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6Feb By NewsNo Comments

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UK's contagious variant of coronavirus is spreading in Big Bear warned

A man checks his cell phone at a California snowboarding resort. Photo: Ezra Shaw / Getty Images Health authorities asked on Friday people who live or travel to the area of ​​ Big Bear to Exercise extreme caution and avoid gatherings after several cases of the highly contagious variant of coronavirus first identified in Britain have been confirmed among the local population . The first two cases of the strain, officially known as B.1.1.7, were detected in the popular tourist area in late December, and two other cases registered in mid-January, were confirmed as the same variant this week , according to a press release from the Bernardino County. "Cold weather combined with the Super Bowl and optimal skiing conditions will tempt many to gather indoors this weekend." , said Dr....

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California lifts stay-at-home order across the state and begins targeting normalcy

The state points towards normality after a period of many infections. Photo: Mario Tama / Getty Images The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported this Monday morning that the state will move toward normal and terminated the order to stay home that had been broadcast in regions with low availability of intensive care beds. From this Monday the regions of Southern California , the Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley will be able to return to the purple category of the state risk system, which allows the operation of many establishments although with some conditions. With the order, the entire state will return to the risk system by colors and by counties. 📣 #CA lifts the regional stay at home order statewide as four-week ICU capacity projections exce...

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25Jan By NewsNo Comments

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California Considers Prioritizing Age Over Other Factors To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

Vaccinate the entire population over 65 years in the golden state would take until June. Photo: Mario Tama / Getty Images Farmworker advocates, grocery store teacher teachers and other essential workers are worried they will have to wait until this summer to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as California considers prioritizing older residents. State officials say the decision makes sense given that older people have a much higher rate of hospitalization and death from COVID - 19. However, it could take until June to vaccinate all Californians of 65 years or more, as reported Sunday Sacramento Bee . A vaccination you have only in Counting age could mean teachers and school staff wouldn't get vaccinated until next summer , says Debra Schade, member of the Solana Beach...

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20Jan By NewsNo Comments

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Fires and 80,000 people without power in the Los Angeles area due to high winds

The Towsley fire occurred in the Santa Clarita area. File photo. Photo: APU GOMES / AFP / Getty Images The strong winds that shook southern California this Tuesday already had dire consequences: some fires and almost 80, 09 households affected by power outages. The Southern California Edison company decided the blackout that affected 78, 500 clients, in addition to others 167, 000 at risk of running out of power, as a measure to prevent possible sparks causing more fires. The powerful Santa Ana winds that had been warned were felt throughout the region and sparked at least two fires in the Los Angeles area: the Towsley fire in the mountains of the Newhall-Santa Clarita area and the Kellogg fire in San Dimas . The pr imero grew to 167 acres around 8 pm. It was feared tha...

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16Jan By NewsNo Comments

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From home runs to COVID-19 shots: Dodger Stadium started receiving thousands of visitors

Authorities listen to a press conference near second base at Dodger Stadium. Photo: IRFAN KHAN / POOL / AFP / Getty Images This Friday began a new season at the historic Los Angeles Dodger Stadium: the season of the mass vaccination against COVID - 19 . From home run hits to shots for thousands of Californians at the state's largest vaccination center and one of the largest in the country in this pandemic, according to the plan announced in recent days. The stadium offers the possibility of speeding up the vaccination process, which has been very slow. Here are some photos of the first day of Dodger Stadium as a center for mass vaccination. Gavin Newsom and Eric Garcetti testify outside the stadium. / EFE Mayor Eric Garcetti sanitizes the stage before his conference...

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His body bag business is through the roof from COVID, but this businessman wants a change

Businessman Abdul Salam and his wife Naheed at a trade show. Photo: Abdul Salam / Courtesy A body bag costs between $ 5 and $ 42. 50 dollars at Salam International, a company that has gained prominence in Southern California over the past months due to the COVID pandemic - 19. It doesn't sound like much, but when the sales of the so-called “body bags” multiply as much as in these catastrophic times of the coronavirus, so it is a super successful and important business. The founder and owner of the Laguna Hills-based company, Abdul Salam, has not been able to cope, but the man from Pakistan is not in celebration of his business success after 29 years in the sector. Their approach is to meet the high demand for their products and wait for the situation to improve. “Ther...

