers like Tesla have argued that they are essential in a bid to remain open during the pandemic. Both are now closed. Some establishments are more in the gray area, like cafes. Should places like Peet’s Coffee and Starbucks stay open if they are mainly serving coffee instead of food?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808489/your-boss-says-youre-an-essential-worker-what-if-you-disagree\">Workers have been pushing back\u003c/a>, urging employers to close so as not to put them in the position of having to stay home and earn no income or go to work and risk getting sick. If stores close or reduce hours, workers can collect unemployment benefits, but not if those businesses remain open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers or customers who believe a store is not essential and should be closed can contact city or county officials, but as yet, there is no state agency handling this issue\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong> Some counties, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/phd/news/Pages/press-statement-032120-reporting-of-non-essential-businesses.aspx\">Santa Clara County,\u003c/a> have set up hotlines. In others, sheriffs’ offices are handling complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is a continually updated post. If you know of resources for specific groups of workers on the frontlines, please send them to sharnett@kqed.org.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Tens of millions of workers in the U.S. with jobs once considered “low skill” — like grocery and drugstore clerks, delivery drivers and in-home care providers — have suddenly been recognized as “essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And with the coronavirus pandemic more than likely to remain a fact of life for months to come, some of these workers are now demanding higher pay and better working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, many employers of low-wage workers have chipped away at benefits like paid sick time and health care, shifted positions from full- to part-time or contract work and suppressed wages. With the sharp decline of union membership and spike in personal debt, more of these workers have had to take on second and third jobs to survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now on top of all this, they are on the front lines of a global pandemic, one that has exposed their precarious situation, while adding another layer of burden and responsibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Employed by businesses considered essential, these workers are putting themselves and their families at risk by continuing to go to work, enabling everyone else to access food and other basic necessities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, many of the workers KQED has interviewed in recent weeks said their employers have not provided sufficient safety protections or offered adequate additional compensation to account for the health risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Instacart shopper Vanessa Bain put it, “Right now there’s a heightened sense of awareness, thankfully, that our labor is essential, but it’s still not paying like it’s essential, and we’re still not being protected like we’re essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the coronavirus hit, a number of these workers were already struggling to make ends meet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the workers KQED has recently profiled: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806175/coronavirus-poses-heightened-hardship-for-workers-who-cant-take-sick-leave-or-work-from-home\">Lyft and Uber driver Erica Mighetto \u003c/a>had been searching for a steady job for three years in Sacramento, and had started sleeping in her car and on friends’ couches after being kicked out of her apartment. Alina Martinez,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808522/chase-center-workers-left-unemployed-and-uninsured\"> a suite attendant\u003c/a> at San Francisco’s new Chase Center, was negotiating with her employer for health insurance, which she hasn’t had since September. Hotel housekeeper Larrilou Carumba had spent years paying down about $35,000 in credit card debt incurred after a personal disaster, and she was getting ready to finally move with her three kids out of her crowded sister’s house in San Leandro. And in-home health care provider Carnella Marks was being paid just over minimum wage in Chico to feed, nurse, bathe and tend to a patient with severe dementia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the coronavirus crisis has been a boon for many employers of low-wage workers. Grocery stores across the country are breaking sales records. App-based delivery services are being flooded with new users. Products are surging through the warehouses of Amazon and Walmart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To meet rising demand companies are hiring. Instacart alone plans to add 200,000 shoppers. Amazon said it’s looking to add 100,000 more workers in its warehouses. Individual grocery chains are adding on thousands and thousands of jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under pressure from workers, many of these companies are beginning to do things like provide hand sanitizer and let workers wear masks and gloves on the job. Some companies have started to offer hazard pay of an additional dollar or two an hour. Others are adding emergency paid time off for those who end up getting sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some of the workers KQED spoke to said these efforts fall far short, given the level of risk involved. And now, they have more leverage than they’ve perhaps ever had before, as demand for their services continues to rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED is keeping a running tab on the conditions of workers in a variety of different sectors who have been thrust onto the front lines of this pandemic. Below, we describe the conditions in some of the most impacted industries in California, links to related stories we’ve covered and resources for workers or those who want to support them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Grocery Store Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810502\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 4800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4800\" height=\"2973\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1.jpg 4800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-1020x632.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/GettyImages-1207671809-1-1920x1189.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Items piled high at the checkout counter of a Ralph’s Supermarket in North Hollywood on March 19, 2020. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Until recently, most major grocery store chains were telling workers\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808742/grocery-store-workers-fight-to-wear-masks-gloves-while-on-the-job\"> they could not wear their own masks to work\u003c/a>, and in some cases even discouraged wearing gloves. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) has successfully pushed to have those restrictions lifted and helped some workers negotiate hazard pay raises of up to $2 an hour. The union represents some 1.3 million grocery and food service employees, but doesn’t include workers at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and a number of other massive grocery outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This week, workers at Whole Foods called for a nationwide “sickout” to push for higher pay and better working conditions. There have been reports of workers contracting coronavirus at Whole Foods stores in several major cities,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809819/sf-whole-foods-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-store-stays-open\"> including in San Francisco at the Upper Haight Street location\u003c/a>. Some Whole Foods employees who are continuing to work during the pandemic are asking for double the current hourly wage for employees, paid leave for all workers who have to stay home or self-quarantine and free coronavirus testing.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Pharmacists and Drugstore Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810417\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810417\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42501_004_KQED_Oakland_EssentialWorkers_04012020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raymond Cheung, 49, a pharmacist at New Oakland Pharmacy on April 1, 2020. His business has started a delivery system to encourage customers to stay home and keep the number of people in the store to a minimum. He said the store has enough PPE for his employees to use, but currently has no extra stock to sell to customers. