“MISS (from Rebane): To Nevada County’s rigid stance that western county must adhere to the same rules regarding the Amended-Stay-at-Home-Order as eastern county even though there have been no new Covid-19 cases in western county since April 17, there are no active Covid-19 cases locally, and Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital discharged its last Covid-19 patient and has plenty of ‘capacity.’ Why isn’t Nevada County adaptive?”
—From The Union’s “hits and misses” column
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Jeff Pelline is a veteran editor and award-winning journalist - in print and online. He is publisher of Sierra FoodWineArt magazine and its website SierraCulture.com. Jeff covered business and technology for The San Francisco Chronicle for 12 years, and he was a founding editor and Editor of CNET News for eight years, among other positions. Jeff has a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley and a master's from Northwestern University. His hobbies include sailing, swimming, and trout fishing in the Sierra.
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