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CSUSM closes
California State University San Marcos closes on-campus operations. -
Darkness and Light
The collage is intended as a tribute to the multitude of heroes who sustained us and brought us together as one people during the COVID-19 pandemic. It features healthcare professionals and many other essential workers from across the globe who took care of our physical and emotional needs during a grim period of escalating sickness, death, and intense social isolation.
The new coronavirus had no discrimination. It attacked the rich as well as the poor, people of all races, creeds and politics, in over two hundred countries. But it disproportionally harmed the most vulnerable among us: the elderly, the poor, and people of color.
Cities across the globe were deserted. Yet doctors and nurses worked tirelessly to save multitudes of lives and held the hands of dying patients unable to be with their loved ones. With protective equipment scarce, some nurses improvised scrubs from plastic trash bags.
Paramedics, police, firemen and other first responders continued to safeguard us. Grocery workers, farm workers, delivery people, caretakers, and janitors continued to provide essential services, regardless of the risk to their own lives. Volunteers cared for the hungry, manning food banks and handing out food to the homeless. Hungry families lined up in their cars to receive food packages at parking lots.
Musicians improvised ways to lift our spirits. To support frontline healthcare workers, the Global Citizen organization gathered together musicians from around the world to broadcast and stream a two-hour concert into our homes. The historic “One World: Together at Home” concert was the source of many of the photographs in this collage.
This is a small representation of those who helped us, some risking, even losing their lives to save us. May they inspire us to link our hands together around the world in unity.
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Diamond Princess crew and passengers to Travis Air Force Base
Some American passengers and crew members from the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship quarantined in Japan, are flown to Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, where they will be quarantined for 14 days. Over 700 passengers aboard the cruise ship eventually test positive for coronavirus. -
Disinfecting Carts
Worker at Costco in Carlsbad, CA spraying disinfect on push carts before customers can use them during the COVID-19 lock down. -
Disneyland and sports closures
Disneyland closes its Southern California parks. Most major sports leagues have suspended their seasons and the National College Athletic Association has cancelled March Madness. -
Dr. Sonia Angell resigns
Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the state Department of Public Health, abruptly resigns. Governor Gavin Newsom refuses to tie her resignation to the recent data glitch that led to underreporting coronavirus cases, but says it was appropriate for him to accept her resignation. -
Drive by Happy Birthday
Signs announcing Happy Birthday for residence who drive by and send well-wishes since parties are banned due to COVID19. -
Empty Parking Lots at Belmont Park
Aerial photo of empty parking lots at Belmont Park, Mission Bay. -
Entrance Closed
Health Care campus at Kaiser Permamente closed with sign directing patients to outside tents. -
Faculty at the graduation parade
2 faculty members. One in regalia, one in white pants holding sign that says "Congrats ABSN 31 TBSN 13." Craven Drive. -
FEMA funds housing of homeless in hotels and motels
The Federal Emergency Management Agency agrees to fund 75% of the cost of housing the homeless in hotels and motels. Under an initiative called “Project Roomkey,” California hopes to secure 15,000 rooms to help slow the spread of the virus. -
Filippi's Pizza Grotto
Outdoor dining setup at local institution Filippi's Pizza Grotto. In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the city, there seem to be a number of vacant storefronts, indicating businesses that have gone under in the past year. -
First blackouts in state since 2001
Electricity providers call for rolling blackouts to deal with the demand on the energy grid, stretched thin by Californians cranking up the AC in their homes to deal with a triple digit heat wave. Many large places where people could traditionally find respite from the heat — like movie theaters — are closed. -
First California death of person under 18
Los Angeles County confirms the first death due to coronavirus of someone under 18. The 17-year-old Lancaster resident who was in otherwise good health, according to the Orange County Register. -
First California school closure
The Elk Grove Unified School District, the largest in Northern California, is the first to close in the state after a student tests positive. -
First confirmed COVID-19 case in California
A man in Orange County tests positive for the novel coronavirus — also known as COVID-19 — according to the county health care agency, becoming the first confirmed case in the state. -
First coronavirus case in San Diego County
The Health and Human Services Agency announces that a San Diego County woman in her 50s is the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in the region. -
First COVID-19 death in United States
An individual in Santa Clara dies of causes related to the coronavirus. It is the first such death in the United States, although this won’t become known until late April. -
First COVID-19 reinfection in U.S. is confirmed; reinfection happened in late May
A 25-year-old man from Nevada became reinfected with COVID-19 in late May after recovering from a mild case in April, reports say. It marks the first reported case of reinfection in the United States; the second occurrence resulted in a much more severe case, requiring hospitalization and oxygen. A full study of the case is published in Lancet Infectious Disease Journal in October. -
Flat Crash Sewing Masks
Photo of CY and Flat Crash, both wearing masks. I joined a county-wide sewing collective (before the CSUSM sewing group was created): "Uniting with Homemade Masks - San Diego County". Together, we sewed over 3,000 masks for frontline workers, caregivers, first responders, USPS and school district food service workers, etc. Personally, I made almost 200 masks, some of which also went to family, co-workers and neighbors. -
Frida Kahlo mural
Escondido mural at Grape Day Park. Image of mural outside the California Center for the Arts. The mural is an advertisement for their Frida Kahlo exhibition, but seemed appropriate for the times we're in. -
George Floyd killed
George Floyd, a 46 year-old Black man, is killed by Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Floyd's death sparked months-long civil unrest that resulted in 19 deaths and over 14,000 arrests, as well as 428 recorded incidents of police brutality, with many more reported. -
Good Omen Mead
The parking lane, outdoor dining/drinking space, and outdoor taproom of Good Omen Meadery in Escondido (now out of business). In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the city, there seem to be a number of vacant storefronts, indicating businesses that have gone under in the past year. -
Governor Newsom declares state of emergency
Following numerous emergency declarations at the local level and positive cases increases by the day, California Governor Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency. The declaration institutes anti-price gouging measures and allows for out-of-state health care workers to assist California hospitals. -
Governor Newsom issues statewide stay-at-home order; requests aid
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise, California Governor Gavin Newsom orders people to stay home. Violation can result in a misdemeanor with up to $1,000 in fines or six months imprisonment. In addition to the stay at home order, Newsom's order prioritizes Personal protective equipment and other resources for health care workers.
The same day, Newsom also requests $1 billion in federal aid.