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15Jan By NewsNo Comments

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California deploys 1,000 National Guard personnel preemptively for the presidential inauguration

The California National Guard in Los Angeles during the riots of 2020 . Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom assured Thursday that his administration is implemented various security measures ahead of the preparations for the change of presidential administration and following the Capitol riots last week. In a short message published on his social networks, the governor announced that an initial battalion of 1, 000 National Guard troops would be deployed in the state. “There will be no tolerance of violence, therefore, together with the CHP and the emergency services, we have activated the National Guard to increase security on the perimeter of the Capitol ”, informed the president. In the message published, Newsom assured t...

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Wildfire in southern California in the middle of January causes evacuations and is a bad sign

The fire was driven by strong winds and high temperatures. File photo. Photo: ETIENNE LAURENT / EFE High temperatures and high winds in Southern California on Thursday resulted in a Thousand Oaks wildfire , northwest of Los Angeles. The Erbes Fire, near the Freeway 23, started around 5 pm and was growing, causing the evacuation of residents. At 6: 30 pm the fire was 250 acres. # ErbesFire; A brush fire has erupted on the North side Erbes near Sunset Hills Blvd. There are structures threatened as this fire is being pushed by a Northeast wind. @VENTURASHERIFF is assisting with road closures and possible evacuations. @VCFD #vcfd pic.twitter.com/mM0bgge64n - VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) January 15, 2021 # ErbesFire; Fire has spotted and is approximately 100 acres. @VENTURASHER...

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9 San Diego inmates allegedly stole more than $ 165,000 from California Unemployment Insurance

La Opinion California The nine men carried out the scam between the months of June and September of 2020, according to the San Diego Attorney General Custodians became suspicious when Amazon packages began arriving for the inmates. Photo: Sandy Huffaker / Getty Images The Attorney General of San Diego, Summer Stephan announced this Thursday that nine inmates who were part of the Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP), a social reintegration program, have been accused of defrauding more than $ 165, Unemployment Insurance dollars through EDD. The nine men would have carried out the scam to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) between the months of June and September of last year, and they would have raised suspicions in the custodians when they s...

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14Jan By NewsNo Comments

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How can I get the coronavirus vaccine in California if I meet the requirements

Gavin Newsom applauds as the vaccination began in California. Photo: Jae C. Hong-Pool / Getty Images On Wednesday the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom assured that the state had decided to follow the most recent recommendation of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and include the people of 65 years or more on the priority list to receive the coronavirus vaccine . According to data from 2019 of the United States Census Bureau, the people of 65 years or more represent the 14. 8% of the population of California, which would be more than 5.8 million people , dramatically increased the list of individuals who qualify to receive a dose of the vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna. CA is significantly increasing our efforts to get vaccines out. This week, we launc...

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14Jan By NewsNo Comments

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In the last month 5,000 Latinos died in California

A Latino family in Long Beach lost three loved ones to COVID 19 in just three weeks. Mrs. Valerie Levario said her father perished on 10 December, her aunt on 23 of the same month, and her husband, Armando Padilla, the 29 December. He spoke that it is a totally devastating experience, especially because of the impossibility of being close to each of his beings dear ones in the last moments, to hold their hands when saying goodbye. The lady does not know how her father, Fabián Levario, became ill, or how her aunt, Deborah Levario, or her husband got infected. Their deaths are not related to end-of-season meetings. year, as the family avoided them to precisely prevent the risk. They are deaths that are added to another 5, 000 of Latinos in California in the last month. ...

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California: People 65 and Over Now Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine

La Opinion California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the measure Wednesday, dramatically increasing the number of people who are eligible to get vaccinated People of 80 years now can receive the coronavirus vaccine. Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images On Tuesday the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended to immediately include people from 65 years or more, and even those minors with chronic health conditions on the priority vaccination list, so that the state of California assured the same Tuesday that it would seek to adapt to the measure. And the decision did not take long, since this Wednesday the governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that everyone over the age of 65 years on the state's priority immunization list, which has about 2.5 million doses between ...