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many drugstore workers also belong to UFCW and are pushing for similar protections as their counterparts in grocery and retail. The lack of adequate paid time off has been a prime concern, prompting \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-cvs-updates-policies-after-workers-petition-for-sick-leave-2020-3\">protests at CVS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/richard-ashworth-hazard-pay-and-family-leave-for-walgreens-employees?recruiter=410752018&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition\">a petition for Walgreens employees\u003c/a> and other labor actions. KQED interviewed a drug store employee\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>who says she and several other coworkers went to work in recent weeks with flu-like symptoms because they could not get any paid sick days. Some workers are asking for major pharmacies to switch to a drive-thru model to limit exposure, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/cvs-pharmacy-make-pharmacies-drive-thru-only-during-the-corona-crisis?utm_source=grow_us&utm_medium=media\">over 100,000 people recently signed a petition\u003c/a> demanding that major drugstores like Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS make that change.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Warehouse Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633738\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11633738\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy.jpg\" alt=\"Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1272\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-1180x782.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-960x636.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-240x159.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-375x248.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/AmazonTracy-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After an Amazon warehouse worker in Staten Island \u003ca href=\"https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/amazon-worker-in-staten-island-warehouse-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/\">tested positive for COVID-19\u003c/a> in late March — one of a growing number of Amazon warehouse employees across the country to contract the virus — workers at that location \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/30/21199942/amazon-warehouse-coronavirus-covid-new-york-protest-walkout\">staged a sickout\u003c/a> on March 30, demanding safer conditions, protective gear and hazard pay of double their regular salaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amazon recently raised worker pay by $2 an hour through the end of April and increased the rate of overtime pay, among other changes. The group Amazonians United New York City is continuing to gather signatures of workers pushing for improved conditions, and posted their demands \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@amazoniansunitednyc/we-amazon-workers-demand-coronavirus-protections-16f28ad8b15f\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Grocery Delivery Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11810168 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker.jpg\" alt=\"Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her cellphone to check orders while picking up groceries for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1214\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-800x506.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/Instacart-worker-1020x645.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her phone to check orders as she picks up groceries for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Workers at app-based delivery companies like Instacart, Postmates, and Shipt have also been demanding higher compensation and more protection. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809184/instacart-workers-set-to-strike-on-monday-demanding-hazard-pay-and-protections\">Instacart workers on Monday participated in a one-day nationwide strike,\u003c/a> demanding hazard pay of an additional $5 per order, sick pay for anyone considered at-risk or needing to self-quarantine and personal protective equipment (PPE) like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.Instacart has said it will provide the protective gear, but has so far not agreed to the additional hazard pay demand. Working with a group called the Gig Workers Collective, Instacart workers\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@GigWorkersCollective/instacart-emergency-walk-off-ebdf11b6995a\"> posted their demands online. \u003c/a>The company also \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/shopper-news/shopper-health-safety-update-ec518ad3841c\">posted its response.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, app-based delivery companies are experiencing a surge in both customers and workers. Instacart has reported higher sales than ever before, and said it was now employing 40 percent more workers than normal, with 250,000 new workers added just in the last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Ride-Hail Drivers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806429\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806429\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS41942_005_KQED_Oakland_RideHail_03102020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ride-hail driver Erica Mighetto in Oakland on March 10, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Uber and Lyft drivers have seen a decline in ridership and are asking for the state to ensure that they quickly get unemployment benefits. The lack of legal clarity over their employment category has led to many drivers having their claims denied or put on hold. Like Instacart and other grocery delivery workers, they share the burdens and requests of gig workers outlined below. Rideshare Drivers United, an advocacy group, \u003ca href=\"https://drivers-united.org/a/demand-coronavirus-relief-for-platform-workers\">has released a set of driver specific demands\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Restaurant, Bar and Food Service Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11806950\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11806950\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42045_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roberto Lopes works at Nick’s Lighthouse in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Like many service industry workers, he worries about the decline in revenue at the restaurant and what that means for his job. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With bars and restaurants closed, or only offering takeout orders, many workers in the food service industry have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11807773/big-debt-little-savings-no-income-many-california-workers-need-help\">laid off or had their shifts cut significantly\u003c/a>. The maximum unemployment benefit in California is $450 per week, not nearly enough to cover most expenses — especially in places with high rent like the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some groups, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap\">Bartender Emergency Assistance Program\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/\">Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation\u003c/a>, are collecting donations to help workers in need, but can only accommodate a tiny fraction of the overwhelming number of suddenly unemployed restaurant workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Farmworkers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11781801\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11781801\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/IMG_7077-1-e1571854504431.jpg\" alt=\"A crew of migrant farmworkers harvest celery just outside Salinas.