Schools, Veterans Day, and Homeless Housing
b'November 12, 2020 \\u2014 The county has been in the red tier, for substantial rather than widespread presence of covid-19 for just over two weeks. The percentage of positive test cases, over a seven-day average with a seven-day lag, is low enough to qualify the county for the orange tier, but the numbers, at an average of 6.57 per day, just barely come in below the average of seven per day that qualifies us for the red. An additional death was also reported earlier this week, bringing the total deaths in the county to 22. MendoFever reported that the most recent person to lose his life to the illness was an 80-year-old Asian man in the Ukiah Valley.\\nThat hasn\\u2019t kept city playgrounds in Ukiah from reopening, with strict protocols including face masks, social distancing, daily cleaning of playground equipment, no eating or drinking on the playground, and a limitation of half-hour visits with other people are there.\\nAnd yesterday was Veterans Day, though the usual gatherings and displays of appreciation for service members were virtual affairs. The Mendocino County Museum hosted a Facebook tribute, where local people recorded messages in front of the memorial in honor of the 22 veterans who lost their lives or went missing in action in Vietnam. Supervisor John Haschak recorded his message, noting the many veterans in his own family.\\nHomelessness is a persistent problem for many veterans, who make up one demographic targeted for the most recent plan to house homeless people in Ukiah. \\nOn Monday, November 16, at 6:30 pm, Senator Mike McGuire will host a virtual town hall on the project, which has unfolded more quickly than is typical.\\nYou can register for Monday\\u2019s webinar in advance at:\\nhttps://mendocinocounty.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_56BGCnjfTmO9qwGeX41FnQ \\nor watch it on the county\\u2019s YouTube channel. You can email questions prior to the meeting to:\\ncobsupport@mendocinocounty.org'