• Out of the company’s announcement in July 2021, Walt Disney World announced its plans to relocate 2,000 of its employees from California to Florida
• The chairman of Disney Parks, Josh D’Amaro, in a letter to employees has said the move would allow creative and business teams to become better integrated
• This new Disney campus will be located about 20 miles to the east of Disney world in Lake Nona 

State officials say that no adult in California will be denied a COVID-19 booster shot

• According to a statement from the California Department of Public Health, adults in California will not be denied a COVID-19 booster shot 
• The health authorities make announced this in an attempt to increase the number of booster shots being administered in the state
• The US CDC also says that those who have received any of the three vaccines should receive a booster shot if they live or work in positions that put them “at-risk”

California wife and 3 children murdered by husband who now faces life in prison

• A man 55-year-old man named Shankar Hangud was sentenced to life in prison without parole on November 10 after confessing to killing his wife and 3 children 
• The man said that he murdered his wife and three children over the span of several days and across two Northern California counties in October 2019
• His children were ages 13, 16, and 20 years old

California school district will not tolerate Gov. Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate 

• The Calaveras Unified school district made a unanimous decision to not support or enforce Governor Newsom’s new vaccine mandate for schools
• This decision came in a meeting taking place on November 9 that applied to both students and staff
• The district acknowledges that they may come across possible repercussions such as loss of funding and other legal actions on them by the state

About 784,000 new state stimulus checks are to be sent out soon

• On November 12, more stimulus checks are expected to go out in California 
• The California Franchise tax Board has reported that they will send about 748,000 stimulus checks to “qualifying residents” who had filed paper tax returns in 2021
• As a part of the “Golden State Stimulus II program, each payment will be worth $600 and these payments are a part of Governor Newsom’s $100 billion budget that was signed into law in July 2021

Federal government blocks $12 billion funding for California transit

• The Federal government recently decided that California is ineligible for $12 billion in public transit funding because of an extensive dispute over changes to the state’s public pension law
• In order to be eligible for the transit grants, Federal law says state and local agencies must protect the interests of their employers

SoCal drought emergency announced that affects 19 million people

• In a declaration on November 9, Newsom advocated for additional conservation efforts and has pleaded with residents to cut their water use by 15% 
• Almost half of all California residents are under this regional drought emergency which affects 19 million people

Possible winter pandemic surge has California healthcare line preparing

• On November 10, Governor Gavin Newsom has said that California has begun positioning equipment and finalizing contracts with temporary health care workers 
• This action comes as health care offficials beleive there to be a “Winter surge” in COVID-19 cases 

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• White House has announced partnership with popular dating apps such as Tinder, OKCupid, Plenty of Fish, and more to raise vaccine awareness
• 42% of adults which age from 18 to 34 say that they aren’t willing to get the vaccine
• According to OKCupid, those who are open to being vaccinated or plan to make up 14% of users and are more likely to math with another user than those who don’t get vaccinated
• With many more variants of the virus merging, with summer weather and mask mandates diminishing, efforts to reach young adults are intensifying

• Ford’s new F-150 Lightning will be equipped with 11 outlet plugs which include 4 in the frunk and a 240 volt outlet in the pick-up box for heavy duty equipment; also, depending on the amount of electricity being drawn, the Truck could power a home for up to 10 days
• The F-150 Lightning boasts a massive front trunk which adds 14.1 cubic feet of secured storage as it replaces the space where the engine would have been in the ICE version
• Much like the traditional F-150, the vehicle’s price is oriented in the same direction with a starting price of $39,974 and maximum price of around $90,000 
• Ford is taking $100 reservations for the F-150 on their website
• The pickup features 2 electric motors and offers targeted ranges of 230 or 300 miles. 

• The licensing deal with WNBA is the first pro women’s sports agreement for PointsBet
• The deal gives WNBA consumers a new way to watch games infused with PointsBet betting odds

• Breeze Airways is the second new U.S. carrier in less than a month, after Avelo debuted last month
• The carrier is the fifth airline started by JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman
• Flights start May 27, and the carrier will add others through late July

• Aerion Supersonic is shutting down, the company confirmed to CNBC
• The Nevada-based company had planned to build business jets capable of silently flying nearly twice as fast as commercial aircraft
• “In the current financial environment, it has proven hugely challenging to close on the scheduled and necessary large new capital requirements” to begin production of its AS2 supersonic jet, the company said in a statement

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• The physical distancing rules in California workplaces and mask requirements may be dropped if everyone is fully vaccinated
• Employers all across California are considering plans to bring employees back into workplaces, especially those who are working remote during the pandemic. 
• Further expectations have been set for California’s Occupational Safety and Health 
• Current California emergency workplace health and safety regulations, require that workers wear masks when indoors, except when a worker is alone in a room or is eating or drinking but must be at least six feet away from other workers and outside air supply has been maximized

• Almost ⅓ of all California Restaurants have been permanently closed and at least ⅔ of workers have temporarily lost their jobs at the beginning of the pandemic more than a year ago
• Industry leaders have expressed their fear for the lack of labor available as more establishments begin to reopen

• Energy regulators here in California have said that the state is much more prepared to avoid the rotating blackouts that the state experienced last summer
• California officials have said that they have acquired 3,500 megawatts of capacity ahead of the hot summer that threatens to increase the power grid demand
• The increased capacity also includes an additional 2,000 megawatts of batteries which are designed to store energy generated from the state’s renewable energy sources

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