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crew of migrant farmworkers harvest celery just outside Salinas. \u003ccite>(Alex Hall/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California’s farm belt pumps out more than a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts every year. But employers who manage the state’s orchards, packing sheds and fields of row crops are now faced with a dilemma: continue operating and hope their workers don’t get sick or shutter their businesses, forcing their workers (who are eligible) to file for unemployment and putting the country’s food supply at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/food-safety-and-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\">Food and Drug Administration is reassuring\u003c/a> consumers that there’s no evidence the coronavirus can be transmitted through food or food packaging. Another question, however, is how to keep farmworkers safe from exposure on the job, when social distancing is often difficult or downright impossible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United Farm Workers union is \u003ca href=\"https://ufw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-2020-Open-Letter-from-UFW-FINAL.pdf\">calling on employers\u003c/a> to extend worker sick pay to 40 hours or more and to eliminate the 90-day waiting period for new employees to be eligible for sick pay, among other changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11808267/farmworkers-cant-pick-crops-remotely-how-can-they-stay-safe\">Read more of this story \u003c/a>by KQED’s Sasha Khokha and Alexandra Hall\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>In-Home Supportive Service Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810359\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1913px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11810359\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/IMG_0164-e1585931231219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1913\" height=\"1497\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low-wage in-home health service providers like Carnella Marks of Chico say they can’t get adequate protective gear to safely care for the sick and elderly. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Amy Day)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are roughly half a million in-home supportive service providers in California. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.udwa.org/\">United Domestic Workers of America\u003c/a> (UDW), a union representing house cleaners and in-home child care providers, the average hourly pay in California is $13.43, and only 9 percent of workers get employee-sponsored health care. Contract negotiations for these workers often drag on for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like health care professionals in hospitals, these workers are not provided with nearly enough PPE. Masks and other protective gear are particularly crucial for them because they typically enter other people’s houses, and many of the patients they serve are elderly and immunocompromised. The UDW is asking Gov. 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"content": "\u003cp>Two weeks after Daly City’s Seton Medical Center was designated a COVID-19 hospital and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/emergency-coronavirus-funding-keeps-embattled-seton-hospital-open/\">saved from closure\u003c/a>, nurses are sounding the alarm that they are ill-prepared to take in a projected wave of coronavirus patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hospital is setting aside 177 beds to receive patients as part of a state-funded move to keep all hospitals open during the current public health crisis. But nurses said the state also needs to provide them with the necessary equipment to do their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have not received any PPE (personal protective equipment) from the state of California,” said intensive care nurse Phoebe Minkler at a press conference Thursday. “As we prepare for this surge, we are critically low and we are already utilizing our emergency stockpile here at Seton Medical Center.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810381\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11810381\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Phoebe Minkler, a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Seton Medical Center, speaks during a press conference at the hospital on April, 2, 2020. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/007_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phoebe Minkler, a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Seton Medical Center, speaks during a press conference at the hospital on April, 2, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Minkler said each nurse is now being issued only one N95 mask for each 12-hour shift, to help conserve supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nurses and frontline healthcare providers, we want to work, we want to be able to take care of patients. But we also have to be able to take care of ourselves and stay safe,” said Minkler.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re losing healthcare providers, we’re losing nurses, physicians all over the country are falling ill to this disease,” she added. “In some places like New York they’re having to wear bandannas, they’re having to wear trash bags and things like that. We are hoping that we do not have to resort to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"More Resources\" postID=news_11807823]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seton Medical Center President Anthony Armada said that a recent delivery of N95 masks from San Mateo County’s supplies will last the hospital another 26 to 30 days, at the current rate of issuing one mask per shift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armada said the hospital is following \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hcwcontrols/recommendedguidanceextuse.html\">guidance\u003c/a> from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about extending the use of N95 masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of us are being responsible to make sure we are following their guidelines,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hospital is currently treating 15 COVID-19 patients, according to Armada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810382\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11810382\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Debra Amour, a 62-year-old intensive care nurse at Seton Medical Center participates in a rally at the hospital on April 2, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debra Amour, a 62-year-old intensive care nurse at Seton Medical Center participates in a rally at the hospital on April 2, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But many nurses are concerned about using the same masks to see multiple patients. ICU nurse Debra Amour pointed out the importance of protective equipment to slow transmission of the virus to healthy people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t have the right equipment, our choice is not to go into a room or go into a room and become part of the problem. We ourselves will get sick, and we can spread it into the community,” she said. “We have open heart patients. We have really sick, fragile patients. So for me to be in a room without a mask, without a gown, you’re just spreading the germs around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Nurses Association represents about 400 nurses at Seton, according to labor representative Julie Tran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810383\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11810383\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/009_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"John Avalos, former San Francisco Supervisor and an organizer for the National Union of Healthcare Workers, speaks at a press conference at Seton Medical Center on April 2, 2020. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/009_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/009_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/009_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/009_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Avalos, former San Francisco Supervisor and an organizer for the National Union of Healthcare Workers, speaks at a press conference at Seton Medical Center on April 2, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQEd)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former San Francisco supervisor John Avalos, who is now an organizer for the National Union of Healthcare Workers which represents clerks and janitorial staff at Seton, said the union has been in touch with state and county officials about the need for more medical supplies like masks and gowns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t just designate this hospital as a facility to receive lots of patients and not have the protective equipment that workers are going to need to know they’re safe when they’re saving lives,” Avalos said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810384\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11810384\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/005_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Medical workers and supporters rally to raise awareness of the lack of N95 masks and other medical supplies at Seton Medical Center at a demonstration organized by the California Nurses Union on April 2, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/005_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/005_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/005_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/005_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medical workers and supporters rally