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Hardly anyone is following the CDC guidelines perfectly. Here's how to stay safe even while bending the rules.12h ago ( March 6, 2021 at 9:04 AM ) Seven-year-old Jacquie Carney runs to hug her grandma, Donna Vidrine, upon arrival in Los Angeles, California on November 23, 2020.
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As pandemic fatigue sets in, many Americans have stopped following CDC rules as closely.
Experts shared tips for how to hug, see friends, and take trips while keeping your risk of infection low.
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Emily Gurley, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...Tags: Science, News, Maryland, Cdc, White House, US, Los Angeles, Trends, University of Florida, Illinois, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Gurley, Reuters, Don, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Los Angeles California 50 people like this. Like Elon Musk would have paid $4.6 billion in 2020 under Warren's wealth tax proposal, data shows17h ago ( March 6, 2021 at 4:37 AM ) Tesla and SpaceX CEO would be hit heavily by the tax.
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Musk would have paid $4.6 billion in 2020 under Warren's "ultra-millionaire" plan, tax groups said.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was worth at least $150 billion at the end of 2020.
Musk plans to use his fortunes to fund a future colony on Mars.
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Elon Musk would have paid $4.6 billion in 2020 under proposals for an "ultra-millionaire" tax, data from tax g...Tags: Amazon, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Spacex, Elon Musk, Politics, Microsoft, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, US, Los Angeles, Trends, Tesla, Tax, Bloomberg, Joe Biden 71 people like this. Like New York cinemas reopen after almost a yearMarch 5, 2021 at 8:22 PM By Jake Coyle | Associated Press
NEW YORK — After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.”
Shortly after noon at the Angelika Film Center on Houston Street, Holly Stillman was already feeling emotional coming out of the first New York showing of Lee Isaac Chung’s tender family drama “Minari.” “My mask is drenched,”...Tags: Christopher Nolan, Politics, New York, Hollywood, Movies, News, New York City, Amc, Los Angeles, Sport, Chicago, Netflix, Things To Do, Soccer, Queens, Ifc 16 people like this. Like 10,000 rooms for LA’s homeless is the goal as city expands Project RoomkeyMarch 3, 2021 at 6:52 PM LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion Wednesday that would expand Project Roomkey and explore commandeering non-cooperating hotels and motels to house homeless people through the program.
The vote was 14-0, with one member absent.
The Los Angeles Business Council, which represents 500 businesses and civic leaders, voiced its support for the motion in a statement Tuesday.
“We thank Council President Nury Martinez and Councilman Paul Krekorian for demonstrating the leadershi...Tags: Business, Politics, News, Housing, La, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Fema, Homeless, City Council, Local News, Orange County, Council, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council 28 people like this. Like Councilman John Lee ‘fought to get the West Valley (Animal Shelter)’ reopened, and that is what’s happeningMarch 3, 2021 at 5:48 PM LOS ANGELES — The city’s West Valley Animal Shelter will reopen on March 15 after temporarily closing last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles officials said Wednesday.
“Since last summer, I have fought to get the West Valley Center reopened as a city-operated animal shelter, and I’m very glad to let our residents know that we succeeded,” Councilman John Lee said in a statement Wednesday.
“Without this facility, the entire San Fernando Valley would only have one city-operated animal s...Tags: Politics, News, Dogs, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Chatsworth, Local News, Eric Garcetti, Pet Adoption, San Pedro, Valley, John Lee, South Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, West Valley 49 people like this. Like Former Rep. Katie Hill, ex-husband hope to settle restraining order spatMarch 3, 2021 at 5:28 PM LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for former Rep. Katie Hill and her ex-husband told a Los Angeles judge Wednesday, March 3, they remain hopeful of settling her allegations of harassment and years of abuse, but they still asked that the groundwork be laid for a possible trial of whether Hill’s stay-away order should be extended.
The attorneys for Hill and Kenneth Heslep said that if the case is tried, it will likely take four to five days. In response, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff ordered ...Tags: Politics, News, Congress, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Smith, Ventura County, Ethics Committee, Garcia, Santa Clarita, Hill, Los Angeles Superior Court, Sherwood, Morra, Steve Knight 14 people like this. Like LA City Council will boost unarmed crisis response, universal basic income to reinvest LAPD dollarsMarch 1, 2021 at 6:07 PM In December, Mayor Eric Garcetti took the unusual step of vetoing a City Council plan for reinvesting Los Angeles police department dollars into communities of color.
Garcetti said he would be happy to sign off on a revised proposal that included some changes, including the creation of an unarmed crisis response program to respond to 911 calls, especially when it involves someone experiencing a mental health episode.
