https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/10/06/4-bay-area-counties-fail-to-hit-states-new-coronavirus-equity-measure/

There could be trouble ahead for four Bay Area counties’ reopening plans after data released Tuesday revealed they are failing to meet benchmarks set by state health officials to stop COVID-19 from tearing through disadvantaged communities.

California added its “equity metric” last week to the list of criteria counties must meet before they can advance through the color-coded tiers created to guide the reopening of shuttered businesses and activities. Counties with big disparities in test positivity rates in poorer neighborhoods and communities of color may not be allowed to progress within the reopening system — and must promise to direct more resources toward testing and contact tracing in coronavirus hotspots.