The national mobilization against the Covid-19 coronavirus is now in full swing. Schools and workplaces nationwide have shuttered. The federal government has recommended that people not gather in groups of 10 or more. Social distancing and self-isolation are now becoming part of the fabric of daily American life.
It’s more contagious, more deadly (particularly for older people), and it has a greater potential to overwhelm our health care system.
Our community was the first in California to suffer a COVID-19 fatality and has a very high population of senior citizens and the medically vulnerable. But Rep. Tom McClintock was the only member of Congress in California to vote against H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Like Japan in the mid-1800s, the United States now faces a crisis that disproves everything the country believes about itself.
In light of the ongoing public health crisis due to coronavirus/COVID-19, we are hosting a telephone town hall today, Saturday, March 14 at 4:30 pm.
Due to health concerns caused by the Corona virus, we have canceled our March 19th club meeting.
A group of allied community leaders met to review, revise, and update the strategic priorities in our County.
Due to uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus, the El Dorado County Kennedy Roosevelt Dinner, originally scheduled for April 26, has been postponed.
As I plowed through hours of tape each week it gradually became clear who understood the issues and who didn’t; who was serving the community and who was serving their own interests. I recognized long-term thinkers and short-term reactionaries. I began to recognize leadership.
Every 1 in 10 residents in El Dorado County has served in our U.S. Military.
From WWII to current conflicts, our community’s best has answered the call to service and sacrifice—defending our American values, freedoms & interests.