The mayor will get that chance on Tuesday, March 2. A revamped spending plan sh...Tags: Business, Politics, Hollywood, News, Minnesota, Education, Government, Senate, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Gop, Community, City Council, Lapd, Eric Garcetti 19 people like this. Like It’s Election Day again in LA County for multiple communitiesMarch 1, 2021 at 5:18 PM Voters in a handful of communities scattered across Los Angeles will head to the polls on Tuesday, March 2.
Voters will help fill Supervisor Holly Mitchell’s old job in the State Senate, choose a new trustee for the Rio Hondo Community College district, cast ballots for the mayor of Redondo Beach and make their voices heard in
Here’s a look at the key races:
State Senate District 30
Seven candidates want the chance to fill the remaining term — which expires next year — departed by Holly Mitche...Tags: Amazon, Politics, Elections, News, California, Senate, Los Angeles, City, Sport, Soccer, Local Politics, Sony Pictures, City Council, Republican, Pacific Coast Highway, Chevron 103 people like this. Like Election Day nears for L.A. County’s state Senate District 30 seatFebruary 26, 2021 at 10:17 PM When former state Sen. Holly Mitchell won a seat on the Board of Supervisors last November, it opened the political gates in a district that Mitchell had dominated since 2013.
For a diverse L.A. landscape that spans from Inglewood to Century City, it was a chance for a new leader to take the helm, bringing fresh energy fueled by notions of how to respond to issues such as COVID-19, homelessness and affordable housing.
Three months later, seven candidates are officially on the ballot vying for Mi...Tags: Apple, Politics, News, California, Senate, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Gop, Usc, Mitchell, Gavin Newsom, Duncan, Lee, Inglewood 122 people like this. Like House OKs land/rivers bill preserving 1 million acres – much of it in LA CountyFebruary 26, 2021 at 8:30 PM A bill protecting more than 1 million acres of public lands and 500 miles of rivers in the state — including more than 400,000 acres in three counties in Southern California — was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Friday in a bipartisan vote.
Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or HR 803 was adopted by a vote of 227-200, with eight Republicans voting “yes” along with 219 Democrats. Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, was the lone Republican in the state to vote in favo...Tags: News, Colorado, California, Washington, Mexico, Senate, White House, Environment, America, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Soccer, Glendale, House, House Of Representatives 69 people like this. Like LA City Council sends new ‘reimagine safety’ plan back to Garcetti; original plan was vetoedFebruary 26, 2021 at 9:30 PM Two months ago, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti vetoed an $88 million spending plan approved by the Los Angeles City Council aimed at re-directing funding initially proposed for the police department budget into other uses in the community. The mayor said that it fell short and needed to be tweaked.
Now, six Los Angeles City Council members say they plan to vote to override that decision next Tuesday.
Community activists last December had raised concerns that the spending plan fell short of the ...Tags: Politics, News, Minneapolis, La, Police, Los Angeles, Georgia, Sport, Iran, Syria, Soccer, Community, City Council, Biden, Council, Lapd 20 people like this. Like Kids in cages: What family separation was, what happened to the children, and what the Biden administration can do todayFebruary 26, 2021 at 4:22 PM David Xol-Cholom, of Guatemala, hugs his son Byron at Los Angeles International Airport as they reunite after being separated during the Trump administration's wide-scale separation of immigrant families, in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2020.
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The parents of more than 500 children separated by the Trump administration have not been located.
The ACLU wants the Biden administration to not just help find them, but bring them back to the US.
Visit the Business section of...Tags: News, Interview, White House, Immigration, US, America, Los Angeles, Trends, Dhs, Family Separation, United States, Aclu, San Diego, Department Of Justice, Biden, Guatemala 78 people like this. Like Ted Cruz rants about comedians, late night TV, and mask-wearing before shouting at people to 'just have fun' in wild CPAC speechFebruary 26, 2021 at 1:04 PM Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex.
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Ted Cruz's CPAC speech began with a joke about the Cancun scandal and ended in a guttural scream about freedom.
Cruz railed against late night TV, mocked mask-wearing, and expressed his support for Trump.
"That is our party," he yelled, "and these deplorables are here to stay."
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's speech at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference went off the rails Friday as he ...Tags: Politics, Texas, Washington, US, Los Angeles, Trends, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, John F Kennedy, Houston, Donald Trump, Cruz, Trumpism, Trump, State, Cancun 57 people like this. Like Ted Cruz yells about comedians, late night TV, and mask-wearing before shouting at people to 'just have fun' in wild CPAC speechFebruary 26, 2021 at 11:36 AM Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex.
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Ted Cruz's CPAC speech began with a joke about the Cancun scandal and ended in a guttural scream about freedom.
Cruz railed against late night TV, mocked mask-wearing, and expressed his support for Trump.
"That is our party," he yelled, "and these deplorables are here to stay."
