Purple Tier

Data published by San Diego County every Thursday showing coronavirus case rates in individual cities and ZIP codes paints a detailed picture of which communities are being hit the hardest. The interactive dashboard color codes neighborhoods and municipalities in accordance with the state’s four-tier reopening blueprint. Click here to see the county’s dashboard. San Diego County’s demotion into the...

November 2020 was a month of surges and subsequent setbacks for San Diego County as the coronavirus pandemic wore on. Here’s a day-by-day look back at what happened in San Diego in November 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 to bar restrictions put on religious services in New York put in place to combat the spread of coronavirus. The ruling was the reverse of an earlier decision earlier in the pandemic and could change the way public health officials set guidelines for houses of worship everywhere. The South Bay United Pentecostal Church…

NBC 7’s Marianne Kushi shares what you need to know in San Diego County on the morning of December 1, 2020.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to bar restrictions put on religious services in New York to combat the spread of coronavirus, reports NBC 7 political reporter Priya Sridhar.

More shoppers are going online for Black Friday. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more.

Weeks before the state rolled out its color-coded tier system for reopening counties, a pandemic expert warned reopening the economy so soon would eventually just lead to more shutdowns. New England Complex Systems Institute founder Dr. Yaneer Bar-Yam has advised presidential administrations and worked to end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. “All you’re doing is perpetuating the situation,”...

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Wednesday a plan to give out $20 million worth of grants to businesses reeling from purple tier restrictions. The proposal, co-authored by supervisors Greg Cox and Nathan Fletcher, allocates $20 million from the county’s general fund to businesses like restaurants and gyms that have been handcuffed by bans on indoor services….

NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas caught up with pandemic expert about the tactics the country has deployed so far.

Small businesses affected by purple tier restrictions can apply through their supervisor’s office. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has details.

San Diego’s small businesses are hurting due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, county leaders are set to vote on a relief package for local businesses. NBC 7’s Steven Luke reports.

NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia talked with Supervisor Nathan Fletcher about the proposal.

It seems no community is immune to the surge in coronavirus cases seen nationwide, and cities, counties and states are toughening up on restrictions and enforcement in response to increased virus spread. Eight months into the pandemic, Chula Vista is shifting from an education first strategy to something with a little more teeth. “Being at this for eight months now,…

A group of San Diego restaurants and gyms fighting the county and the state to stay open indoors will have to wait at least two more days for a decision.

Restaurants have been pushed to the brink. Few have had it easy, but Thanksgiving is now bringing on a new set of challenges. Customers typically flock to restaurants for Thanksgiving, but this year the pandemic has brought the restaurant industry to a screeching halt forcing many restaurant owners to devise new ways to make the holiday work or bust. Some…

Restaurants are finding ways to make up for lost holiday season business. NBC 7’s Claudette Stefanian has the story.

NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has an update on court proceedings from a lawsuit filed against the county on behalf of a group of restaurants and gyms.

Now that San Diego County is in the Purple Tier, the most restrictive tier in the COVID-19 reopening plan, local law-enforcement says they’re going to assist with enforcing the restrictions.

Retail merchants are urging consumers to buy only what they need as coronavirus cases spike nationwide so that we can avoid a rash of panic buying similar to what the country saw earlier this year when shoppers were hoarding things like toilet paper, paper towels and hygiene supplies. “I was staring at the empty shelves and wondering what’s going...

San Diego County officials are promising to get tough with enforcement now that we’re in Purple Tier and COVID-19 cases are escalating, but a North Park restaurant ready to defy the latest restrictions was scared into compliance by something else.  “We were going to defy the order, but we got a lot of threats over the phone.  Someone came...