Outrage begun by California school calling Florida and Texas “idiots” in student test

• A social science teacher at Whitney High School in Rocklin, CA, i being investigated after students were asked a politically biased question on a test
• The test question read, “A group of complete idiots is:” with the answers being: a)KKK, b) “All of Florida”, c) Fox News, d) Texans
• A student posted the image on twitter where it received a lot of attention with hundreds of commenters outraged 

Recent survey shows number of homeless tents in Sacramento have doubled since 2019

• Since the last time officials conducted a homeless census in the beginning of 2019, the number of tents across Sacramento County has doubled 
• In January of 2019, researched estimated that there were 5,570 homeless people living in the county in tents, vehicles, and shelters
• A research team from CSU conducted a surrey that indicated the number of tents had increased by double at least with 10,000

COVID rate in California is twice that of Florida

• The Coronavirus rate in California is double that levels of Florida, despite all the mask mandates and recommendations that the state has to prevent the spread of the virus
• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases in California are no longer declining and the rate is increasing rapidly
• The vaccination rate in California is 62% but has higher COVID transmission rates than Texas at 54% and Florida at 60%

California group asks SD County Judge to stop state mask mandate for schools

• An Advocacy group that represents parents against the mask mandates in school plead to a judge in a North County courtroom on November 8
• In the courtroom, the group asked the judge to stop the state from enforcing the mask mandate for kids 

Grocery shopper stabbed by security guard over face masks, says Santa Monica Police

• According to California police, a security guard stabbed a shopper at Vons in Santa Monica after a fight broke out over the man’s refusal to wear a face mask
• The man entered the store without a mask on November 8 around 10:30pm and “started to cause a scene” when employees urged him to wear a mask or leave, the police said in a news release
• The guard pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed the man repeatedly, police said.

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• On September 13, President Joe Biden landed in Sacramento, California to campaign for Governor Newsom during the recall election and was met with protestors over how he handled Afghanistan and mandatory vaccinations
• A couple dozen protesters were in attendance when Air Force One touched down at the Mather Airport and some held signs that read, “Biden Lied, 13 died”

Three Fresno county school districts rank with top 10 highest reading scores 

• Out of California’s 10 best schools for reading scores are 3 schools from Fresno county according to a new report from the California Reading Coalition
• The report shows that the schools are: Kingsburg Elementary Charter (rank:3), Clovis Unified (rank:4), and Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified (rank:8)
• The report card used data from the two most recent California Assessment of Students Performance and Progress cycles, including 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 data

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• A couple named Daniel and Davy Macias from Yucaipa, California has died due to COVID-19 and left behind 5 children, including their newborn daughter who remains unnamed
• According to Davy’s sister-in-law, Terri Serey Davy was 37 and Daniel was 39 with their children at ages 7, 5, 3. 2, and 3 weeks old
• Davy Macias was a nurse at Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, and Daniel Macias was a teacher at Jehue Middle School in Colton, California

California disaster declaration approved by President Biden ahead of his Sacramento visit

• On September 12, President Joe Biden has approved California’s disaster declaration and will travel to Sacramento today, September 13 
• When he arrives, President Biden will survey the damage from recent wildfires, according to the White House on September 12
• More than 6,800 wildfires large and small have blackened an estimated 1.7 million acres which has used up much of the remaining firefighting forces and equipment

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• Through the last week in October, California has issued 1.1 million new stimulus checks and most are expected to be mailed starting November 1
• The payments have a total valuation of $857 million and a total of 750,000 checks, according to the California Franchise Tax Board

California man left in critical condition after shooting at Sacramento Walmart

• In a shooting that occurred at a Walmart in Sacramento, California, one man was left in critical condition and taken to a local area hospital where he will undergo surgery
• The shooting occurred on Halloween, October 31, at around 8:30 pm, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office
• California officials have stated that they are unsure of whether the shooting occurred in or out of the store and are currently conducting an investigation

Malibu Mansion purchased for $177 million, a record in the state

• As of November 1, 2021, Marc Andreessen, a billionaire venture capitalist, has a purchased a mansion in Malibu, California for $177 million
• This estate purchase is a new record for California which was previously set by Jeff Bezos in 2020

Landscapers in California angered by ban on gas-powered lawn mowers

• In Governor Gavin Newsom’s effort to achieve 100% zero emissions, he has signed a new bill that bans the sale of small off-road engines by 2024
• Landscapers and other small business owners who depend on some off-road engines now have to transition to electric powertrains
• According to the California Air Resources Board, there are 16.7 million small engines in California with approximately 77% used for residential lawn and garden equipment

Teacher put onto paid leave for not wearing mask at school

• A teacher from Ponderosa High School named Micheal Wilkes who was placed on paid leave for not wearing a mask at school is speaking out against California’s strict COVID-related mandates
• In a statement on a news broadcast, Wilkes said,”We need to unite with people that are like-minded and stand up across the board and simply say no to these mandates in order for them to stop,”

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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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• Yesterday (Thursday) lawmakers for Californi have approved the very first state-funded guaranteed income plan worth $35 million
• Qualified individuals consisting of qualified pregnant women and young adults who recently left foster care will receive these monthly payments with no restriction to how they spend it
• The vote for this law was 36-0 in the Senate and a 64-0 in the Assembly showing bipartisan support

California’s first mega-fire of the year: Sugar Fire

• North of Sacramento in the Plumas National Forest, the Sugar fire has become the first to cover 100,000 acres of land this year
• The fire first began on July 2 and its size quickly increased with the extreme temperatures and strong winds
• As a result of the flare-ups and spot fires all over the area, firefights had extreme difficulty gaining a footing on the fire

The surge in Covid-19 cases has caused Los Angeles county to reinstate mask mandates

• Just after a month of California’s long-awaited reopening, coronavirus has urged counties like Los Angeles to reinstate mask mandates
• Beginning Saturday night, all residents of Los Angeles County will be required to resume wearing masks in indoor spaces regardless of their vaccination status

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• After a total of 9 positive COVID-19 cases in Sacramento last week, California legislature has reinstates the mask mandate for the Capitol
• The first mandate is applied to Sacramento residents and the second requires all staff, senators, and assembly members to resume mask wearing
• The Senate and Assembly will also begin a twice a week coronavirus testing for those employees unvaccinated

• The wildfires that have begun this year in Northern California and Southern California have greatly exceeded the totals for the same time in 2020 where fire risk was also high
• Between January 1 and July 4, there has been a total of 4,600 fires that have burned around 115 square miles according to Cal Fire
• Last year, the total amount of wildfires in California was about 3,850 fires that scorched 49 square miles

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