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14Jan By NewsNo Comments

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What we know about the $ 600 stimulus check announced by Governor Newsom for the undocumented

At least four million people could benefit from the measure. Photo: YURI CORTEZ / AFP / Getty Images Recently the Governor of California announced his intention to send the stimulus check for $ 600 dollars to approximately four million Californians who have been excluded from the second round of financial aid approved by the United States Congress and currently in distribution. The measure of the golden state would not be the first of its kind, since at the beginning of the pandemic the government proposed and managed to approve an aid of $ 500 dollars for thousands of undocumented immigrants, something that no other state had done so far. The Golden State Stimulus is $ 600 rapid cash to 4M working Californians who, when paired with fed stimulus, can get at least $ 1200 in...

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13Jan By NewsNo Comments

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California breaks Obamacare enrollment record for 2021

La Opinion California At least 1.6 million Californians renewed their health policies or purchased a new one, representing an increase of 13% The Director of Covered California, Peter V. Lee during a press conference. File photo. Photo: Aurelia Ventura / Impremedia / La Opinion By: EFE 13 from January 2021 California broke the record of enrollment of beneficiaries to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , known as “Obamacare”, for 2021, announced on Tuesday the authorities in charge of providing this service, which are promoting those who are not yet covered to dip into federal aid. Peter V. Lee , CEO of Covered California, the state's ACA enforcer, told a news conference Tuesday that a record number of 1.6 million Californians renewed their plan or selected a he...

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13Jan By NewsNo Comments

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Survey Finds California Latinos Perceive Discrimination in Medical Treatment

Thirteen out of 100 California Hispanic adults , manifested a different treatment in the doctor. Photo: David McNew / Getty Images By: EFE 13 from January 2021 Thirteen of each 100 California Hispanic Adults feel they were judged or treated differently by a healthcare provider because of their race or language, a poll revealed Tuesday. The survey “Discrimination and Medical Mistrust in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of California Adults ”, from Charles R. Drew University in Los Angeles, pointed out that this appreciation increases in the case of African Americans, since each 10 feel that their race influences in attention. Researchers they also found that one in six Latino Californians and African Americans were more likely than whites to report a st...

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Blue Shield of California expands plan to facilitate patient billing and payments

The plan seeks that patients focus more on their health and not on payment procedures. Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Healthcare provider Blue Shield of California has expanded a statewide program that is intended to facilitate patient payments in these difficult times due to the pandemic. In a statement, the organization said that the pilot program “Member Payments” was launched in 2019 in collaboration with CommonSpirit Health and OODA Health at two Dignity Health hospitals in Sacramento . By the end of that year it was expanded to six hospitals. This week's announcement, as California is in a tough battle to curb COVID cases - 19, indicates that other 20 Dignity Health hospitals already have the program, which serves to offer payment facilities and greater transparenc...

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In 2020 the San Diego CPB intercepted more vessels with illegal immigrants than ever

La Opinion Immigration The fiscal year that ended in October, set a record of more than 300 Interceptions offshore off the south-west coast of the United States Several operations would have had air support to locate the vessels. Photo: John Moore / Getty Images By: EFE 15 from January 2021 The maritime interceptions of immigrants off the coast of San Diego , California, broke records in the fiscal year 2020 more than 300 operational, and in this 2021 arrests are on the rise, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported Tuesday. The office San Diego's CBP documented a record of 309 maritime smuggling events during the fiscal year 1200. During this fiscal year, which covers from October 2020 to the date, in this sector have been registered 300 smuggling event...

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12Jan By NewsNo Comments

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Sacramento Prosecutor's Office differs from Los Angeles Attorney's Office policies and will not hand over jurisdiction of cases

La Opinion California In a letter sent from office to office, prosecutor Anne Marie Schubert let George Gascón know that it differs from LA's new justice policies Former police officer and new Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón. Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The new Los Angeles District Attorney General, George Gascón continues to add detractors for his new justice guidelines and this time it has been his colleague, the Sacramento District Attorney General, Anne Marie Schubert who informed Gascón that your office will not give you jurisdiction over any case as long as the new guidelines of the newly elected prosecutor are in force. Through a letter, sent from one office to another, the prosecutor Anne Marie Schubert made it clear to George Gas...

