Dear Residents,
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes continues to monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County and would like to share the following updates with the community:
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Dinner Donations to Local Grocery Workers
Last evening, the City expressed its gratitude to RPV’s grocery workers and supported one of our restaurants by donating dinner to the staffs of Smart & Final and Ralphs markets.
Councilman Dave Bradley, Councilwoman Barbara Ferraro, her grandson, Bryce, and City Manager Ara Mihranian delivered sandwiches from Bird Talk Chicken on Western Avenue to thank these frontline workers, who are playing a vital role in getting our community through this pandemic. Thank you to these hardworking personnel, who should always be treated with kindness.
The City encourages residents to support our first responders, health care workers, essential workers and local restaurants, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how you can help at rpvca.gov/coronavirus |
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L.A. County Applies for Variance to Move Further into Reopening
After meeting readiness criteria, this week, the County of Los Angeles applied for a variance with the State of California to move further in Stage 2 and into Stage 3 of the State’s Roadmap to Recovery. If granted, the county could reopen some in-person dining (restaurants) and personal care businesses (hair salons and barbershops, but not nail salons).
The move comes after the Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to seek a variance for the county as a whole, but not on a city-by-city basis. Rancho Palos Verdes and other cities had supported a proposal from Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn to allow individual cities and regions with fewer COVID-19 cases to seek variances, but it did not gain board support. Read the City’s support letter at: bit.ly/2Xa8lWz
A decision from the state on the variance could come within days. City staff will continue to monitor this issue.
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Letter to Supervisor Hahn from the Peninsula Cities Requesting the Reopening of Businesses
This week, the four Peninsula cities sent a letter to L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn requesting that the County of Los Angeles, along with the State of California, allow businesses throughout the South Bay to open within Phase 3 guidelines while following the state and county safety protocols. The letter noted that Peninsula businesses are ready to implement the required industry safety protocols to ensure employees and customers are protected, and that the Peninsula cities are exploring the “open street” concept, similar to other cities in the county, by issuing temporary permits to allow businesses to move their operations outside onto patios or on-site parking spaces.
Read the letter at: bit.ly/3gwwRci |
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Maintain Social Distancing at the Pool This Summer
As summer begins, dive into these tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for enjoying the pool and preventing the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. - In or out of the water, stay 6 feet away from people who do not live with you.
- Stay home if you are not feeling well.
- Use cloth face coverings when not in the water. Children under 2 years of age or anyone who has trouble breathing should not use face coverings.
- Limit sharing of pool toys and equipment.
Read the L.A. County Department of Public Health’s Protocols for the Reopening of Swimming Pools in Shared Residential Facilities at: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/protocols/Reopening_ResidentialSwimmingPools.pdf |
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46 More DMV Field Offices Reopen to Public
The California Department of Motor Vehicles reopened 46 more field offices today throughout the state, including the Torrance field office. A total of 71 locations are now assisting customers with a current appointment at the specific office and limited transactions that require an in-person visit. The DMV has begun rescheduling prior appointments and notifying customers of the new date. The DMV, which initially reopened 25 offices earlier this month, continues to encourage customers to use online services, its expanded virtual services and other service channels to complete transactions, including eligible driver license and vehicle registration renewals.
Read more at: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/2020/2020_24 |
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Palos Verdes Library District Launches Curbside Hold Pickup at All Locations
The Palos Verdes Library District will launch Curbside Hold Pick Up at all library locations starting Tuesday, June 2. During this time of safe distancing, the library would like to continue providing excellent service to the community by providing access to materials while the library remains closed.
Starting June 2, patrons can drive up to either Peninsula Center, Miraleste, or Malaga Cove Library branches to pick up their holds. For the safety of the community and library staff, all L.A. County Public Health guidelines will be followed to provide touch free services. These guidelines include the use of safety masks, quarantining of materials, and regular cleaning. - Hold pick up starts June 2nd at all branches, Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
- Only items you have been notified that are available for pick up will be distributed.
- The library is not available for browsing. Please check your library accounts online, your email or call before arriving.
- Please have your face coverings on and library card ready.
- Peninsula Center roof parking lot at 650 Deep Valley Drive will be open for hold pick up. Signage will be posted for your convenience to drive up for service.
- Both Malaga Cove and Miraleste branches will allow you to park and pick up your hold.
- Malaga Cove parking lot entrance off of Via Pinale will allow for parking and pick up.
- Miraleste Library parking lot will be open and services will be provided at the front entrance.
The library buildings will be closed to the public and all other services will not be available. Book drops will reopen on Monday, June 8, 2020, and patrons are encouraged to place items on hold online by visiting www.pvld.org or calling the library phone messaging system 310-377-9584 ext. 601. Librarians will return your calls and assist you with your materials. Books, DVDs, video games, and music CDs will be available to be placed on hold. Magazines and newspapers will not be available.
Items will be quarantined and cleaned upon return, resulting in a delayed check-in. No overdue fines will be charged due to delay. Book donations are currently not being accepted.
Contact the Palos Verdes Library District for more information (310) 377-9584 or visit pvld.org/curbsideholdpickup |
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Upcoming Local Blood Drives
Blood donations have decreased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthy, eligible donors are urged to come out and give to ensure there’s lifesaving blood on the shelves for those who need it.
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is teaming up with UCLA Health to host a local blood drive tomorrow, Friday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ernie Howlett Park, 2581 Hawthorne Boulevard in Rolling Hills Estates (look for the UCLA Bloodmobile near the tennis courts).
In order to ensure measures are met for appropriate social distancing, please make an appointment in the following ways:
- Online at www.uclahealth.org/gotblood
- Over the phone by calling (310) 825-0888, select option 2 and make an appointment for Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
- Or through email at gotblood@mednet.ucla.edu
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The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive on Tuesday, June 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pacific Unitarian Universalist Church, 5621 Montemalaga Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Reserve a time online at redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: PACIFICUNITARIANCHURCH.
Visit redcrossblood.org/rapidpass to complete the pre-donation paperwork.
The Red Cross has implemented additional precautions to ensure the safety of its donors and staff. There is no evidence that the novel coronavirus can be transmissible by blood transfusion, and there have been no reported cases worldwide of transmissions for any respiratory virus, including the novel coronavirus.
For more information, visit redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) |
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Be Part of RPVtv’s #RPVTogether PSA
The City invites residents to join us in thanking all of our frontline workers, as well as community members who have stepped up to help our neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Share your photo, video or message of gratitude on social media with the hashtag #RPVTogether to be included in a special community public service announcement that will air on RPVtv. Submissions may also be emailed to mbarnes@rpvca.gov.
We are all in this together, RPV. |
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CasesAs of May 28, there are 49,774 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Los Angeles County, including the South Bay, so the public should not think one location is safer than another and everyone should be aware and practice physical distancing. The total includes 92 cases in Rancho Palos Verdes, 42 in Palos Verdes Estates, 14 in Rolling Hills Estates and two in Rolling Hills. Countywide, 2,241 people have died.
According to the Department of Public Health, 11 deaths have been reported in Rancho Palos Verdes. The City extends its deepest condolences to the families of these residents.
For a list of cases broken down by city, demographic characteristics, and settings, visit: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/locations.htm
For an interactive dashboard with maps and graphs showing testing, cases and death data by community, poverty level, age, sex and race/ethnicity visit: http://dashboard.publichealth.lacounty.gov/covid19_surveillance_dashboard/
An interactive dashboard of COVID-19 cases in the South Bay maintained by the City of Torrance is available at bit.ly/2XB1fv1. The dashboard reflects information sourced by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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