Benicia’s Stephen Golub: The Long Walk Home

A Promised Land – Politics. Policy. America as a Developing Country, by Stephen Golub, December 16, 2020 Our Long Walk Home We started this week. Rounding the Corner Bruce Springsteen’s 2006 song, “Long Walk Home,” offered a stark metaphor for George W. Bush’s America. The protagonist returns to a hometown peopled by friends who, having abandoned their … Continue reading Benicia’s Stephen Golub: The Long Walk Home

Solano County: down to 9 ICU beds available as of Wednesday December 16

Latest numbers from COVID19.CA.GOV COVID19.CA.GOV is the only WEEKEND source of information on the coronavirus in Solano County.  The hospitalization details ON THE MAP below are current as of now, and are automatically updated here on the Benicia Independent with each new day’s report from CA.GOV. For the record, COVID-19 Hospital Data as of Wednesday Dec. … Continue reading Solano County: down to 9 ICU beds available as of Wednesday December 16

Solano County: only 11 ICU beds available as of Tuesday December 15

Latest numbers from COVID19.CA.GOV COVID19.CA.GOV is the only WEEKEND source of information on the coronavirus in Solano County.  The hospitalization details ON THE MAP below are current as of now, and are automatically updated here on the Benicia Independent with each new day’s report from CA.GOV. For the record, COVID-19 Hospital Data as of Tuesday Dec. … Continue reading Solano County: only 11 ICU beds available as of Tuesday December 15

Dangerous Coronavirus surge continues unchecked in Solano County – we need to be under lockdown

UPDATE: See today’s latest information 163 new cases in Solano County overnight; ACTIVE cases nearing 2,000; ICU beds down to dangerous level of only 11% available, and positivity rate at 18%.  The virus is spreading here among all age groups.  I expect the Bay Area to fall under the stay-at-home order tomorrow or next day – … Continue reading Dangerous Coronavirus surge continues unchecked in Solano County – we need to be under lockdown