Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its new program, the Emergency Broadband Benefit, to help build consumer awareness. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benefit program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month...
The State of California did not provide an update on the County’s tier status in the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy on Tuesday, so the County remains in Tier 3, Orange Status, for the time being. Despite a lack of change in reopening, we took a step closer to immunizing more of our community with the announcement from the FDA earlier this week that adolescents...
Marin County will remain in Orange Tier 3, in the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, due to a slight increase in COVID-19 cases that pushed our adjusted case rate to 2.5 on May 3rd, above the 2.0 per 100,000 limit required to move to Yellow Tier 4. The increase in cases has been attributed to travel, social gatherings, and...
