EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 58, NO. 17
April 16, 2020
County’s effor t to shelter homeless underway
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Above: 20 trailers are set up at Glen Helen Regional Park, each will accommodate one person or a family of two.
Right: Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Josie Gonzales and Sheriff John McMahon preview trailers. By Maryjoy Duncan
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SB Community College District makes face shields, donates to healthcare workers
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n alignment with Governor Gavin Newsom’s Project Roomkey to shelter extremely vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness to protect them from COVID-19 by securing hotel rooms and travel trailers, the County of San Bernardino unveiled 20 statefunded trailers set up at Glen Helen Regional Park in Devore on Monday, April 13.
According to Supervisor Janice Rutherford the trailers provide the opportunity to place “high risk individuals off the street and in shelter for their safety and for the wellbeing of the greater community.” Each trailer can house one person or a family of two. Occupants will sign agreements requiring them to remain on the park grounds for the duration of the emergency.
According to CaSonya Thomas, San Bernardino County Human Services Assistant Executive Officer, individuals are being identified by the County Department of Public Health and the Hospital Association to be placed in trailers over the next few days, those who need isolation who are either COVID-19 positive or COVID-19 exposed
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By Manny B. Sandoval
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n the midst of the Covid-19 public health crisis, locally owned businesses are hit with implications causing a struggle to operate and remain open. Regardless of the transparent struggles, locally-owned business and champion Viva La Boba continues to shine light in San Bernardino.
Support our local restaurants
Owners David Friedman and Tansu Philip donated 50 vegan boba drinks to the emergency ward at Dignity Health’s - St. Bernardine Medical Center on Monday, April 6.
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“High risk population individuals 65 and older, and underlying health conditions – those are the priority groups established through the Governor’s Project Roomkey,” Thomas explained.
San Ber nardino business gives back to healthcare professionals while str uggling to operate
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but do not require hospitalization or ready for hospital discharge.
PHOTO VIVA LA BOBA
Viva La Boba owners David Friedman and Tansu Philip arrive with 50 boba drinks for healthcare professionals at Dignity Health’s - St. Bernardine Medical Center.
“Our goal is to donate 300 boba drinks per week to assist healthcare professionals and front-line employees in San Bernardino and beyond. These are the people in the community that have elevated us into success, so it’s important to give back to them in any way Boba, cont. on next pg.