In addition: a court ruling on AB 5, new COVID-19, reopening, meteor showers and dolphins on the coast
Is it a meteor shower or did Joe Biden just choose the first black woman to appear on the presidential price ticket for a primary party?
You two! It’s Tuesday, August 11, and I’m Maria Sestito, senior reporter for desert sun in Palm Springs. And, in addition to the above, I will give you updates on the coronavirus, my negative effects returned this morning, in addition to wildfires, shared trips and schools … Dolphins. (Actually, it’s a pod, not a school, but you perceive the essentials.)
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The news was known this afternoon that Kamala Harris was chosen as Joe Biden’s formula companion. In recent weeks, the young California senator has opposed Rep. Karen Bass – the other black woman considered – while the media speculated about the woman who would be the Democratic vice president. In the end, Biden chose his former wrestling partner on stage.
Harris, who is also the first Asian-born American to appear on a primary party’s presidential ballot, finished her own nomination for the Democratic nomination in December. She approved Biden in March.
In the Senate, former California attorney general and San Francisco attorney general has strengthened his reputation as a sensible debatator and interrogator before administration officials such as Attorney General William Barr. During the Democratic debates, Harris challenged Biden for his comments about running for segregationist senators. She described herself as a component of the elegance of the time to enroll in her California school as a child after the mandatory school bus, which led Biden to apologize for her previous comments.
Speaking of going to school, most California youth would probably not take categories on the user this month, but some, adding at Mount St. Mary’s Academy in Grass Valley, are looking for it. The L.A. Times reports that academics are controlled by temperature, obtained by hand sanitizer, and asked about their possible “virus vectors.”
The school, which has 160 students, expects to be a style of role for others like him, said the superintendent of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.
For express information on reopening and waiver rules, see this cunning Cal Matters article.
Ride-sharing corporations Uber and Lyft plan to appeal a ruling Monday through San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman, who would force them to treat drivers as staff as independent contractors. Substitution would guarantee benefits such as overtime, health-related casualties, and reimbursement of staff expenses that is a giant component of the casual jobs economy, according to the Associated Press.
While union activists welcomed the decision, corporations criticized it, saying it threatened to close a panderated economic downturn and that many others who lost their jobs turn to travel-sharing corporations to make money.
At least six hundred WarnerMedia workers were fired Monday, according to the L.A. Times. Most of the cuts came from Warner Bros. Studios. in Burbank, known for “Wonder Woman,” “The Big Bang Theory” and the Harry Potter film franchise.
KQED, San Francisco’s public radio station, announced Monday that it fired 20 employees, 5.5% of its workforce. KQED’s senior control blamed a sharp decline in corporate sponsorship due to the coronavirus pandemic.
International cases have risen to 20 million this week. In California, this number is Array … Uh… Well, we’re not sure.
California has experienced a knowledge debacle in the last two weeks due to a build-up of tests. The delay gave the impression that the number of instances in the state has stabilized, however, that seems to be the case now that, to date, those instances are counted. The total number of positive cases is 574,411, according to today’s state marker.
State officials testified the challenge earlier this month, noting that only about 300,000 files may not be in their health care system. California’s most sensible public fitness officer, Dr. Sonia Angell, resigned Sunday.
The 33,234-acre Fire in Banning Canyon in Southern California is now at 55% containment and all evacuation warnings have been lifted.
Earthquake warnings, on the other hand, are short-term or long-term, as California and Google have announced a new update for Android devices that will alert users to nearby seismic settings.
“This announcement means that the early caution formula against a world-class California earthquake will be a popular feature on each and every Android phone, giving millions of valuable seconds to drop, protect, and stop when the major happens,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. in a prayer.
This probably wouldn’t be waiting for earthquakes, only my cat can do it … or him? The evidence is fragile.
Toevening is meant to be the night in North America to watch the perseed meteor shower, according to NASA.
And, as promised, dolphins:
An organization of lots of dolphins filmed “walking” across the ocean in front of Dana Point on Sunday, August 9, surprising viewers at sea, according to the Orange County Registry.
The video was taken on a whale watching charter organized through Captain Dave’s Whale and Dolphin Watching Safari. Watch the full video here on Captain Dave’s Instagram.
In California, a summary of USA TODAY. They also contributed: Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, California Health Report. Orange County Registry.