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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What to Expect on June 15

On June 15, the state will be lifting most capacity limits and distancing restrictions at businesses, and L.A. County will align with the state in order to allow businesses to fully reopen. Specific requirements will continue for large capacity events, schools, day cares, day camps, high-risk congregate settings and health care facilities. The county will also follow the state on lifting current travel restrictions on June 15 to align with CDC travel recommendations. Businesses must comply with all Cal/OSHA requirements at worksites past the June 15 reopening.

L.A. County will align with the state's masking guidance that reflects CDC recommendations and prevents transmission at higher risk settings. Masks will not be required for fully vaccinated individuals, except in the following settings where masks are required for everyone, regardless of vaccination status:

On public transit (examples: airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares) and in transportation hubs (examples: airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport or other port, subway station, or any other area that provides transportation)
Indoors in K-12 schools, childcare and other youth settings.
- Note: This may change as updated K-12 schools guidance is forthcoming, pending updates for K-12 operational guidance from the CDC.
Healthcare settings (including long term care facilities)
State and local correctional facilities and detention centers
Homeless shelters, emergency shelters and cooling centers

Masks will be required for unvaccinated individuals in indoor public settings and businesses (examples: retail, restaurants, theaters, family entertainment centers, meetings, state and local government offices serving the public).

L.A. County masking guidance will be amended to reflect the changes effective June 15.

For more information, visit ph.lacounty.gov/coronavirus.

Masks in the Workplace

Employers and workplaces must continue to comply with Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards.

Last night, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board withdrew revisions to the standards that would have allowed fully vaccinated employees without COVID-19 symptoms to go without masks indoors only if everyone else in one room is also fully vaccinated and not showing symptoms. In light of the new state masking guidance, which won’t require masks for fully vaccinated people in most public settings, the board is now set to revisit workplace masking rules as early as June 17. Without updated standards, that means all employees must continue to wear masks indoors, even after June 15.

Get vaccinated for a chance to win season tickets to the Clippers, Rams or Chargers!

Beginning tomorrow, Friday, June 11 to next Thursday, June 17 at L.A. County-run vaccination sites, participating L.A. city and mobile sites, and St. John’s Well Child and Family Center sites, everyone 18 and older coming to get their first vaccine or who brings a first-time vaccine recipient with them to their second dose appointment, will have an opportunity to win a pair of season tickets to the 2021-2022 home season of the Clippers, the Rams, or the Chargers. The LA Football Club soccer team or the LA Dodgers season tickets vaccination sweepstakes is currently in effect through tonight, June 10. Some vaccination sites are open as late as 8 p.m. Find official rules and participating site locations at: bit.ly/3hDMPo

Have questions about the June 15 reopening?

Join the L.A. County Department of Public Health tonight, June 10 at 6 p.m. for a virtual town hall on the June 15 reopening. Get the latest updates and hear public health officials answer your questions.

The event will be live-streamed on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @lapublichealth. Submit a question at tinyurl.com/askreopeningtownhall.

CDPH Urges Public to Report Vaccine Incentive Scammers

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is asking Californians to be aware of and to quickly report any indications of possible fraudulent or other questionable activities by individuals attempting to take advantage of the state's recently announced COVID-19 vaccination incentive programs.

The first cash prize drawing of $116.5 million Vax for the Win incentives program kicked off on June 4 to motivate residents to get vaccinated before the state's reopening on June 15. Following the drawing, members of the public notified the state of scammers impersonating state officials through calls, email, text, and direct messages on social media.

If you encounter a possible vaccine incentive scam, please email rumors@cdph.ca.gov or call the Vax for the Win incentives hotline at 1-833-993-3873.

Here are the facts about the state's program:

There is no process for entry in the Vax for the Win program. All vaccinated individuals are automatically entered.
Winners can decline the prize and/or remain anonymous. The privacy of winners is protected. Only CDPH knows the identity of the person associated with the random number drawn.
Winners will be notified by CDPH officials through an official "State of CA CDPH" caller and text ID, a CDPH email address, or in person by CDPH staff.
Winners will not be asked to pay any fees associated with verifying eligibility for the cash prize.
Winners will not be asked to provide their bank information.
CDPH will email winners an official state government form to be awarded their winnings. A check will be mailed to the winner by the State Controller's Office.