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12Jan By NewsNo Comments

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Hispano makes history by being named Fresno Police Chief

La Opinion California An experienced Latino cop from 44 years was appointed as head of the department on Monday The Fresno, California Police Department will be led by a Latino . Photo: Roger Hornback / Getty Images By: EFE 12 from January 2021 Juan Francisco Balderrama made history on Monday as the first Latino to become chief of the Fresno, California Police Department , the fifth most populous city of the state, where almost half of the population is Hispanic. Balderrama, of 44 years, took the oath Monday in his post ensuring that he will focus on establishing trust in the community to bring security to the area. Mayor of Fresno, Jerry Dyer, said that “ Balderrama has what it takes to lead the Department during these turbulent times “. “In my experi...

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12Jan By NewsNo Comments

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MS-13 gang member who was wanted for killing Karen Ruiz commits suicide

The opinion News He was being searched after being caught on video shooting his ex-girlfriend VIDEO: Exact moment that MS gang member - 13 kills ex-girlfriend, Karen Ruiz in California Photo: Video capture: LAPD HQ / Courtesy Committed suicide Herbert Nixon Flowers of 46 years, the subject who according to authorities of California was a member of the gang of the drug trafficking MS - 13 who was caught by a surveillance camera killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her three-year-old daughter. The policeman of Texas noted that the subject was located while driving a vehicle heading to Dal the , and when they stopped him he wanted to escape on foot and when he was surrounded by the authorities he took his own life. Let us remember that everything star...

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Activists pressure governor to release California inmates

By: Jorge Luis Macías / Special for La Opinion 12 from January 2021 In the middle of the COVID pandemic - 19 , "Amalia Bertel", fights because her son César, who is about to meet 30 years old, get out of Lancaster State Prison. “I don't want to die and know that my son will continue in prison,” said Amalia, a resident of the city ​​of Garden Grove, to La Opinion. “Many prisoners are dying inside prisons and I don't want jail to become a death sentence for my son.” In 085, Caesar of 17 years and three other adolescents were accused of participating in a gang-related murder attempt, in the Shalimar neighborhood, in the city of Costa Mesa, in Orange County. "What neighborhood are you from?" His son and three other young people allegedly asked the alleged rivals who fled the pl...

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12Jan By NewsNo Comments

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Trump wants to finish even a fraction of the wall he promised

The administration of the outgoing President Donald Trump accelerated the construction of the wall on the California border before his term ends, confirmed sources who see the president's visit to the border on Tuesday as a political distraction, to ward off the attention to the attempted self-coup last week. Trump comes today Tuesday to show himself next to the border wall, in a strategy of "drowning kicks," the director told La Opinion from the border project of the American Friends Services Committee, Pedro Ríos. “It is a message for his followers; he wants to tell them that 'mission accomplished' by having built 450 miles of border wall, and at the same time he wants them to understand that things are going normally, even if they are about to initiate a trial political ”for instiga...

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Community Colleges in California, an opportunity to graduate without a great debt

Marlon Lerman Matonte couldn't be happier when he finished high school. His plan was to study something related to auto mechanics and they had accepted him at all the universities he had applied to. However, as this happened in the middle of the pandemic, he thought if it was worth it pay so much money to receive virtual classes. "The issue of money worried me a lot," he said. “I know what I want to do with my life but I don't know exactly how I'm going to get to that point.” The concern was even greater when he learned that his older brother had ended up with a debt of more than 200 thousand dollars after having studied film at a prestigious University of Boston. Marlon Lerman, college student. So when Marlon realized that many of the courses offered at the colleges he app...

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Slow vaccination: California has administered 800 thousand of the 2.5 million coronavirus vaccines it has

The opinion California Governor Gavin Newsom assured that the state aims to vaccinate one million more people this week Newsom himself is in quarantine after possible exposure. Photo: Jae C. Hong-Pool / Getty Images The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom assured this Monday that the state is preparing to add massive new vaccination sites in a new effort to increase vaccine distribution and administer at one million doses before Sunday. Newsom, who recently acknowledged that the process had been slow , revealed that since the approval of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the state has received a total of 2, 125, 125 dose and has only managed 783, 550 until last Sunday. The governor emphasized that the golden state will seek to administer a million ext...

