Dear John:

As your Congressmember, I have hosted a town hall every month since being elected. Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, we will be hosting this month's town hall online via Facebook this Saturday from 3:30PM to 5:00PM.

I will be taking your questions along with Dr. Richard Garfein, professor in the Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego. Dr. Garfein is an infectious disease epidemiologist and previously worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

We know this pandemic is overwhelming and that socially distancing ourselves can be isolating, so we are going to focus this town hall exclusively on the Coronavirus; how it is affecting our daily lives, and what we need to do to stay safe.

To join the free town hall this Saturday, March 21 at 3:30pm, please visit us on Facebook, and scroll down for the live feed.

To submit a question in advance, please email us:
[email protected]

We are planning a weekly online town hall on Facebook every Saturday at 3:30PM for the duration of this crisis. For unanswered questions, we will also try to email you back a response as soon as we can.

For more information on the Coronavirus, please see the following links:
 

CDC Website - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html California COVID-19 updates - https://covid19.ca.gov/ Orange County Public Health Care Agency - https://www.ochealthinfo.com/phs/about/epidasmt/epi/dip/prevention/novel_coronavirus San Diego County Public Health Services - https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/hhsa/programs/phs/ If you have lost your job and need to file an unemployment application - https://www.edd.ca.gov/ Locate food pantries in San Diego County: https://feedingsandiego.org/coronavirus Locate food pantries in Orange County: https://ocfoodhelp.org/orange-county-free-food-map/ SBA Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources: https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources In San Diego County, you can sign up to receive text updates from County health officials with real-time information about COVID-19 in the region. Text COSD COVID19 to 468-311.

Our nation has faced major challenges before, and in every instance, the American people have worked together to get the job done. I know we will get through this crisis, together.

Thank you and please stay safe.

Sincerely,

Mike  

P.S. If you can, please consider making a donation to support local Orange County and San Diego based food banks during this time of need.