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California June 15 COVID guidelines: Masks, vaccines, events
State officials on Friday unveiled perhaps their most eagerly anticipated set of pandemic-related guidelines yet, those that will steer California into a new, fully reopened age. Come June 15, Californians will wake up to a world that looks nothing like they’ve seen over the past year-plus — one where businesses can open their doors without …
Ex-Navy officer says UFO technology is 100 to 1,000 years ahead of the United States
Retired Navy officers have issued a chilling warning that UFO sightings – which have repeatedly violated US airspace – possess technology that is up to 1,000 years ahead of that used by the United States. Footage released last week confirmed as real by the Pentagon appeared to show a UFO buzz a United States stealth …
Science or Politics? Experts Break Down California Keeping Mask Mandate – NBC Bay Area
Follow the science. It has become a familiar phrase during the pandemic and when it comes to COVID-19 protocols, but some experts said science may be taking a backseat to politics and other interests in charting a course for California. Mixing science with politics can produce a strange result, especially when the scientists themselves disagree …
California reports first ever yearly population decline
California’s population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state.State officials announced Friday that California’s population dipped 0.46% to just under 39.5 million people from January 2020 to January 2021.The news comes one week after the U.S. Census Bureau announced a paltry …
Coronavirus cases plunge and LA, San Francisco come back to life
Los Angeles and San Francisco are leading the way toward a broader reopening of California businesses. Both cities have met virus case thresholds for the least-restrictive yellow tier, according to the latest update on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard. The move will allow indoor bars to reopen, larger crowds to cheer on Major League Baseball’s Dodgers …
SoCalGas Backs Testing of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for Marine Vessels – NBC Los Angeles
Southern California Gas Co. announced on Tuesday that it will provide $200,000 in funding for a project aimed at developing a zero-emissions solution for small commercial marine vessels by modifying a commercial boat with a hydrogen fuel cell in place of a combustion engine. The fuel cell technology developed by Zero Emission Industries, formerly Golden …
California Legislature OK’s Tax Break for Small Businesses – NBC 7 San Diego
The California Legislature approved a major tax break for small businesses on Monday, voting to give up as much as $6.8 billion in revenue over the next six years so that struggling business owners can have smaller bills. The federal government loaned more than $97 billion to California small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, and …
Southern California needs to go big on clean technology – San Bernardino Sun
Powerful innovations emerge when societies focus on tackling their thorniest problems. Our most recent, and dramatic, example has been Operation Warp Speed, which helped accelerate development of the Moderna vaccine and has given the United States a sizable global advantage with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. Other examples of societies benefiting greatly from innovating their …
The Day – Voice technology startup Voxion, run by Stonington grads, acquired by California commpany
San Francisco-based voice entertainment company Volley announced this week it has acquired Voxion, a voice technology startup that high school graduates from Stonington founded in 2018. In the earlier days of Voxion, founders Matthew Gillen, Ryan Fornara and Nathaniel Rowe launched Hotel Helper, software used on Google Home speakers to act as a technological concierge, …
California cop punches handcuffed woman in face, caught on video
A Westminster Police Department officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after cellphone video showed him punching a handcuffed woman twice in the face, CBS Los Angeles reports. Police said a caller reported at about 4 p.m. Wednesday that a Hispanic woman had assaulted an Asian woman who’d tried to rescue a dog running in …