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The challenges Gavin Newsom faces in his third year in command of California

The opinion California The Democratic governor faces criticism from various sides and seeks to calm the waters a bit with the new budget Gavin Newsom's third year in office begins a bit shaky. Photo: Justin Sullivan / EFE California Governor Gavin Newsom began his third year in office facing crises in different areas of the social and economic life of the state , that he faces a movement seeking to remove him from the office, plus a growing homeless crisis, a scandalous EDD fraud and controversial photos in The French Laundry. The main criticism facing the Democrat is his handling of the pandemic and restrictions , for many excessive, in commercial activities, which has generated a movement that is currently collecting 1.5 million signatures to try to revoke the ...

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11Jan By NewsNo Comments

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Six Latinos escaped from a California jail using a “rope” of sheets

The opinion California The men reportedly reached the roof of the jail and escaped before midnight on Saturday, however, they did not notice it until on Sunday Six young Latinos escaped from Merced jail at midnight Saturday. Photo: Merced County Sheriff Office / Courtesy The Merced County Sheriff's Department in California, reported Sunday that he is on the trail of six escaped Latino inmates allegedly Saturday night in jail Merced County Downtown Jail. The six men would have using a rope made of sheets braided together , as reported by the Merced Sheriff, Vern Warnke in a statement posted on Facebook with portraits of the six subjects. The Sheriff reported that the leak occurred shortly before the midnight Saturday , however, the guards did not notice th...

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VIDEO: Exact moment MS-13 gang member kills ex-girlfriend, Karen Ruiz in California

The opinion News The brutal crime was committed in front of his three-year-old daughter. Disturbing images, discretion recommended Herbert Nixon Flores shoots his ex-girlfriend. Photo: Video Capture: LAPD HQ / Courtesy Authorities of California They are looking for an alleged member of the gang of the drug trafficking MS - 13 who was caught on a surveillance camera killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her three-year-old daughter. The victim, identified as Karen Ruiz , from 46 years, she was taking her daughter to the nanny's house on Wednesday in Arleta , California , when you noticed that Herbert Nixon Flowers , of 46 years, she got out of a vehicle to chase her, reported KABC . ❗️Graphic Video❗️ 46 yr old Herbert Nixon Flores is wanted for...

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Protesters for and against Trump clash in San Diego

The opinion California Both groups faced each other and the Police on a popular beach in the city last Saturday Officers of the San Diego Police Department at a demonstration for the death of George Floyd. Photo: ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP / Getty Images By: EFE 20 from January 2021 Protesters for and against President Donald Trump clashed with each other and with police officers in Pacific Beach, San Diego and at least three were arrested for refusing to leave the venue after the meeting was declared illegal "due to acts of violence." With the takeover of Congress in Washington by Trump supporters this Wednesday still fresh in memory, Trump supporters participated on Saturday afternoon in a "Patriotic March" in defense of "our republic, our Constitution a...

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9Jan By NewsNo Comments

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“Racist” was extradited from California who falsely accused a teenager of robbery in a hotel in New York

Miya Ponsetto (22) Photo: Ventura County Sheriff's Office / Courtesy Miya Ponsetto, a young man accused of falsely accusing a black teenager of having stolen his phone and then attacking him in a NYC hotel, returned to the extradited city from California, his home state. Ponsetto (22) was escorted to New York Police Station # 1 in Lower Manhattan this morning. "He had his leather jacket covering his hands, which were handcuffed s in front," he described New York Post. She was charged with attempted robbery, grand theft, attempted assault and acting in a harmful manner for a minor of age, listed Pix 11. NYPD sent detectives to question her in California, after days of intense media coverage of the fight in the hotel that happened on 26 December, and the dem...

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California Governor Reveals New Budget Details, Emphasizes Priority Areas

The opinion California Gavin Newsom assured that the state is committed to an economic recovery with the new bill that must be approved by the California Senate The governor presented the budget 2020 - 2020 with a very ambitious plan. Photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images At the beginning of this week, Governor Gavin Newsom reported that he would present an ambitious budget plan that will seek California's economic recovery with $ 4.5 billion dollars than includes stimulus checks to Californians, job creation and support for small entrepreneurs. In a press conference held this Friday morning, Governor Newsom detailed his administration's plans for the year 2021 - 2022 are focused on providing support in economically boost small entrepreneurs, low-incom...