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's speech at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference went off the rails Friday as he ...Tags: Politics, Texas, Washington, US, Los Angeles, Trends, Joe Biden, Ted Cruz, John F Kennedy, Houston, Donald Trump, Cruz, Orlando, Trump, Cancun, Donald J Trump 80 people like this. Like Newsom’s Vaccine Plan Aims To Reopen California ClassroomsFebruary 25, 2021 at 8:31 PM SAN FRANCISCO (AP/CBS13) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released a new plan outlining how the state will allocate vaccines to education workers in a continued push to reopen more schools for in-person instruction.
Newsom announced last week that at least 10% of the state’s vaccines would go to education workers starting in March, which translates to roughly 75,000 dedicated doses a week.
The Governor’s Office on Thursday released an overview showing how those vaccines would be distri...Tags: Health, Politics, Education, California, California News, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Joe Biden, Ap, Union, Silicon Valley, Oakland, Biden, San Diego County, Anthony Fauci, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention 15 people like this. Like Massive conservation bill would preserve Rim of the Valley, extend San Gabriel Mountains monumentFebruary 25, 2021 at 7:40 PM A giant California conservation bill that would preserve 1 million acres of land from the banks of the Los Angeles River to the forests near the Oregon border will go before Congress for a historic vote on Friday, Feb. 26.
Four representatives, each adding a piece of the preservation pie, said in a virtual press conference Thursday that their long-suffering efforts have been re-born by a Democratic majority in the House and what could be a dramatic tie-breaking vote in the U.S. Senate by Vice Pr...Tags: News, Congress, California, Mexico, Oregon, Government, Senate, Environment, America, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, LA River, Soccer, House, Community 121 people like this. Like Black Lives Matter movement launches campaign against LA police officers unionFebruary 24, 2021 at 11:04 PM People raise their fists as they listen to speakers during a Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles press conference and rally to launch a campaign against the Los Angeles city police union which represents nearly 10,000 rank-and-file officers in front of the American Civil Liberties Union building in Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Dr. Melina Abdullah speaks to about 150 people during a Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles press conference...Tags: Politics, News, Minnesota, La, Police, Government, Senate, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Community, Lapd, BLM, Eric Garcetti, Trump, George 69 people like this. Like LAUSD parents want special ed teachers – especially those eligible for vaccines – back on campusFebruary 24, 2021 at 5:33 PM In the ongoing debate over how soon educators should return to in-person work, some Los Angeles Unified parents are fuming over the revelation that certain employees who work with special education students have been eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations since January but have yet to provide in-person services to some of the district’s most vulnerable students.
Generally speaking, those who work in schools won’t have access to the vaccines until next week under L.A. County’s priority system, but so...Tags: News, Education, White House, Disney, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Lausd, Local News, Inglewood, Johnson Johnson, U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, District, Bailey, Aguilar, United Teachers Los Angeles 6 people like this. Like Health care workers get COVID-19 in the community more often than the workplace, Cedars-Sinai study findsFebruary 24, 2021 at 4:41 PM LOS ANGELES — Health care workers might not be that different from the general population in the factors that determine their risk of getting COVID-19, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said Wednesday.
A study led by Cedars-Sinai shows that health care workers are more likely to have antibodies to COVID-19 in their blood if they are Black or Latino or have hypertension.
But it suggests that the community — rather than the workplace — is the more common source of coronavirus exposure.
Th...Tags: News, White House, Disney, California News, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Johnson Johnson, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, LA City Council, Cedars Sinai, Department of Cardiology, Susan Cheng, Top Stories LADN, Top Stories OCR, Top Stories PE 3 people like this. Like White House to roll out Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses next week, pending authorizationFebruary 24, 2021 at 2:36 PM The United States expects to roll out three to four million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine next week, pending authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said on Wednesday.
A Johnson & Johnson executive on Tuesday had said the company expected to ship nearly 4 million doses of the vaccine once it gained authorization.
The additional vaccine will help President Joe Biden’s administration in its goal of ramping up vaccin...Tags: Business, Texas, News, White House, Disney, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, United States, Fda, Johnson, Orange County, Donald Trump, Johnson Johnson, J J 49 people like this. Like States pass virus aid, not waiting for WashingtonFebruary 24, 2021 at 2:08 PM By Brian Witte | Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic’s economic fallout.
Maryland and California recently moved forward with help for the poor, the jobless, small businesses and those needing child care. New Mexico and Pennsylvania are funneling grants directly to cash-starved businesses. Nor...Tags: Business, Florida, Politics, News, Maryland, Congress, California, Washington, Disney, California News, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Sport, Economy, Soccer, Pennsylvania 18 people like this. Like 10 Things in Politics: Who's blaming who over Capitol riotFebruary 24, 2021 at 5:21 AM Former US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies at a Senate hearing on February 23, 2021.