to raise awareness of the lack of N95 masks and other medical supplies at Seton Medical Center at a demonstration organized by the California Nurses Union on April 2, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As of Saturday, March 28, the California Department of Public Health released data that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR20-036.aspx\">73 healthcare workers statewide\u003c/a> had tested positive for COVID-19. That number was up from just \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR20-035.aspx\">48 the day before\u003c/a>. This week, the state stopped releasing data on the number of healthcare workers infected by coronavirus, saying it wanted to better focus its resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, April 8, Seton Medical Center will be holding a donation drive to collect N95 masks, sanitizing wipes, and gloves. Items can be dropped off at Holy Child & St. Martin Episcopal Church at 777 Southgate Avenue in Daly City from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seton Medical Center President Anthony Armada said that a recent delivery of N95 masks from San Mateo County’s supplies will last the hospital another 26 to 30 days, at the current rate of issuing one mask per shift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armada said the hospital is following \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hcwcontrols/recommendedguidanceextuse.html\">guidance\u003c/a> from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about extending the use of N95 masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of us are being responsible to make sure we are following their guidelines,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hospital is currently treating 15 COVID-19 patients, according to Armada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810382\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11810382\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Debra Amour, a 62-year-old intensive care nurse at Seton Medical Center participates in a rally at the hospital on April 2, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/018_KQED_DalyCity_SetonMedicalCenter_04022020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debra Amour, a 62-year-old intensive care nurse at Seton Medical Center participates in a rally at the hospital on April 2, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But many nurses are concerned about using the same masks to see multiple patients. 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It’s just me and my ukulele, saying hi,\" says Wilmurt in her video. \"I thought you could sing with me,” she adds, and then launches into a series of warmup exercises geared specifically for kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"CMC Children's Chorus: Warm-up and "Ride This Train" with Beth Wilmurt\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/7B7WCRSwt8I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statewide order to shelter in place to help slow the spread of the coronavirus has put in-person rehearsals and concerts on hold. So children’s choirs across the Bay Area, like the one Wilmurt leads, are finding creative ways to keep kids singing, even as they’re stuck indoors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilmurt is hoping her students will use her videos to practice singing on their own time, because virtual rehearsals aren’t really an option. Some of the kids she works with lack home internet access. And standard video-conferencing platforms like Zoom and Google Hangouts don’t work well for groups that want to sing together in sync, rather than talk in turn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We can't do it with the technology yet,\" Wilmurt said. \"We can't sing in time. There's a delay.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Wilmurt said it’s important to keep her students singing, even if it can’t be in person. \"This joy, of connecting through music,\" she said. \"It's palpable.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the families whose children she works with agree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Days can really blend one into the other here,\" said Yaron Milgrom, whose three children are all in Wilmurt's group. \"Music and singing songs, it's just part of keeping a sense of normalcy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/KQEDnews/status/1245782169357705218\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For young singers who are finding themselves home from school and away from their friends and routines, it's especially important that they can be part of something that allows them to express their emotions and feel connected to others,\" said Catherine Dehoney, president and CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://www.chorusamerica.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chorus America\u003c/a>, a national choral advocacy nonprofit. \"It's been amazing to see choruses step up and pivot quickly to find creative new ways for their singers to sing and be in community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This new reality of singing-in-place is inspiring a variety of responses from Bay Area children’s musical groups. The Redwood City-based \u003ca href=\"https://ragazzi.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ragazzi Boys Chorus\u003c/a>, which provides choral training to around 250 youth ages 5 to 18, is having its members create and send videos of themselves practicing at home to their coaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"Ragazzi Boys Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble, Concert Group & Choral Scholars\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/aIqJJk2MJCE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We aren't always able to spend this amount of individual time on our choristers,\" said Kent Jue, Ragazzi's executive director and artistic director designate. \"Some of the recordings have been really impressive. I've been very taken by the progress that they've made.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ragazzi member Elliot Lee, 10, said he likes the individual feedback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The teacher can hear me alone to know what I need to improve at, and what I'm good with,\" Lee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some groups, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.piedmontchoirs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\u003c/a>, are even gamely forging ahead with virtual rehearsals, despite the technological challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around 290 children, mostly from the East Bay, are enrolled in the organization's 12 vocal groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"Music of the Pacific Rim: Virtual Concert\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/x3lKO2nvabQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Even though the online format is different and we can't all sing together and revel in hearing each other's voices, we can continue teaching and learning music,\" said Eric Tuan, the organization's artistic director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are ups and downs with the online forum, but it still keeps them connected and it still inspires them to sometimes break out into song around the house,\" said Aparna Rao, whose daughters Amba and Kiran Beattie sing in the children's choir. \"It also makes me feel less isolated as a parent.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of the technological shortcomings of the virtual platforms, the students mostly have to keep their video feed on mute throughout rehearsals. 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But not each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810148\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11810148\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42474_eric-leading-online-rehearsal-qut-800x537.jpg\" alt=\"Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir artistic director Eric Tuan leads a virtual rehearsal via Zoom on March 30, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42474_eric-leading-online-rehearsal-qut-800x537.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42474_eric-leading-online-rehearsal-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42474_eric-leading-online-rehearsal-qut-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42474_eric-leading-online-rehearsal-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir Artistic Director Eric Tuan leads a virtual rehearsal via Zoom on March 30, 2020. \u003ccite>(Zoom screenshot)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Zoom choir is fun but very, very different,\" said 10-year-old Kiran. \"We still see everyone else. 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The Redwood City-based \u003ca href=\"https://ragazzi.