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8Jan By NewsNo Comments

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California Small Business Financial Aid Extended Deadline

Small merchants will have more time to submit their application and receive financial aid. Photo: VALERIE MACON / AFP / Getty Images California authorities have extended the deadline to apply for financial aid from the COVID Relief Grant Program - 19 for small businesses, which was announced last 30 December by Governor Gavin Newsom. In principle, the deadline to apply for the aid was this Friday, January 8, but after the overwhelming response of hundreds of thousands of small merchants, which collapsed the system to send the form, the authorities extended the deadline until the next 13 from January. Eligible businesses & nonprofits can apply NOW for up to $ 25, 000 through CA Relief Grant Program. Application deadline is extended to 1 / 13 / 21. Applicants-in-p...

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Arrested for “racism” a woman who falsely accused a teenager of robbery in a hotel in New York

Miya Ponsetto (22) Photo: Ventura County Sheriff's Office / Courtesy Miya Ponsetto, a young woman accused of falsely accusing a black teenager of stealing his phone and then attacking him in a NYC hotel, was arrested yesterday in California , his home state. The New York Police Department sent detectives to question Ponsetto (22), after days of intense media coverage of the fight in the hotel that happened on 26 December, and the demands of the adolescent's family and politicians that the woman face criminal charges. According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office in California, on Thursday officers attempted to arrest Ponsetto while driving near her home in Simi Valley, but she didn't stop until she reached her residence, where refused to get out of the car. That...

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Camp restriction extended in 12 national forests located in California

Los Angeles National Forest is one of the forests not allowing camping. Photo: David McNew / Getty Images Despite initially announcing a camping ban in eight national forests located in California through January 6, Region 5 of the United States Forest Service States ( USFS ), which comprises the state, extended said ban until January 19 added four more forests for a total of 12. The so-called USFS Region 5 announced the prohibition of camping in the national forests last December when the restrictions in the state were again intensified, but initially it had contemplated it until last January 6. The @ EldoradoNF , @ USFSFeathers , @ LakeTahoeUSFS & @ Tahoe_NF are latest forest to join the list. Updated info here: https://t.co/rOyshMlffY https://t.co/ghqVG...

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Asthmatics with 30% less chance of contracting COVID

The opinion California International studies show that the use of asthma inhalers can reduce the replication of the virus Most people with chronic asthma use inhalers. Photo: Fuentelatina.org / Courtesy By: Special for La Opinion 07 from January 2021 Contrary to what the health authorities have assumed so far, the population with bronchial asthma is not more susceptible to becoming infected with COVID - 19, what's more, the new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , points out that it is less so. There are three hypotheses that explain why asthmatics may not contract coronavirus as explained by Dr. Eugene Merzon, director of the department of Care Managed in the health services of the medical insurance Leumit, who is part...

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We thought they were going to massacre us: Lou Correa

Congressman Lou Correa told La Opinion that when the mob of Trump supporters stormed the congress, “we thought we were going to have a coup, and possibly that is what the president wanted, but he did not get the people follow him. ” The Orange County Democratic representative said that inside the Capitol a shootout between the attackers motivated by Trump and the police of the compound was about to break out, which would have reached unexpected proportions . “The Capitol police are very well armed and would easily have killed hundreds of the president's protesters, but a bigger problem would have started because Trump's supporters were also armed, had bombs and Pepper gases, ”he explained. Congressmen moments after the assault on the Capitol in Washington . When the presid...

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Of the 2.5 million coronavirus cases in California, 1.3 million have been Latinos

Hispanics in the state have been the most affected by the coronavirus. Photo: Antoni Belchi / Impremedia On various occasions the health authorities of the state of California have stated that Latinos have been disproportionately more affected by COVID - 19 with respect to other ethnic groups and the current data assure that it is indeed like this. The state, which added a million cases in just one month , accumulates until the morning of this Thursday 2,518,611 infections since March 2020, of which more than 1.3 million of cases would be of people with Hispanic ethnic origin . The Latino population in California represents about the 38. 9% of the total population, so the numbers have credibility. In addition, Latinos in supermarkets, restaurants and ...

