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UNITED STATES—The state of Missouri became the first state in North America to sue the Chinese government claiming they mishandled their response regarding the Coronavirus outbreak, which went on to impact the entire world. Missouri filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government on Tuesday, April 21, indicated that the virus, which originated in the city of Wuhan, brought devastating...

CALIFORNIA—On July 13, California’s two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, announced that all public schools will go online-only in fall 2020. The Los Angeles Unified School District and San Diego Unified School District enroll approximately 825,000 students in total. Partial in-person teaching schedules were previously discussed in May, but have since been abandoned in place of online...

RIVERSIDE—The Apple Fire which is burning in Riverside and San Bernardino has grown to over 26,450 acres and is 5 percent contained, the California Interagency Incident Management Team announced on August 3. The fire was first reported at 4:55 p.m. on July 31, and is believed to have been started by a “vehicle malfunction, specifically, a diesel-fueled vehicle emitting...

OAKLAND - On August 18, 2020, Oakland International Airport (OAK) released its July 2020 passenger traffic report. The announcement stated that there were 86,000 more passengers who departed from OAK and a 34% increase in passenger traffic compared to June 2020’s record. According to Oakland International Airport's “July 2020 Statistical Data: OAK saw 341,831 total passengers down 72.3 percent...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Pride’s Board Directors voted and decided to ban  uniformed San Francisco Police Department officers from participating in 2021 Pride Parade on Wednesday, September 2. San Francisco Pride concluded that they won't welcome the San Francisco Police Department’s Pride Alliance in 2021 Pride Parade, due to police's violent acts in the parade 2019 and "decades of mistrust between...

SAN FRANCISCO—Sydney “Syd” West, 19, was last seen in downtown San Francisco near Crissy Field on September 29. She was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but was residing in California where she attended the University of California-Berkeley. According to the Orange County Sherriff’s Office, she was in San Francisco because she was staying with some of her friends. West’s...

CALIFORNIA—On Monday, December 14, Uber was ordered to pay $59 million for refusing to provide data on sexual assault and sexual harassment incidents to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). CPUC's Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Robert M. Mason III said in his decision that Uber did not give "information regarding sexual assault and sexual harassment claims" and "information regarding the...

SAN FRANCISCO—Two police officers from the Mission Station were injured Wednesday, February 17 as they were responding to a burglary surveillance operation in the Noe Valley neighborhood around 5 a.m. The incident happened in the area of 21st and Castro Streets. Officers tried to detain the suspect who was later identified as 41-year-old Sergio Lugo. At first Lugo initially complied,...

CALIFORNIA—Yosemite National Park announced on Thursday, April 8 that it will be limiting the number of visitors this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic by requiring them to make a reservation, San Jose Mercury News reported. In a news release, the park revealed that from May 21 to September 30, "visitors to Yosemite National Park will need a day-use reservation...

CALIFORNIA—On Wednesday, September 8, California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder and his campaign team were attacked while in Venice. A member of Elder’s security team stood between him and a woman in a gorilla mask who was throwing eggs at them. The woman swore at one of the staffers and started hitting him.  Video showed her slapping the staffer across the...