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ragazzi Boys Chorus\u003c/a>, which provides choral training to around 250 youth ages 5 to 18, is having its members create and send videos of themselves practicing at home to their coaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"Ragazzi Boys Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble, Concert Group & Choral Scholars\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/aIqJJk2MJCE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We aren't always able to spend this amount of individual time on our choristers,\" said Kent Jue, Ragazzi's executive director and artistic director designate. \"Some of the recordings have been really impressive. 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"content": "\u003cp>As millions of Americans lose jobs, shifts and other sources of income during the coronavirus crisis, financial experts worry that people will be preyed upon by loan sharks who stand to profit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw this during the foreclosure crisis, where people were in distress and scammers took advantage to promise to help people connect to relief for a fee they could not afford,” said Kevin Stein, deputy director of the \u003ca href=\"http://calreinvest.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Reinvestment Coalition\u003c/a>, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that advocates for protecting consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2018, there were 133 payday lenders in the central San Joaquin Valley, according to California records. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article225987760.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">But there were nearly 198 of them 10 years earlier\u003c/a>, when the valley began feeling the effects of the 2008 recession and spiking unemployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Statewide, California has 1,645 licensed locations offering payday loans, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://dbo.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2019/08/CA-Payday-Loans-Annual-Report-2018-FINAL-8-8-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Business Oversight\u003c/a>, and the number has declined by a quarter over the past decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Payday lenders in California under state law can loan up to $300 and charge a maximum of $45 in fees, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://dbo.ca.gov/2019/08/08/california-payday-loan-industry-appears-to-be-moving-toward-larger-consumer-installment-loans/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Business Oversight\u003c/a>. The average annual percentage rate (APR) for payday loans in the state was 376% last year, which is far greater than the APR for most credit cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The payday loan industry says its businesses provide a needed service at an affordable cost. But advocates argue they prey on financially vulnerable families. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article225987760.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Most payday loan offices in California are located in ZIP codes with above-average poverty rates.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A weekly record number of Californians, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article241528921.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">almost 187,000\u003c/a>, filed initial claims for unemployment insurance last week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By June, private-sector job losses could climb to more than 55,000, or 11% to 12% of employment in the central San Joaquin Valley, according to a Sacramento Bee analysis of a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.epi.org/blog/states-are-projected-to-lose-more-jobs-due-to-the-coronavirus-14-million-jobs-could-be-lost-by-summer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Economic Policy Institute study\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re facing one of the worst unemployment crises we’ve ever seen,” said Adam Briones, director of economic equity at the Greenlining Institute in Oakland. “I think it goes without saying that when families are in crisis, those payday lenders are some of the easiest ways to get money quickly. It’s really tough to get out of that debt though.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new law enacted last year caps interest rates at 36% for loans from $2,500 to $10,000, but it doesn’t apply to payday lenders, only larger lenders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you were recently laid off and need a loan, experts have advice on how to get help without falling into a debt trap.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Go to Your Bank or Credit Union First\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you’re struggling to make a payment, contact your lending institution first. Rosa Pereirra, branch manager of Self-Help Federal Credit Union in Fresno, said they have allowed all their members to skip their payments in April like they sometimes do during the holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would beg the public to call the institution they already owe the payment to because a lot of them get frantic,” Pereirra said. “We’re telling them, take care of yourself, stay home. I can promise you 99% of lenders have a way they can help people skip their payment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Banks including Wells Fargo, Citi, Chase and Capital One are \u003ca href=\"https://www.nfcc.org/resources/blog/credit-card-issuers-offer-customer-assistance-in-response-to-coronavirus/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">encouraging cash-strapped customers to contact them to see what they can work out\u003c/a>. Many can offer hardship plans, which could mean lower interest rates or smaller fees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briones, from Greenlining, said banks may not offer hardship plans offhand, so clients should do their research first, and ask for what they need. For additional resources, seek out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerfinance.gov/find-a-housing-counselor/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Housing and Urban Development-approved\u003c/a> housing counselors or credit counselors from nonprofit organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2020/pr20039.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regulators are also responding to this pandemic\u003c/a> by asking large banks and community development financial institutions to start offering small-dollar loans. Briones said clients should ask their banks for a small loan before resorting to a payday lender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Wherever we’ve seen payday lending it does lend itself to predatory lenders. But if it is large national banks making small-dollar loans, at the very least there is a regulatory aspect. There’s a structure there,” he said. “Where we worry the most is non-bank lenders that aren’t regulated at the federal level and have much less accountability than large national lenders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If lenders ask for a canceled check, that’s a red flag, according to Pereirra from Self-Help Federal Credit Union. “Most banks and credit unions are able to make a direct deposit. A lot of predatory lenders go ahead and want to have access to your account. With a check, they have the routing number and account number so they can try to pull it several times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pereirra said small loans typically should run between 2.5% to 10%. If a rate exceeds 20%, she encouraged consumers to reach out to a credit union for refinancing help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just saw one at 480% APR,” Pereirra said. “A lot of times we’re able to pay their high rate loans off.” The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has also created \u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/protect-yourself-financially-from-impact-of-coronavirus/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">multiple guides on navigating loans and debts.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Coronavirus Aid Available\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>President Trump signed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article241555311.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill\u003c/a> on Friday with significant relief for families and small businesses. Individuals who filed their 2018 or 2019 taxes can receive a check of up to $1,200, plus $500 for each child. