California News – 06-09-2021

K Buenavista — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:40:09 +0000

US States that went into lockdown have done better economically than less restrictive states

New COVID data has shown that states like California who have gone into lockdown and have had more restrictions during the pandemic
Many have argued that the restriction in states like California have had more negative effects on the economy but new studies show otherwise
According to the latest quarterly UCLA Anderson Forecast, not only did big states with more stringent COVID measures end 2020 with fewer infections per capita, they also tended to post better economic growth numbers last year than states with fewer restrictions

In a California Vineyard in Santa Rosa yesterday (Tuesday) authorities responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle parked near the winery
The deputy investigated the area and found the man stuck inside of a fan shaft and Firefighters came to rescue him
The man is safe and expected to make a full recovery after some medical treatment and has been charged with trespassing and drug possession

K Buenavista — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:05:51 +0000

Google’s new site in San Jose is a church at 56 S. Montgomery St. in the downtown area which cost them $11.7 million in cash
This area that Google has purchased is a key component in assembling the land they need to develop an all new transit-oriented neighborhood
This goal of developing the downtown San Jose neighborhood began in December of 2016 where Google purchased a bakery and an old telephone company
In total, Google has spent around $470.7 million on purchasing parcels by the Diridon train station along with the SAP Center in downtown San Jose

Nevada, San Solano, Sacramento, and San Joaquin counties are now transitioning to orange tier (a.k.a the moderate tier of COVID regulations)
For outdoor gathering, 50 people are allowed and Indoor is largely discouraged with a maximum of 25% capacity
In concerns to Private events; Private events have an outdoor capacity of 100 people and an indoor maximum of 150 (if all are vaccinated)
Most paces in these counties like restaurants, churches, movie theaters, hotels, etc. Are limited to either 50%, 25% or 15% capacity and will vary by service

Yesterday on May 31, an LAPD airplane made an emergency landing on a very busy highway here in California
Luckily no one was injured and the plane touched down a bit before 7 p.m. local time on the U.S. 101 at about 35 miles north of LA