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Don't have health insurance? Covered California can give you a subsidy to get a policy

A Covered California bus in the city of San Francisco. Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The period to request a financial subsidy to purchase health insurance through Covered California is will keep open until 31 January . Covered California is the Californian adaptation of the Obamacare program that was created under the Affordable Care Act approved in the year 2010. Through the platform, Californians are linked with recognized insurance companies at the same time that determines whether the person or the family qualifies for a financial subsidy to help cover the monthly expenses of the policy. Currently any Californian can apply and qualify to receive an economic subsidy and obtain quality health coverage either individual or family. But in addition to of...

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EDD acknowledges that it found 3.5 million “potentially fraudulent” Unemployment Insurance applications

1.4 million active applications have been temporarily suspended. Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The chaos at the California Employment Development Department (EDD) continues amid the scandal of millions of dollars lost through fraudulent applications, And now the agency has announced that it would freeze more than 1.4 million active applications to verify their legality. “ As part of ongoing efforts to fight fraud, the EDD has suspended payments on applications it deems high risk and is advising those affected that they must verify their identity to continue receiving benefits ”, reads a message published by the EDD on its Twitter account. As part of ongoing efforts to fight fraud, EDD has suspended payment on claims considered high risk and is informing thos...

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Pregnant woman, her three children and her mother-in-law die in another terrible crash in California

A horrific crash on the I-5 freeway in central California cost the lives of a pregnant woman, her three children and her mother-in-law, when the vehicle crashed in the one who was traveling against a trailer. The accident occurred just three days after in the same region of Fresno County there was another crash that caused the death of nine people, including seven minors . Tuesday's crash happened around 9: 30 pm at Panoche Rd. in the Firebaugh area, near the Fresno and Merced county line. Authorities indicated that the pickup, possibly Chevrolet 1999, where the family was traveling crossed from the northbound side to the other side of the road , crashing head-on with the carton trailer. Five people and a baby on the way burned to death in crash on Highway 5 http s: ...

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CalOptima promotes vaccination against COVID-19

The opinion California Members of the company who live in homes for the elderly will receive vaccines in the first phase. File photo of the vaccine application. Photo: EFE / EFE By: Special for La Opinion 07 from January 2021 CalOptima Joins the Broader Healthcare Community to Receive COVID Vaccines - 19 in Orange County that arrived a few weeks ago. The Frontline hospital staff caring for CalOptima members and those company members who reside in long-term care facilities will be among the first to receive the vaccine authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. and Drug Administration, FDA). The Orange County Health Care Agency leads the local effort to distribute vaccines and CalOptima is working with the agency to ensure that Communicat...

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California: one million COVID-19 infections in less than a month to reach 2.5 million total

The opinion California "Today I am more concerned than ever before," said Bárbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Health Director Some patients have to wait outside Los Angeles hospitals due to over-sickness. Photo: ETIENNE LAURENT / EFE The effect of the December holidays continues to be reflected in California with high numbers of infections and this Wednesday the state has reached the 2.5 million total coronavirus cases . Health authorities reported on Wednesday 29, 892 new cases, but with new ones infections throughout the day the figure exceeded 2.5 million according to the Los Angeles Times database . Numbers of # COVID 19 in California: 🔹 Cases confirmed to date: 2, 482, 226 🔹 Note: Numbers may not represent true changes of day to d...

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California plans to send the $ 600 stimulus check to millions of people who do not qualify

The opinion California Those taxpayers who filed with ITIN and obtained the CalEITC state credit in 2019 and 2020 can get the $ 1200 state dollars If the budget proposed by the governor is approved, almost 4 million people will be able to receive the money. Photo: ADEM ALTAN / AFP / Getty Images This Wednesday the Governor of California opened a window of hope for millions of people who do not qualify for federal aid from the second stimulus check, receive funds in the same amount through a state tax credit contemplated in the new budget plan which drives . During a meeting with representatives of the most affected communities in the state, Gavin Newsom assured that it included a section to provide the funds of $ 600 dollars to undocumented immigrants in...

