Tag: NY-Cal

Incoming Santa Ana Winds Prompt Fire Warnings

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Santa Ana winds will make a return to Southern California Jan. 14, bringing the region a taste of warm winter weather but also raising the risk of wildfires with gusty and dry conditions. Winds began building Jan. 13  in some areas, most notably in the western San Fernando Valley, where gusts of 35…


Huntington Beach Hopes to Resume July 4 Celebrations

The City of Huntington Beach says it’s hoping to revive its Fourth of July celebrations this year, after being forced to cancel the popular three-day event last year. Of course, said the city’s community services manager, the show will only go on if it’s safe to do so. “All of this is completely COVID dependent,…


Chapman Professor Retires Following Capitol Controversy

ORANGE (CNS)—A Chapman University law professor who has drawn criticism for assisting President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the presidential election result and speaking at a rally for Trump before last week’s insurrection at the Capitol agreed today to a settlement with the university to retire. John Eastman did not immediately respond to the news…


COVID-19 Deaths Surged Around New Year at New York Care Facilities

COVID-19 deaths at long-term care facilities in New York state, including nursing homes and adult care facilities, surged in the final weeks of 2020, federal data shows. There were 508 deaths in long-term care facilities in New York in the two-week period ending on Jan. 4—an average of more than 250 deaths per week—according to…


COVID-19 Deaths Surge in New York Nursing Homes

Long term care facilities in New York, including nursing homes and adult care facilities, saw a surge in COVID-19 deaths in the final weeks of 2020, federal data shows. There were 508 deaths in long term care facilities in New York in the two-week period ending on Jan. 4—an average of over 250 deaths per…


Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Yang Announces Run for NYC Mayor

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang says he’s joining the race to become New York City’s next mayor. Yang, 46, a technology entrepreneur, said in a video on Jan. 14 that “seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart.” “We need to realize Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a guaranteed minimum income…


Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Announces Run for New York City Mayor

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang announced late Wednesday that he’s joining the race to become New York City’s next mayor. Yang, 46, a technology entrepreneur, said in a video that “seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart.” “We need to realize Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a guaranteed minimum income…


NYC to End Gifted and Talented Test for Preschoolers After This Year

This spring will be the last time New York City offers the Gifted and Talented (G&T) exam to 4-year-olds, as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s effort to ease what he considers a racial disparity. The G&T program, which offers specialized instruction and enrichment opportunities for young learners deemed exceptional, admits students based on a…


 Be Well Orange County Opens New Campus 

Be Well Orange County (OC) organizers celebrated the opening of its new facility Jan. 13 with a virtual ribbon cutting. Located in Orange, the new 60,000-square-foot facility will offer mental health and substance abuse treatment services. This facility is the first of what is expected to be three buildings for Be Well OC, an organization that serves as a county-wide commitment to creating…


Hundreds Line Up for the Opening of Disneyland Vaccination Center

Cars lined up early in the morning Jan. 13 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim for the opening of Orange County’s first super POD (point of distribution) site designed to facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations for up to 7,000 county residents per day. More than 200 people waited in long lines for nearly two hours outside the tents…