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The COVID-19 Homeless Community Response Team is going into homeless camps to identify individuals who are at-risk of contracting the coronavirus or symptomatic.
El Dorado County’s Homeless Outreach Team is taking extra steps to reach out and educate homeless people on the coronavirus threat through its recently formed COVID-19 Homeless Community Response Team. Working in collaboration with the Office of Emergency Services’ Emergency Operations Center, the
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Paul Ryan’s family gathers in front of the sign dedicated to the late CPCSD parks superintendent in early March. The park previously known as Hacienda Park now officially bears Ryan’s name — a fitting tribute to his dedication to the community.
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recognition — now he has the entire park bearing his name. ind, bigProud sons Patrick hearted, and Joseph Ryan dedicated, pulled away the sheet knowledgable — all to unveil the wooden these words and more park sign created by El were used to describe Dorado High School former Cameron Park students. The crowd Community Services erupted in applause Parks Superintendent as they read the longPaul Ryan, who died awaited words “Paul J. in August 2015. Ryan Memorial Park.” Family and friends In a statement to the came together last Mountain Democrat month to celebrate all after the March 14 Ryan contributed to dedication, the Ryan the community with family shared, “We the unveiling of the could not be more Brothers Patrick and Joseph Ryan pull down the tarp during the thankful to the new sign renaming unveiling of the new sign renaming Hacienda Park in celebration whole community Hacienda Park as Paul of their father. J. Ryan Memorial and its leaders for Park. commemorating our “Paul was one of those human beings everyone father’s life of dedication to this town. Nothing loved,” said CPCSD Director Holly Morrison. “He made him happier than to see these parks filled was honest ... hardworking. He really bent over with children, families and pets, whom he had not backward to make things work. yet met. Our family is honored to see him receive “He love our parks and it showed,” she added. the recognition he would have never asked for, but Credited with numerous parks improvements very much deserved. We want to thank everyone over the years — Ryan worked for the community involved who made it possible to see his legacy live services district from 1992 until his death, holding beyond his years here in Cameron Park.” several positions, including interim general In fall 2019 numerous friends of Paul Ryan asked manager — the beloved parks superintendent’s the Cameron Park Community Services District last major project was getting the dog park built at Board of Directors to rename Hacienda Park and Hacienda Park. Morrison, who is also a member of the request was approved. A memorial to Paul also the El Dorado Dog Owners Guild, chuckled when stands at Cameron Park Lake; it includes a plaque, she recalled that Ryan tried to hide during the dog bench, tree and planter constructed using funds park dedication event as he didn’t want any special raised by his family.
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Last month county health officials issued a no-travel order to the Lake Tahoe area, telling visitors and second homeowners to stay away to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the basin. Now, county officials are weighing options to give those orders some teeth. At Tuesday’s El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting District 5 Supervisor Sue Novasel, who represents the south and west shores of the Lake Tahoe area, said nonprimary residents have swelled the vacation town’s population — even after orders from the county and city ask second homeowners to stay at their primary residences. “It’s been tough up here in Tahoe,” Novasel said. “… We’re still having a substantial amount of people coming from out of town into their second homes.” Not only can out-of-area residents potentially further spread the coronavirus in the region, but they can thin South Lake Tahoe’s already lean medical resources, she said. South Lake Tahoe’s only hospital — Barton Memorial — has just nine intensive care unit beds. “Our hospital is very concerned about this,” she said. “It’ll be difficult if there were an outbreak. They won’t be able to respond properly because there are so many people up here. Yesterday, when China started relaxing their stay-at-home orders, people flocked to vacation areas. I see this as a ticking time bomb.” Supervisor Novasel called on the board to consider further ways to reduce travel into the Tahoe Basin amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide stay-at-home order. n
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EDC coronavirus cases up to 29 Dylan Svoboda Staff writer El Dorado County health officials reported one additional coronavirus case Wednesday evening, bringing the county total to 29. The uptick brought the number of cases in the greater Placerville area to five. There are 10 cases of COVID-19 in El Dorado Hills and nine in the South Lake Tahoe region, according to data provided by the county. Three cases have been found in the Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/ Rescue area and two cases have been found in the north county. No cases in Camino, Pollock Pines, Diamond Springs, El Dorado or the south county have been reported as of Wednesday evening. There have been about 1,000 tests conducted on county residents. Sixteen of the 29 positive cases are male. The median age of the patients is 51. No deaths have been reported. There are now more than 18,000 positive cases across California. Nearly 500 Californians have died from the virus as of Wednesday evening.
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