• According to an announcement from Northern California authorities, a woman was arrested after she was accused of starting a wildfire that has destroyed 144 buildings and promoted many evacuations 
• The California Department of Forestry and Fire protection says that the arrest of 30-year old Alexandra Souverneva is just one of more than 100 who have been accused of starting the fire

School enrollment at L.A. Unified drops by 27,000 students 

• The Los Angeles Unified School District has seen a drop of 27,000 student since last year in 2020 which is a decline of nearly 6%
• In addition to this alarming drop in enrollment, the district estimates that between 70% and 80% of the school staff are on track to have full vaccination by October 15 
• The 20% to 30% of the staff that remain unvaccinated will face termination meaning more than 2,000 jobs will go unfilled

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• Employers in California are hiring more and more people (a record-breaking pace) as the state’s unemployment claims remain high
• Since February, California has averaged more than 111,000 new jobs a month which has recovered about 58% of the 2.7 million lost in March and April of 2020 during the stay-at-home order

Northern California wildfires cause National Forest lands to close

• On Thursday, August 19, the U.S. Forest Service announced that on August 22, they will close nine national forests from Lake Tahoe at the Nevada border to the Six Rivers National Forest
• More than 650 firefighters and 13 helicopters, and air tankers have flown fire suppression missions there as conditions allowed, authorities said
• This area of land mentioned in the announcement is more than 1 million acres

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• On August 23, The Torrance Police Department reported that they’ve found hundreds of ballots for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election, drugs, and a loaded gun
• This discovery occurred after Police responded to a call of a man passed out in a vehicle in a 7-Eleven parking lot in Torrance on August 16
• Also during the investigation, officers found that the suspect was a felon and had Xanax pills in his possession

Growing California wildfires force Reno residents indoors and 42,000 to evacuate

• Reno, Nevada Health Officials are warning residents to remain indoors as the Caldor Fire burning east of Sacramento, California has emitted smoke that has come across state lines
• Within California, more than 42,000 residents shave already received evacuation orders as eight other large wildfires burn the northern part of the state 
• A report from Cal Fire on August 24 said 632 structures have been destroyed by flames and two people have been injured

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• A police officer in Guadalupe, California accidentally killed a bystander who was sitting in a vehicle while shooting at a suspect on August 21, 2021
• Authorities have not identified the officer who opened fire or the suspect who was arrested, but may, “pending additional interviews and investigative processes,” the statement said

Northern California causes new threats despite containment efforts

• The Caldor fire in Northern California has continued to grow out of control and as of Sunday, August 22, there is zero containment 
• The fire has burned more than 154 square miles of tree and brush filled landscape since its outburst on August 14

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• According to an announcement on August 18, by the California Department of Public Health, they say that residents will now be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for indoor events that are larger than 1,000 people
• The previous requirement for events was that individuals show proof of vaccination or a negative test for more than 5,000 attendees

Small family and pet found dead in Sierra National Forest 

• A Northern California family of three along with their pet dog were reported missing and later found dead on August 17 on a hiking trail in the Sierra National Forest
• The family of three was identified as John Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, Muji, and their dog
• Authorities have seen no clear cause of death which caused them to treat the area like a “hazmat scene”  as it could be related to carbon monoxide
• Some fear a toxic algae bloom which cannot be rectified even by boiling water.

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• A 7-year-old boy named David Pruitt has died about a week after swimming in a Tehama County-area lake where he contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba 
• According to the family, David was flown to UC Davis Medical Center on July 30 where he was diagnosed with “primary amebic meningoencephalitis (or PAM)
• According to the Tehama County Health Services Agency, there have only been 10 PAM cases reported in California since 1971

Thousands are evacuated as Northern California and Utah feel the effects of intense wildfires

• Both Northern California and Utah have been announced thousands of evacuations due to intense wildfires
• On August 15, Oregon firefighters announced that they had fully contained the Dixie Fire which had spread to more than 550,000 acres across 4 counties in Northern California
• In eastern Utah, the Parleys Canyon Fire, which ignited on Saturday afternoon, quickly forced the evacuation of at least 6,000 homes, according to the authorities

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• For multiple Central Valley counties, an air quality alert has been issued due to the large amount of smoke from ongoing fires in Northern California
• Air quality officials for San Joaquin Valley have issued the alert through 5 pm on August 9 which also includes Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin areas

Hydroelectric plant at Lake Oroville has been shut down due to low water

• A major hydroelectric plant in Lake Oroville, California has been shut down due to water levels falling near the minimum amount for generating power
• This shut down could contribute to rolling blackouts as California struggles with a historic drought and extreme temperatures

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• In Huntington Beach, California, an Italian restaurant has announced that they will now only be serving customers who have not been vaccinated
• Basilico’s Pasta E Vino has a sign posted in their front door that reads, “NOTICE Proof of being unvaccinated required.” 

New California Poll suggests voters split on Gavin Newsom recall

• A study conducted by UC Berkely and Los Angeles Times has indicated that the front-runner to replace Newsom in the recall will be Larry Elder
• The first question in the poll was whether Governor Newsom should be removed from office and 47% of registered voters in the poll support the Newsom recall

Hospitals in Northern California are preparing for a spike in COVID-19 cases

• In California, more than 3,000 people have been hospitalized with about 700 in intensive care units
• So far, the state’s population remains at 61% vaccinated which is 9% short of reaching herd immunity
• Hospitals such as Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento has set up tents to test patient for COVID

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