{"id":370,"date":"2020-10-19T17:53:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T01:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/?p=370"},"modified":"2020-10-19T17:53:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T01:53:24","slug":"10-19-monday-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/2020\/10\/19\/10-19-monday-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/19: Monday Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9547\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-370-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3\">https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/?powerpress_pinw=370-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 8:37 &#8212; 6.6MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><h1 id=\"state\">STATE<\/h1>\n<div class=\"level1\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">The border between Canada and the US <a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/coronavirus-live-updates\/2020\/10\/19\/925479699\/u-s-borders-with-canada-and-mexico-will-stay-closed-another-month\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/coronavirus-live-updates\/2020\/10\/19\/925479699\/u-s-borders-with-canada-and-mexico-will-stay-closed-another-month\" rel=\"nofollow\">will remain closed<\/a> for at least another month for most individuals who aren&#8217;t essential workers or those with immediate relatives on either side of the border.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">The U.S. Embassy in Canada stated that the border policy applies to automotive, commuter rail and ferry travel but not air, rail or sea travel.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">Washington State University announced the cancellation of 2021 spring break because of Covid-19.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Instead of a traditional spring break week, the university plans a series of single days off midweek.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Additionally, WSU is also asking students to stay home after Thanksgiving this year until the new semester starts if they plan to go home or socialize with others during the holiday.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">The last day to register online to vote in Washington is October 26th\u2013one week away.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Register, update your registration, find the status of your ballot, and more at <a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/votewa.gov\" href=\"https:\/\/votewa.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/votewa.gov<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Local election information is available online at piercecountyelections.org or by calling 253-798-VOTE (253-798-8683)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Call or look online if you don&#8217;t receive your ballot in the mail by Wednesday, October 21st.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"regional\">REGIONAL<\/h1>\n<div class=\"level1\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">YWCA Pierce County is offering a new virtual art therapy group for teens ages 14-18 who have experienced dating violence.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Email redefininglove@YWCAPiercecounty.org for more information or to register.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"tacoma\">TACOMA<\/h1>\n<div class=\"level1\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">Tacoma City Council will hold its weekly meeting virutally tomorrow, October 20, at 6pm<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">It will air on TV Tacoma and will be livestreamed on TVTacoma.com and on the city&#8217;s Facebook live.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">The City of Tacoma will host a virtual town hall meeting at 6pm on Wednesday, Oct 21, where staff will give a brief presentation on the budget and then offer opportunities for attendees to give feedback and ask questions<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">The meeting will be held via zoom<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Go to the City of Tacoma&#8217;s facebook page and look under \u201cevents\u201d for links, or call 311 in advance of the meeting to get login and call-in information<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">The budget proposal can be viewed in advance online at <a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cityoftacoma.org\/budgetdevelopment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoftacoma.org\/budgetdevelopment\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.cityoftacoma.org\/budgetdevelopment<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">The University of Puget Sound, located in North Tacoma, announced that <a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenewstribune.com\/news\/local\/education\/article246569473.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewstribune.com\/news\/local\/education\/article246569473.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">it plans to conduct in-person instruction in the spring<\/a> if health conditions allow.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">The college anticipates up to 1,300 students living on campus for spring semester<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">44 isolation rooms will be available for students who may require it<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Campus community members will be tested for COVID-19 at least once per week during the semester<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">This Wednesday, Oct 21st, and this Friday, Oct 23rd, from 9 AM to 11 AM PDT, the Food Is Free Project of Tacoma will be facilitating the distribution of Farm-to-Family boxes that will contain cooked protein, dairy, and produce.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Any experiencing food insecurity is welcome to pick up food, free of charge, at the Calvary Baptist Church parking lot at St. 65th and C Streets.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Boxes must be refrigerated within one hour of pick up.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"testing_sites\">TESTING SITES<\/h1>\n<div class=\"level1\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">There are numerous free COVID-19 testing sites in our region:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">For King County locations visit <a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">KingCounty.gov<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">For Pierce County locations, visit <a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tpchd.org\/covidtest.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tpchd.org\/covidtest.\" rel=\"nofollow\">TPCHD.org\/covidtest<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\">This week&#8217;s <a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/piercecountywa.gov\/6758\/Covid-19-Mobile-Testing?fbclid=IwAR30bMJ2R7XhGq1LcQfznMFW2gyyUUMR9MWEa74WUPV0ysfWXUE1qK0s0rE\" href=\"https:\/\/piercecountywa.gov\/6758\/Covid-19-Mobile-Testing?fbclid=IwAR30bMJ2R7XhGq1LcQfznMFW2gyyUUMR9MWEa74WUPV0ysfWXUE1qK0s0rE\" rel=\"nofollow\">free pop-up testing events in Pierce County<\/a> include:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Satruday, Oct 17th: Journey Church, Salvation Army Camp Arnold, Narrows Plaza Bowl, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Tuesday, Oct 2oth: Key Peninsula Longbranch Improvement Club, the Sprinker Recreation Center, Spanaway\u2013Nourish Pierce County office,<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Wednesday, Oct 21st: Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Tacoma Dome, the Sixth Avenue Apartments at 2302 Sixth Ave in Tacoma<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Thursday, Oct 22: Church For All Nations in South Tacoma, Salvation Army Puyallup, and Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Friday, Oct 23: City of Bonney Lake<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">No ID is required and tests are free and open to anyone.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\">Many testing events run all day from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, but check TPCHD.org\/covidtest for times.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1 node\">\n<div class=\"li\"><a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/www.commhealth.org\/services\/medical-clinics\/coronavirus-information\/?fbclid=IwAR2PE634jb0Mt7IKb9DQ5uMZpZVqUQUY9oFCt6qJkoaulBp8MTwyg0Qr8b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commhealth.org\/services\/medical-clinics\/coronavirus-information\/?fbclid=IwAR2PE634jb0Mt7IKb9DQ5uMZpZVqUQUY9oFCt6qJkoaulBp8MTwyg0Qr8b0\" rel=\"nofollow\">Community Health Care<\/a>, with locations in Tacoma, Spanaway, and Lakewood, is offering testing for COVID-19, even if you are not a Community Health Care patient.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level2\">\n<div class=\"li\">Call (253) 722-2161 for a Tele-Health Screening Appointment<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9548\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-370-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3\">https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/?powerpress_pinw=370-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/episodes\/KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"KTQA-DB-20201019.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 8:37 &#8212; 6.6MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>STATE The border between Canada and the US will remain closed for at least another month for most individuals who aren&#8217;t essential workers or those with immediate relatives on either side of the border. The U.S. Embassy in Canada stated that the border policy applies to automotive, commuter rail and ferry travel but not air, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371,"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions\/371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.ktqa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}