Orange County could enter least-restrictive yellow tier as soon as next week
In another milestone for reopening the Southern California economy, Orange County is now within striking distance of its widest reopening based on the state’s four-tiered, color-coded blueprint
According to data released Tuesday, Orange County’s rate of new coronavirus cases — adjusted based on the number of tests performed — dropped to 1.8 per day per 100,000
Counties making moves on the reopening road map Tuesday included Mono and San Mateo, which moved from orange to yellow, and Madera, which moved from red to orange
California’s next climate challenge: Replacing its last nuclear power plant
Four decades after its opening, Pacific Gas & Electric is finally preparing to shut the nuclear power plant in California
It sits near several seismic fault lines and has long stirred fears that an earthquake-driven meltdown could spread deadly radiation across the state
This Nuclear power plant is California’s largest source of power as it has generates nearly 6% of the state’s electricity in 2019
With just three years until the plant begins to power down, California has no plan to directly replace it
Amazon partnership to open hundreds of jobs for LAUSD graduates from low-income families
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner announced a groundbreaking partnership with Amazon on Monday in which hundreds of jobs will be made available for high school graduates from low-income families
As part of the new program, students must also be enrolled to attend a community college full-time
Amazon said they will help prepare students to apply for the jobs, which includes working at the Amazon grocery store or packaging orders
The pay will be at least $15 an hour and industry leading benefits like paid time off and health care
In addition to work experience, Amazon officials said they will also provide flexible hours to help students go to school and earn money to help their families
Students will also be able to apply for scholarships after their first year of employment
By K Buenavista
Mr. Buenavista is a writer that specializes in breaking down complex topics into easy to understand formats that appeal to a wide range of news seeking readers, without missing the important details. He handles a majority of the daily news reporting at Easy-Ad, and has written on many other websites. He resides in Southern California.