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Good morning! Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. I'm Brent Griffiths. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox each day.Send your tips and thoughts to [email protected] or tweet me @BrentGriffiths.Here's what you need to know:The FBI warned of violence before the Capitol riot, but the top officials responsible for the Capitol's security didn't see ...Tags: Utah, Politics, New York, Texas, Minnesota, Nbc, Dwayne Johnson, Senate, White House, US, Los Angeles, Trends, Fbi, Pennsylvania, Gop, House 74 people like this. Like Pandemic first job for HHS pick but health agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra told senators Tuesday that confronting the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to expand health insurance, rein in prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“To meet this moment, we need strong federal leadership,” Becerra said at the first of two hearings on his nomination. “I understand the enormous challenges before us and o...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Indiana, Soccer, Gop 9 people like this. Like Black Lives Matter opens up about its financesFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:31 PM By AARON MORRISON | The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took in just over $90 million last year, according to a financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is now building infrastructure to catch up to the speed of its funding and plans to use its endowment to become known for more than protests after Black Americans die at the hands of police or v...Tags: Florida, Politics, New York, News, Minneapolis, California News, Los Angeles, Sport, Ap, Chicago, Soccer, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Associated Press, Prince, Black Lives Matter 46 people like this. Like HHS nominee says pandemic comes first but agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 11:53 AM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, told senators Tuesday that tackling the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to work to expand health insurance coverage, curb prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“The COVID pandemic has killed 500,000 Americans,” Becerra told the Senate health committee. “To meet this moment, we need strong federa...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Gop 34 people like this. Like GOP Working To Block Nomination Of Xavier Becerra As Health SecretaryFebruary 23, 2021 at 11:33 AM WASHINGTON (AP/CBS13) – President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit, but Democrats are unfazed, accusing the GOP of playing politics despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Now attorney general of the nation’s most populous state, Becerra will be grilled by two panels. Tuesday, it’s the health committee’s turn, followed Wednesday by the Finance Committee, which will vote on sending B...Tags: Politics, California, Washington, Kentucky, Oregon, Senate, White House, California News, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Gop, Arkansas, House, Mitch McConnell, Associated Press 20 people like this. Like HHS nominee Becerra says pandemic will be top priorityFebruary 23, 2021 at 10:47 AM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit, but Democrats are unfazed, accusing the GOP of playing politics despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Now attorney general of the nation’s most populous state, Becerra will be grilled by two panels. Tuesday, it’s the health committee’s turn, followed Wednesday by the Finance Committee, which w...Tags: Health, Business, California, Washington, Kentucky, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer 46 people like this. Like Anti-gun Senators and Mayors Push Biden on Executive Gun ControlsFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:10 AM Sensing a dearth of popular support for their gun control schemes, anti-gun politicians are urging President Joe Biden to act unilaterally to restrict firearms. IMG NRA-ILA
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Following a year filled with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread civil unrest, Americans are in no rush to enact further gun controls. According to data from a January Gallup poll, 42 percent of Americans are satisfied with the current gun control laws. The poll also found that 9 percent of American...Tags: Guns, Obama, Washington, Senate, White House, Los Angeles, Joe Biden, Cnn, Fbi, Chicago, Department Of Justice, Biden, Baltimore, Eric Garcetti, Michael Bloomberg, Louisville 127 people like this. Like LA county election switch boosts voter turnout: See what happened in your cityFebruary 22, 2021 at 4:38 PM LOS ANGELES — Average voter turnout tripled in 35 cities in Los Angeles County following a 2015 state law that mandated local elections be moved to days of national or state elections if a city’s voter turnout was 25% or lower than the previous four statewide elections, according to a study released Monday.
The report, released by the nonprofit California Common Cause, examined elections between 2012 and 2020, finding that 54 California cities that moved from off-cycle elections in 2016, 2018 an...Tags: Politics, Elections, News, California, Senate, California News, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, San Diego, Beverly Hills, Local News, Malibu, Mitchell, Southern California, San Pedro 30 people like this. Like Take a look at Vice President Kamala Harris' multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio, which includes a San Francisco condo she's reportedly sellingFebruary 22, 2021 at 4:46 PM Getty
Before joining Joe Biden on his 2020 ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris spent 16 years working in California and national politics.
She was first a District Attorney and Attorney General in California, and then a US Senator.
The Wall Street Journal's Katherine Clarke reported that Harris owns multiple properties that amount to about $8 million.
Clarke further reported in February that Harris sold her condo in San Francisco shortly after taking office as vice president.
Visit Busi...Tags: Google, Hollywood, California, Washington, Cbs News, Senate, White House, US, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Trends, Joe Biden, Washington Dc, Clarke, DuPont, Lebron James 82 people like this. Like |
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