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article241517496.html?ac_cid=DM162480&ac_bid=293848695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can calculate how much you receive here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many, advocates argue, that won’t be enough to cover rent or other expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really concerned because we feel that for an economic recovery package to make an impact, those funds need to be consistent. We think families are going to need 12 to 24 months of payments to make it out of this economic fallout,” Briones said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, however, that payment is a one-time deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stimulus also includes $10,000 loans for injury disaster relief through the Small Business Administration to provide paid sick leave to employees, maintain payroll and make rent or mortgage payments. \u003ca href=\"https://covid19relief.sba.gov/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can apply through SBA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a historic move on the part of SBA,” said Tara Lynn Gray, Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce president. “You can apply for the loan, not yet have an answer and within three days get $10,000. If you end up not qualifying, they don’t come after you for $10,000. That is unheard of for small businesses. And SBA loans are very difficult for us to get. Most people of color struggle greatly to get those loans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.fmbcc.com/post/help-for-cv-small-businesses-covid-19-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.downtownfresno.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Downtown Fresno Partnership\u003c/a> have listed other resources for small businesses on their websites.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Manuela Tobias is a journalist at The Fresno Bee. This article is part of The California Divide, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequity and economic survival in California.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As millions of Americans lose jobs, shifts and other sources of income during the coronavirus crisis, financial experts worry that people will be preyed upon by loan sharks who stand to profit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw this during the foreclosure crisis, where people were in distress and scammers took advantage to promise to help people connect to relief for a fee they could not afford,” said Kevin Stein, deputy director of the \u003ca href=\"http://calreinvest.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Reinvestment Coalition\u003c/a>, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that advocates for protecting consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2018, there were 133 payday lenders in the central San Joaquin Valley, according to California records. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article225987760.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">But there were nearly 198 of them 10 years earlier\u003c/a>, when the valley began feeling the effects of the 2008 recession and spiking unemployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Statewide, California has 1,645 licensed locations offering payday loans, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://dbo.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/2019/08/CA-Payday-Loans-Annual-Report-2018-FINAL-8-8-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Business Oversight\u003c/a>, and the number has declined by a quarter over the past decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Payday lenders in California under state law can loan up to $300 and charge a maximum of $45 in fees, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://dbo.ca.gov/2019/08/08/california-payday-loan-industry-appears-to-be-moving-toward-larger-consumer-installment-loans/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Business Oversight\u003c/a>. The average annual percentage rate (APR) for payday loans in the state was 376% last year, which is far greater than the APR for most credit cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The payday loan industry says its businesses provide a needed service at an affordable cost. But advocates argue they prey on financially vulnerable families. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article225987760.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Most payday loan offices in California are located in ZIP codes with above-average poverty rates.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A weekly record number of Californians, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article241528921.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">almost 187,000\u003c/a>, filed initial claims for unemployment insurance last week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By June, private-sector job losses could climb to more than 55,000, or 11% to 12% of employment in the central San Joaquin Valley, according to a Sacramento Bee analysis of a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.epi.org/blog/states-are-projected-to-lose-more-jobs-due-to-the-coronavirus-14-million-jobs-could-be-lost-by-summer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Economic Policy Institute study\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re facing one of the worst unemployment crises we’ve ever seen,” said Adam Briones, director of economic equity at the Greenlining Institute in Oakland. “I think it goes without saying that when families are in crisis, those payday lenders are some of the easiest ways to get money quickly. It’s really tough to get out of that debt though.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new law enacted last year caps interest rates at 36% for loans from $2,500 to $10,000, but it doesn’t apply to payday lenders, only larger lenders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you were recently laid off and need a loan, experts have advice on how to get help without falling into a debt trap.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Go to Your Bank or Credit Union First\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you’re struggling to make a payment, contact your lending institution first. Rosa Pereirra, branch manager of Self-Help Federal Credit Union in Fresno, said they have allowed all their members to skip their payments in April like they sometimes do during the holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would beg the public to call the institution they already owe the payment to because a lot of them get frantic,” Pereirra said. “We’re telling them, take care of yourself, stay home. I can promise you 99% of lenders have a way they can help people skip their payment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Banks including Wells Fargo, Citi, Chase and Capital One are \u003ca href=\"https://www.nfcc.org/resources/blog/credit-card-issuers-offer-customer-assistance-in-response-to-coronavirus/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">encouraging cash-strapped customers to contact them to see what they can work out\u003c/a>. Many can offer hardship plans, which could mean lower interest rates or smaller fees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briones, from Greenlining, said banks may not offer hardship plans offhand, so clients should do their research first, and ask for what they need. For additional resources, seek out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerfinance.gov/find-a-housing-counselor/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Housing and Urban Development-approved\u003c/a> housing counselors or credit counselors from nonprofit organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2020/pr20039.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regulators are also responding to this pandemic\u003c/a> by asking large banks and community development financial institutions to start offering small-dollar loans. Briones said clients should ask their banks for a small loan before resorting to a payday lender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Wherever we’ve seen payday lending it does lend itself to predatory lenders. But if it is large national banks making small-dollar loans, at the very least there is a regulatory aspect. There’s a structure there,” he said. “Where we worry the most is non-bank lenders that aren’t regulated at the federal level and have much less accountability than large national lenders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If lenders ask for a canceled check, that’s a red flag, according to Pereirra from Self-Help Federal Credit Union. “Most banks and credit unions are able to make a direct deposit. A lot of predatory lenders go ahead and want to have access to your account. With a check, they have the routing number and account number so they can try to pull it several times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pereirra said small loans typically should run between 2.5% to 10%. If a rate exceeds 20%, she encouraged consumers to reach out to a credit union for refinancing help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just saw one at 480% APR,” Pereirra said. “A lot of times we’re able to pay their high rate loans off.” The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has also created \u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/protect-yourself-financially-from-impact-of-coronavirus/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">multiple guides on navigating loans and debts.