For reliable information and details of the Vax for the Win program, please visit covid19.ca.gov/vax-for-the-win. Click here to view the Terms and Conditions of the program.

COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs: Can I get a digital vaccination record?

The CDC vaccination record card or CAIR record is your official proof of your COVID-19 vaccination. You may receive a digital record in addition to your white card as a convenience, but it may not be accepted at all places/companies as the official proof of vaccination.

Several different kinds of digital reminders and records are being used in Los Angeles County. The type depends on the record keeping system used by the provider who administered the vaccine. Most systems require the person being vaccinated to give an email address and/or cell phone number when they make an appointment or get vaccinated. Ask your provider when you get your vaccine about a digital record.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has partnered with Healthvana to provide a digital copy of the vaccination record to people who are vaccinated at Department of Public Health locations, select community clinics (that are not part of a hospital system), pharmacies or FEMA sites in the County. For more information on Healthvana and electronic records, see the DPH “After you get a vaccine” webpage.

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

For more FAQs, visit the Beach Cities Health District’s COVID-19 vaccine webpage at bchd.org/covidvaccine.

Renter Resources

L.A. County's Home Safe Program Keeps You Housed

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought financial hardships to many, including our adult communities. The Adult Protective Services (APS) Home Safe Program provides clients who are at risk of becoming homeless with homelessness prevention services necessary to maintain their current housing or with assistance in finding new housing to avoid becoming homeless and entering the homeless emergency shelter system.

The Home Safe Program includes short-term prevention services such as:

Housing stabilization;
Housing search and placement;
Income stabilization;
Landlord mediation and advocacy, legal advocacy; and
Reunification/relocation assistance.

When appropriate, financial assistance may include security deposit, rental assistance, utilities assistance, move-in expenses, essential furnishing expenses, or reunification/relocation expenses among other services. For information contact APShomesafe@wdacs.lacounty.gov or visit wdacs.lacounty.gov/homeless-support-services.

Behind on your rent?

If you are a renter who has experienced COVID-related setbacks and you are behind on your rent, there are laws that may protect you from being evicted. However, those laws may be changing soon and you’re going to have to start paying any unpaid rent back – if you haven’t already. Get the info you need at dcba.lacounty.gov.

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.

The American Red Cross is holding upcoming blood drives in Rancho Palos Verdes:

Wednesday, June 16
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
5845 Crestridge Road

Reserve a time online at redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: LDSRPV.

Tuesday, June 22
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pacific Unitarian Universalist Church
5621 Montemalaga Drive

Reserve a time online at redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: PACIFICUNITARIANCHURCH.

Monday, June 28
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ascension Lutheran Church
26231 Silver Spur Road

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 a limited time, the American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Help save lives and get insight into whether you may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus.

For more information, visit redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

Data

Cases

As of June 10, there are 1,245,771 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Los Angeles County (population 10.17 million). The total includes 1,544 cases in Rancho Palos Verdes (population 42,747), 484 in Palos Verdes Estates (population 13,522), 289 in Rolling Hills Estates (population 8,113), 59 in Rolling Hills (population 1,940), and 66 in the unincorporated areas of the Peninsula (population 1,921). Countywide, 24,414 people have died.

According to the L.A. County Department of Public Health, 58 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 the L.A. County Department of Public Health's Locations & Demographics page.

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.

Vaccinations

According to the L.A. County Department of Public Health, as of June 4, 72% of Rancho Palos Verdes residents age 16 and over received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about the novel coronavirus.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus
California Department of Public Health: cdph.ca.gov/covid19
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): cdc.gov/COVID19
World Health Organization: who.int/coronavirus
California Governor’s Office: covid19.ca.gov
County of Los Angeles: lacounty.gov/covid19
L.A. County residents can also call 2-1-1
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control: https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control

Sign up for “Notify Me” city listervs at rpvca.gov/notify

Be sure to also follow the City on Nextdoor, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert SouthBay by:

Texting “alertsb” to 888-777, which returns a link to register for Everbridge (for COVID-19-related alerts, text the keyword "cv19rpv")
Registering online at alertsouthbay.com
Downloading the free Everbridge app on an iOS or Android device from the App Store or Google Play. Select “Find an organization or subscription” and search “alertsb”

Sign up for emergency alerts from Alert LA County at https://lacounty.gov/emergency/alert-la/