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CALIFORNIA—California will allow movie theaters to open starting on Friday, June 12. Not all theaters will open, and strict guidelines will be in place for those who do. Chains that will not open on Friday include AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Arclight and others. Some independently owned cinemas are expected to open, as well. Following the decision to allow theaters to reopen again,...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, June 8, California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and other California Department of Education leaders issued guidance for re-opening schools that have been closed for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines focus on implementing physical distancing and disinfecting procedures when schools are allowed to bring back students to campus. One guideline dictates that students must...

CALIFORNIA—More than 7000 National Guard troops sent to California cities will begin to leave California this week and go back to their home armories. The National Guard has been deployed in California since May 31 in an effort to control widespread violence and looting following the first few days after George Floyd’s death. The National Guard announced that they will...

CALIFORNIA—The state of California is allowing barbershops and hair salons in most California counties to reopen to customers again. While California Governor Gavin Newsom has let much of the state open up barbershops and hair salons, the only Bay Area counties that can open up those services immediately are Solano, Sonoma and Napa. The rest of the Bay Area, including San...

CALIFORNIA—On Monday May 25, the state of California released new guidelines for in-person worship services following the Trump Administration’s approval of letting places of worship re-open. Last week, President Donald Trump declared churches and other places of worship as “essential”, and instructed governors across the country to allow them to reopen.  According to the Government of California, some of the new...

CALIFORNIA—On Thursday, May 21 the University of California announced that it will drop the SAT and ACT tests as admissions requirements for California residents until 2024, and eliminate the need to review test scores after that. The Board of Regent, the UC system’s governing body, voted 23-0 to approve a proposal by UC President Janet Napolitano that will gradually phase...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, May 14, a 15 year old girl disappeared from her home in Rohnert Park. Officials from the Rohnert Park Police Department are asking for the public's assistance to locate Veronica Elizabeth Prado. She was  last seen by her parents around 10 p.m. on Thursday. On Friday, May 15, her parents awoke to find her missing from her...

CALIFORNIA—On Friday afternoon May 15, two suspects were arrested following a theft of a 24-pack of beer from a liquor store, and an ensuing attack on an employee who tried to stop the theft, Millbrae Police Bureau reported. The incident happened on Friday morning at the 99 Liquor store at 1370 El Camino Real. Police reported that the liquor store...

CALIFORNIA—Restaurants in Berkeley are trying to pass a bill that would allow for open-air dining on some of their sidewalks and streets. Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín and Vice Mayor Sophie Hahn were the first to introduce the bill, which would allow restaurants and other independent businesses to use outdoor spaces to provide service to their customers. The idea was originally inspired...

UNITED STATES−Governor Gavin Newsom announced on April 7, on the Rachel Maddow Show a  $1 billion deal to purchase 200 million masks on a monthly basis. He stated that the masks “will be made overseas,” but sourced through California indicating that the masks were, “made in Asia.” https://www.facebook.com/therachelmaddowshow/videos/1578583312309075/   “As a nation-state with the capacity to write a check for, hundreds of millions,...