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Coronavirus Aid Available\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>President Trump signed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article241555311.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill\u003c/a> on Friday with significant relief for families and small businesses. Individuals who filed their 2018 or 2019 taxes can receive a check of up to $1,200, plus $500 for each child. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article241517496.html?ac_cid=DM162480&ac_bid=293848695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can calculate how much you receive here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many, advocates argue, that won’t be enough to cover rent or other expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really concerned because we feel that for an economic recovery package to make an impact, those funds need to be consistent. 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"content": "\u003cp>Melissa Moore spends her days on her bicycle, riding to the tent communities under the BART tracks in San Leandro to bring people food and supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shelters in Alameda County have stopped accepting new clients — as they have in San Francisco and elsewhere around the Bay Area — so they can begin to implement the social distancing guidelines that have been mandated by the state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that makes it hard for those who have nowhere else to go, Moore said. She knows. She’s homeless, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They have no running water to keep themselves sanitized,” she said. “Resources have dried up. Churches are closed. People are hungry, starving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore, 52, became an activist when a state transportation agency ordered the camp where she lived to close in October. Moore netted new connections with nonprofits while protesting the camp’s closure and working with Alameda County officials to open an alternative shelter. It’s a network she now uses to gather the supplies she brings to camp communities in Hayward and San Leandro. She’s been visiting them daily since the coronavirus outbreak, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s frustrating,” Moore said. “There’s no social distancing in the camps. They don’t know what to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, advocates for people experiencing homelessness have told KQED it’s been incredibly difficult to implement the CDC’s recommended guidelines for limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus. Supplies are scarce, they say, and there’s not always a clear answer to questions of how to shelter someone if they are extremely high risk, or where to take someone who is exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms but may not yet be considered a severe case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Karen Hanrahan, president and CEO of the GLIDE Foundation\"]'There is a palpable fear among the homeless community we serve because they have no information and they’re scared they are going to die.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Karen Hanrahan, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based nonprofit GLIDE Foundation, said many clients don’t have enough information about the virus, despite the outreach city officials say is happening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a palpable fear among the homeless community we serve because they have no information, and they’re scared they are going to die,” Hanrahan said. “They have more underlying health risks and conditions, and they feel like nobody is going to take care of them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phil Mastrocola, the program director for the Grace Baptist Church’s shelter in San Jose, said his only recourse when someone shows up sick is to send them to urgent care. That’s what happened the other day when a guest came in with a cough and chills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I sent him to urgent care,” Mastrocola said. “They sent him back with a letter that was very clear saying he has no signs or conditions of fever or upper respiratory problems, so that gave me some comfort.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, he let the man stay the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several counties, including in Alameda, San Francisco and Santa Clara, have begun offering hotel rooms, RVs or other shelters to people experiencing homelessness. In Alameda County, health officials have started moving people who are experiencing symptoms, along with some people considered high risk, into two hotels to isolate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Santa Clara County, public health staff is hoping to open a temporary shelter by the end of the week at its fairgrounds to maintain social distancing at the nearly two dozen shelters in the county. In San Francisco, the city is quarantining people in hotel rooms and plans to open a new temporary shelter next week at Moscone Center West.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But advocates for people who are homeless say it’s not happening soon enough. Only a relatively small portion of people living in shelters or camps can take advantage of these programs. And in the meantime, people living in shelters and encampments are risking exposure to the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11810155\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 919px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11810155 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/BFC-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"919\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/BFC-2-1.jpg 919w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/BFC-2-1-160x147.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/BFC-2-1-800x737.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Berkeley Free Clinic has installed DIY hand washing stations and hand sanitizer at camp communities in Berkeley. (Photo courtesy Jon Marley/Berkeley Free Clinic)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jace Perry, a volunteer with the Berkeley Free Clinic, which does outreach to people experiencing homelessness, said all they can do is tell people to go to urgent care or the hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They go to the ER and are told their symptoms are not bad enough and are sent home,” Perry said. “And they’re really, really scared.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some cases, volunteers doing outreach to homeless people have been able to work with other nonprofits or church groups to get temporary housing. Joe Pendleton is a three-tour veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He lives in a van in Berkeley and does outreach to the tent communities in his city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One man he visits is receiving chemotherapy treatment and has emphysema, Pendleton said. He worked with a church group to get the man a hotel room for two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No immune system with a compromised airway,” Pendleton said. “This gentleman absolutely had to get into a hotel room.