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California traveler compares New York and Las Vegas with Los Angeles amid pandemic

The popular Las Vegas Strip on the night of 31 from December. Photo: Ángel Matute / Impremedia I had been locked up in Los Angeles for several months under quarantine orders when I decided that I was going to visit some other tourist city to compare how the pandemic was being experienced in other latitudes of the United States and what were the restrictions in force. I made the first trip in October 2020 to New York City . The low demand for flights and accommodation had the rates of both for the floor, so the idea of ​​taking advantage of the opportunity outweighed the fear of the virus, so I embarked on a four-day journey. The first difference I noticed was that both tourist attractions and the restaurant and bar industry were operating almost normally . There ...

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Governor Newsom Proposes $ 4.5 Billion Package For California Bailout

The regional president made reference to the ambitious budget plan on Tuesday. Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Last Tuesday the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom announced an economic rescue package for the state of $ 4, 500 million dollars that includes help for small businesses, in addition to job creation, but the plan must be approved by the state senate. “ These budget proposals reflect our commitment to an egalitarian recovery that ensures that California continues to be the best place to start and grow a business ”, said the president in a statement when presenting your plan. Today, CA announced our $ 4.5B economic relief package: - $ 1B + in immediate relief for small businesses including grants & fee waivers - Tax credits for new hires & mo...

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COVID-19 infected man spat at four police officers in Southern California

The exposed officers were quarantined. Photo: Edward Kimmel / Wikimedia Commons Four Southern California police officers were quarantined because a man infected with the coronavirus spat at them during an incident over the weekend. In a press release, the Palm Springs , in Riverside County, said officers responded Saturday night to a call by an individual who was throwing objects at moving vehicles in downtown. The man allegedly smashed the windows of a pickup truck and was running back and forth over the streets in the S. Indian area Canyon and Baristo Road. When two sergeants and two officers arrived at the scene to subdue the suspect, he began yelling and spitting at them . The man was taken to a hospital to be mentally evaluated and there it was discovered that he had ...

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Terrible collision in Fresno County kills nine people, including seven minors

The fatal crash occurred on the Highway 33 near Fresno. Archive image. Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images A terrible tragedy occurred on the first day of the year in Fresno County, in central California , when a highway collision killed nine people, including seven minors. A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said at a news conference that around 8 pm on Friday a Dodge Journey SUV car 2013 was driven on the highway 33, near Coalinga southwest of Fresno , heading south when for some reason it entered the shoulder to the right. When doing so, the vehicle occupied by only one person lost control, crossed to the other side of the road and collided head-on with a Ford F pickup - 150 model 2007 that was driven on the same street in the direction north. The res...

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“On the brink of catastrophe”: California begins 2021 with a new record of deaths from the coronavirus

Rosa Mejía is comforted by her children after the death of her husband Gilberto Arreguín on 31 December in Los Angeles. Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP / Getty Images The new year began in California with bad news, when it was announced on the first day of 2021 that died 585 people died in one day as a result of COVID - 19. That figure, which corresponds to the final day of 2020, constitutes a new negative record for the state as health authorities speak about the seriousness of the situation, as Christina Ghaly, director of health services for the County of Los Angeles, who said the county is "on the brink of catastrophe" due to the saturation of hospitals . The report included 47, 189 new cases to bring the total to about 3 million in the state, which this week exceeded the ...

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With pig's head and fake blood, they vandalize Nancy Pelosi's house to claim $ 2,000 check and cancellation of rent

El Diario NY News A fairly explicit way to start the year Nancy Pelosi is the spokesperson for the Democrats in the House of Representatives. Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images The anger of some Americans at the reluctance in the United States Congress to approve a check for $ 2, 000 was consigned with graffiti on the home of the Speaker of the Democratic Majority in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi . With the arrival of the New Year, unknown persons vandalized part of Pelosi's residence, in California, with messages in claim that payment of $ 600 passed in the Legislature is not enough. The garage door of the house of politics in San Francisco dawned on the first day of 2021 with paint that it simulated blood and the head of a pig. Messages such as “...

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