California mother helps to rescue missing children, says OC Sheriff

• After speaking to reporters on November 18, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes called Julia Bonin a “superhero” after she spotted two missing children when walking her son to school
• The missing kids were Noah Clare (age 3) and Amber Clare (age 16) walking with a wanted man named Jacob Clare at the Doheny State Beach in Dana Point
• According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Jacob Clare has been charged with aggravated kidnapping and is now in custody 

Two arrested after allegedly stealing spilled cash on California freeway

• According to the California Highway Patrol, two people who allegedly stopped on a freeway to grab spilled cash were arrested after locking themselves out of their car
• Approximately around 9:15 am, on the I-5, the back door of an armored truck flew open and the CHP began receiving calls about motorists stopping to take up $1 and $20 bills

COVID-19 surge in Colorado poses urgent warning for California population

• As California heads into the holiday season, new weekly COVID-19 cases have become stable along with high vaccination rates in comparison to other states
• The COVID-19 case rate in Colorado poses as a warning for California as Colorado has an almost identical vaccination rate but cases are spiking
• CDC data shows that Colorado has a 62.8% vaccination rate for their population while California has a 62.7% vaccination rate

California BLM advocate accused of driving into crowd

• According to a new report, a judge ruled that a California Black Lives Matter supporter had her constitutional rights violated at a recent hearing over whether she should face trial over accusations of a crime
• The supporter’s name is Tatiana Turner and was accused of deliberately driving into a crowd of counterprotesters of the Black Lives Matter movement 

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• After Governor Gavin Newsom survived the recall attempt, state legislators have said that the failed effort at removing Newsom as Governor was too costly and needs further review
• Lawmakers in California agreed to spend a minimum of $276 million in the most recent state budget in order to cover recall costs but many elections officials have estimated that cost is closer to $300 million
• Assemblyman Marc Berman has said, “That money could be spent on housing, on homelessness, on combating climate change, forest fires, early childhood education, you name it,”

Additional Placer County city ranked in best places to live in America in 2021

• According to a new ranking by the Money magazine, the city of Rocklin in Placer County was ranked #43 on the annual list of high-performance schools and quality of life for 2021
• Over the last 10 years, the magazine reported that the city of Rocklin’s population has increased over 20%
• The magazine evaluated cities that had low crime risk, a diverse population between 25,000 and 500,000 people, and an affordable cost of living

New San Diego restaurants added to Michelin California Guide

• For Michelin’s 2021 California guide, 8 restaurants have been selected and 5 of which come from San Diego County
• The 5 San Diego restaurants are: Callie, Menya Ultra, Fort Oak, Little Frenchie, and Animae 
• The 3 other restaurants come from Orange County which are: Knife Pleat, Heritage Barbecue, and Khan Saab

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• Throughout Santa ana, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernadino County, authorities chase a man suspected of assault with a deadly weapon 
• After an officer performed a PIT maneuver, the suspect’s vehicle had spun out which allowed other officers to detain him

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• As many as 32 brown pelicans have been discovered along the coastline in Orange County which have either been mutilated or severely injured 
• According to information from Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, they have helped 22 pelicans who have sustained injuries on their wings 
• The organization believes these attacks to be intentional and a $500 reward is being offered for information about any of these incidences at 888-334-2258

• The state is aimed towards making a form of an “electronic vaccine verification system” in order to assist residents in letting businesses and others know that they are vaccinated 
• More details about what this project could turn out to be are forthcoming

• Despite the reopening of the economy, thousands more of unemployment claims have been made in California 
• So far for California Workers, there has been 68,600 initial unemployment benefits claims just during last week (ending on June 12) with an increase of 15,700 from the 52,900 claims during the week of June 5

• Today (Thursday) regulators for California are aimed to approve edited worksite pandemic rules which will allow fully vaccinated employees less strict rules when it comes to mask mandates and social distancing
• Those who are fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus will not have the mask mandate but there are exceptions
• In locations that include mass transit and classrooms, employees will still be required to wear masks and maintain social distancing

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• 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

• 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

• 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

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