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It can sometimes be hard to distinguish symptoms of underlying health conditions from ones related to COVID-19, said a psychiatric nurse who works for a clinic in San Francisco. She spoke on the condition of anonymity because she’s not authorized to speak to the press. She said people come into her community health clinic all the time, coughing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without enough personal protective equipment, she said she’s terrified of passing the virus on to her family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I come home, I strip in the garage and put everything in the washer and go immediately to the shower,” the nurse said. “It’s stressful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With gyms, libraries and other services closed, the places many depended upon for survival to shower or charge phones are also no longer available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"coronavirus\" label=\"related coverage\"]Lauren, a 29-year-old server in San Jose, had been paying a gym membership to take showers. She declined to give her last name because she said her employer doesn’t know she lives out of her camper truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a whole population of people who work part time and are in between places, Lauren said, who depend on gyms as their main place to get clean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It just really struck me that they weren’t being deemed essential, not for working out, but as far as using the showers,” Lauren said. “I think that was a mistake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Berkeley, volunteers with the Berkeley Free Clinic have installed makeshift hand washing stations because they say the 22 stations the city installed are not enough. The clinic’s hand washing stations consist of two plastic buckets, a pump and a soap dispenser with instructions written in permanent ink of who to call if it runs out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Portable toilets at the encampments could be breeding grounds for the virus, Perry said, and some people are afraid to use them. And with many businesses closed, Pendleton said he’s noticed more people relieving themselves behind dumpsters and other discrete locations. Spots that were recently cleaned up are dirty again, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really an issue,” Pendleton said. “There’s poop all over town and it’s going to pile up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But beyond the critical need for expanded sanitation services, advocates for unsheltered residents agree, food is the biggest issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melissa Moore has been able to work with St. Vincent de Paul, a church-backed organization that does outreach to homeless people, to get some food delivered to the tent communities in San Leandro. 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"content": "\u003cp>As California's education leaders continue to grapple with unprecedented disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, they're announcing significant developments this week: a temporary overhaul of state university admissions rules, a major labor agreement between teachers and administrators and a hefty investment in distance learning from Google.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an effort to level the playing field for high school students affected by the coronavirus pandemic, University of California and California State University decided late Tuesday night to loosen undergraduate admissions requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students hoping to attend UCs and CSUs won’t have to meet minimum grade requirements for core classes affected by the crisis, and they won’t be penalized for missing the deadline to hand over transcripts. UC has also suspended the SAT/ACT requirement for those applying for fall of 2021, and CSU is considering a similar move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad full width]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calling the COVID-19 crisis “a disaster of historic proportions disrupting every aspect of our lives,” UC President Janet Napolitano said the admissions changes will ensure students vying for a spot at UC get a \"full and fair shot – no matter their current challenges.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the pandemic hit, high schoolers were dismissed from classroom learning, standardized tests \u003ca href=\"https://pages.collegeboard.org/sat-covid-19-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">were canceled\u003c/a> and some schools switched to pass/no pass grading. All those changes have been worrying students preparing for college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to help alleviate the tremendous disruption and anxiety that is already overwhelming prospective students due to COVID-19,” UC Board of Regents Chair John A. 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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday that the city’s shelter-in-place order would be extended until May 1, in a continued effort to “flatten the curve” and slow the spread of the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents of the Bay Area have been ordered to shelter in their homes for more than two weeks now, and six counties, including San Francisco, have extended the original order to May 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, San Francisco is reporting its seventh death from COVID-19, and 67 people are currently hospitalized with the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed spoke with KQED’s Tara Siler about why San Francisco hasn’t seen the same spike in cases as New York City. Plus, she discussed the ongoing shelter-in-place order and how it might impact the city’s financial future, as well as the current situation at Laguna Honda Hospital, where an outbreak of the coronavirus put the facility \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Laguna-Honda-orders-full-lockdown-following-5-15157239.php\">on lockdown\u003c/a> last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This interview has been edited for clarity and length.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#hcw\">Health Care Workers\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sip\">Shelter in Place\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#economic\">Economic Impacts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#laguna\">Laguna Honda Hospital\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Health Care Workers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"#hcw\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Some experts are saying that there seemed to be some signs that these stay-at-home efforts are working in the Bay Area, and maybe even across California. 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Especially for young people who may find it really hard to maintain as time goes by?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As time goes on, it’s going to be even more challenging. But the fact is, once we let up, that’s when we’re going to experience the worst of it. We are trying to prevent things from getting terrible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of the need to socially distance ourselves from one another has everything to do with making sure that people don’t die and that we’re able to help those who end up sick. And that’s going to continue to be a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, I don’t want people to take any of this for granted. 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But we also understand and respect the public health experts who are making these recommendations. Protecting public health has to be the priority, as hard as it is on our economy, on our housing market, on all of these things. We have to prioritize public health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The San Francisco controller announced a pretty grim picture for the budget over the next two fiscal years — up to a $1.7 billion shortfall. What kind of cuts do you foresee, and how is this going to affect the city’s efforts to address the homeless crisis? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think it’s going to be very challenging. And San Francisco is not unique in this challenge — I mean, this is going to be happening all over the country. We have reserves, but reserves are not going to sustain us. We’re going to have to make some hard decisions. 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You’ve announced that there’s some \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/federal-state-health-officials-visit-laguna-honda-after-coronavirus-outbreak/\">federal assistance, a team, coming in\u003c/a> to make recommendations.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The state Department of Public Health \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/Immunization/FluAndRespiratoryIllnessOutbreakQuicksheet.pdf\">defines an outbreak\u003c/a> at an institution like Laguna Honda as one case of an infectious respiratory illness, plus a second within 72 hours. \u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>By that definition, it seems that the outbreak at Laguna Honda started much earlier than the chief health officer called it.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would defer to Dr. Colfax on the specifics around any health-related questions or health-related guidelines and comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I will say that this is something that we have been focused on for some time — specifically early on when we terminated visitors to the campus and put in the kinds of systems to help protect people. 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