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SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed announced on Monday, March 15 that renovations at Garfield Square, which costed $19.7 million, finished after it started in October 2018. In a March 15 post, the Mayor tweeted: "The Garfield Square Park facility in the Mission is now complete, with a renovated indoor pool, clubhouse, courtyard, & public art.  This space will serve as...

UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, March 10, members of Congress voted and approved the final details of the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The relief package will provide a $1,400 check for individuals earning $75,000 or less, or couples earning no more than $150,000 with an adjusted gross income. A child tax credit is also included with an...

CALIFORNIA—The University of California (UC) sent a letter to the California Congressional Delegation on Monday, March 1 urging them to take action on doubling the Pell Grant for college students. In the letter, the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) and the University of California Student Association (UCSA) urged Congress to "double the Pell Grant" so it can reach "a maximum...

CALIFORNIA—The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of California announced in a press release that they sentenced Rocky Lee Music, 33, to five years in prison for committing a carjacking in the 5200 block of Campus Drive in Dublin, California on April 16, 2020. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, “the carjacking occurred approximately 40 minutes after Music was...

CALIFORNIA—On Friday, March 5, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that outdoor activities, such as amusement parks, can reopen in California starting Thursday, April 1. In a news release, the Department of Public Health said that "outdoor ballparks, stadiums, and theme parks" can reopen "with significantly reduced capacity, mandatory masking and other public health precautions." California Secretary of Health...

SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday March 1, City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced 5 executives and their companies were found out to be connected to the Mohammed Nuru public corruption scandal. The scandal surfaced February 12 after Florence Kong admitted to bribing Mohammed Nuru with gifts that included a $36,000 gold Rolex watch and for bribing a public official and making false statements to the FBI. All 5 executives were given suspensions.  The suspension came from...

SALINAS—According to Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni, Luciano Rojas Medina, 47, was sentenced to 17 years and two months in state prison for a fatal collision in 2018 while driving under the influence of alcohol in his 2016 Chevrolet Silverado. The incident involved four vehicles including Medina's Silverado.  An investigation conducted by the California Highway Patrol, concluded that Medina...

CALIFORNIA—On Monday, March 1, California Governor Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers announced they reached a $6.6 billion deal to have schools reopened by the end of March. During a March 1 press conference, Newsom said that $2 billion of the $6.6 billion are "grants to help in-person instruction" for school districts.  If schools are not opened starting April 1, one...

SAN DIEGO — For the first time on Thursday February 18 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that they successfully cloned an endangered U.S. animal, the black foot ferret from the frozen cells of an ancestor. Elizabeth Ann, the cloned ferret was cloned from the cells of another black-footed ferret name Willa. She was one of the last...

SAN FRANCISCO—On February 6, an NBC Bay Area TV news crew in San Francisco’s SOMA District were robbed of their cameras by two individuals who drove off in a dark colored Lexus. The two suspects claimed to have been armed during the robbery and threatened the news crew to hand over the cameras. According to the victims, they drove...