Documenting COVID-19

This material includes the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency internal emails, memos and notes related to OptumServe vaccination and testing sites.

Date Range: March 24 to May 4, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (17 pages)

This data includes 2018, 2019, 2020 and some partial 2021 death records from Alameda, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. Some of the data is in .csv form and others are in .pdf form. For a full methodology on how this data was compiled, click here: https://www.kqed.org/news/11874753/how-we-analyzed-death-records-to-find-increasing-overdoses

Date Range: January 1, 2018, to April 29, 2021

Format Details: zipped file of .csv and .pdf record-level deaths records, with names redacted

This material includes the Monterey County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 vaccines, including its work to vaccinate the county's 64,000 farmworkers.

Date Range: January 1 to March 21, 2021

Format Details: zipped compilation of .pdf, .msg and .docx files (37.5 MB)

This material includes the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office response to a California Public Records Act request for case records, including COVID-19 deaths, dating January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020. Information sought in the request includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020

Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet

This material includes the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office response to a California Public Records Act request for case records dating January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. Information sought in the request includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019

Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet

This material includes the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office response to a California Public Records Act request for case records dating January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018. Information sought in the request includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018

Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet

This material includes the Alameda County Sheriff's Office response to a Public Records Act request for case records dating January 1, 2020, to September 29, 2020. Information sought in the request includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1, 2020, to September 29, 2020

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Newyago County Administrator Christopher Wren and County Emergency Manage Abby Watkins regarding local response to COVID-19, including response to the outbreak at the Smithfield-owned Farmer John Plant.

Date Range: May 10, 2020 to June 20, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (2.4MB, 155 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Agricultural Commissioner Ed King regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm response.

Date Range: June 1 to September 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (4.3MB, 137 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Riverside County Health Officer Cameron Kaiser regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm response.

Date Range: June 19 to July 1, 2020

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Santa Cruz Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm response.

Date Range: June 1 to September 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (90.6MB, 3602 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Solano County Health Officer Bela Matyas regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm response.

Date Range: November 1 to January 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (36.1MB, 801 pages)

A copy of California's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 5, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (26 pages)

This material includes emails and underlying attachments sent to, from or copied to Chula Vista Police Department Former Police Chief Vern Sallee, regarding the use of drones during COVID-19.

Date Range: April 1 to October 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (189.6MB, 5572 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Madera County Health Director Sara Bosse regarding local response to COVID-19 and migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: December 30, 2020 to January 15, 2021

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Riverside County Health Officer Cameron Kaiser regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: August 1 to September 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (45.7MB, 432 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Monterey County Health Officer Edward Moreno regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: May 1 to June 10, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (2.5MB, 188 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzalez regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: May 1 to June 25, 2020

Format Details: .pst including attachments (376.9MB)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to San Luis Obispo County Health Officer Penny Borenstein, Epidemiologist Ann McDowell and Division Manager for Health Promotion Elizabeth Merson regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: May 1 to June 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (89.2MB, 424 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Santa Barbara County Health Department Director Van Do-Reynoso regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: April 25 to June 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (27.1MB, 252 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Santa Maria Councilmember Gloria Soto regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: June 20 to July 16, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with attachments (24.4MB)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: June 20 to July 15, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with attachments (28.5MB)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Gloucester County Health Department Director Tamarisk Jones regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: May 1 to July 15, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (3MB, 74 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Santa Barbara Agricultural Commissioner Cathy Fisher regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: May 1 to July 20, 2020

Format Details: .pst including attachments (127.9MB)

This material includes email correspondence, and all underlying documentation contained therein, between June 1 to October 20, 2020, sent to, from or copied to Butte County Health Department Director Danette York and Health Officer Robert Bernstein regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to October 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (43.3MB, 1214 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Imperial County Health Department Director Janette Angulo regarding local response to COVID-19 and migrant farm concerns.

Date Range: June 1 to September 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (6.6MB, 154 pages)

This material includes the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office response to a California Public Records Act request for case records dating November 1, 2019, to June 9, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: November 1, 2019, to June 9, 2020

Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet

This material includes the Solano County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office response to a California Public Records Act request for case records dating January 1 to June 22, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1 to June 22, 2020

Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet

This material includes the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff response to a California Public Records Act for case records dating January 1 to June 23, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1 to June 23, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 14 pages

This material includes the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office response to a California Public Records Act request for case records dating January 1 to June 12, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1 to June 12, 2020

Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet

This material includes the San Bernardino County Sheriff response to a California Public Records Act request for case records dating January 1 to August 27, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1 to August 27, 2020

This material includes the San Francisco City and County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner response to a California Public Records Act request for case records dating January 1, 2020, to June 17, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1 to June 17, 2020

Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet

This material includes the San Diego County Medical Examiner office response to a Public Records Act request for case records dating November 1, 2019, to May 12, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, include details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location (zip code); cause(s) of death (indicating if COVID related); any other non-exempt information contained in case records.

Date Range: November 1, 2019, to May 12, 2020

Format Details: xlsx spreadsheet, zipped file

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Kern County Director of Public Health Services Matthew Constantine regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: March 31 to June 25, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (306.6MB, 3650 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Gloucester County Health Department Director Tamarisk Jones regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: July 1 to July 30, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (194.8MB, 6093 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Orange County Health Director Clayton Chau regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: July 1 to July 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (11.9MB, 179 pages)

These documents include emails sent to, from, or copied to Randa Coniglio, Chief Executive Officer of Port of San Diego

Date Range: April 7 to May 5, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (1,332 pages)

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to San Luis Obispo Agricultural Commissioner Martin Settevendemie and Deputy Commissioner Marc Lea regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: May 1 to June 30, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (361 MB, 2,651 pages, duplicative material)