• 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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Ponzi scheme has California man sentenced to 30 years in prison

• On November 9, a 50-year-old man named Jeff Carpoff was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to a billion-dollar criminal fraud scheme, According to the US Justice Department 
• This man was an owner of DC Solar, a solar generator manufacturer that appealed to investors because they came with numerous federal tax credits
• The company supposedly lied to investors saying that 17,000 mobile solar generators had been manufactured even though they never existed

Governor Newsom alerts public about COVID surge as positive test rate ticks up

• On November 9, Governor Gavin Newsom told Californians to prepare for another surge in COVID-19 cases at an economic conference in Monterey
• In the most recent week for which data is available, 2.3% of COVID-19 test came back positive

Drought emergency declared for Southern California

• On November 9, Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California have declared a regional drought emergency
• The directors call for increased efforts to maximize water conservation and they report that water years 2020 through 2021 were the driest sequence on record in California

New report says that SoCal apartments for rent will see price hikes

• From a report conducted by USD, it indicates that there will be sharp price hikes with Orange County renters seeing an average monthly rent increase of $410+ over the next 2 years
• This forecast predicts that by the end of the third quarter of 2023, rents will increase by an average of $252 over the current level in LA County, $348 for SD County, $310 in Ventura County, and $241 for the Inland Empire

California stimulus checks to come soon, but only certain people qualify

• As of November 10, California has distributed almost 4.5 million stimulus checks and about half of the payments are expected to be issued under the Golden State Stimulus II program
• Under guidelines set by the state, only certain Social Security beneficiaries are eligible for the stimulus checks
• One of the major requirements to receive the check of up to $1,100, people must have an adjusted gross income between $1 to $75,000 on their 2020 tax return

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• The West Hollywood City Council reportedly has plans to raise the minimum wage to $17.64 from $13, which marks the highest in the country
• The highest minimum wage currently is $17.13 in Emeryville, California

Police to return to school campuses after Pomona, California school board vote

• In the last week of October, A California school board voted to bring police back to campuses after it removed police from school grounds just a few months earlier
• The previous choice to remove law enforcement from school grounds was made as the council argued that the funds should be spent on student aids, such as mental health

California man convicted of 2nd-degree murder after drunk driving caused deadly crash

• On August 23, 2018, a 26-year-old man named Irving Abel Aguilar-Calixto crashed on a Southern California freeway while drunk which killed a 24-year-old mother and injured 5 others
• On November 2, Irving was convicted  of driving under the influence and causing great bodily injury and will be sentenced in December 2021

Long Beach College introduces Safe parking Program to aid homeless students

• In an announcement on November 1, Long Beach City College will allow homeless students to sleep in their vehicles at a secure on-campus parking structure overnight
• This program is called the “Safe Parking Program” and allows homeless students with access to the restroom and Wi-Fi throughout the night and allow them to use the shows at the Pacific Coast Campus in the mornings

SoCal Edison transitions customers to new rate plans that charge more during 4-9 pm

• Beginning in sometime during November 2021, Southern California Edison will transition to their new “time-of-use” rate plans that charge more for electricity during peak hours
• These peak hours will be between 4 pm to 9 pm and will affect those in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernadino, Riverside, and Ventura counties

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• On August 31, a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the ocean off the Southern California coast near a Navy aircraft carrier, according to military officials 
• According to a statement from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific fleet, shortly after the crash of the MH-60S helicopter, one sailor was rescued and taken to a hospital in San Diego where he is in “stable condition”
• As of September 1, it is noted that 5 others have been injured and another 5 are still missing

California Community colleges report 65,000 applications flagged as fake

• Officials from California’s 116 community colleges have found more than 65,000 fake financial aid applications and believe them to be apart of an attempted financial aid scam
• According to a report from the LA Times, they found that most of the fake applications were from first time applicants older than 30 and who earned less than $40,000

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• California’s two largest ports (Los Angeles and Long Beach) now hold 44 freight ships which is the highest number stopped since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Marine Exchange of Southern California
• This long queue is reportedly a result of the labor shortage, purchase surges, and COVID-19 related disruptions

All National Forests temporarily closed by USDA Forest Service

• The USDA Forest Service for the Pacific Southwest Region announced that from Aguust 31 to September 17, all National Forests in California will be closes
• This closure has been made in order to provide better public and firefighter safety

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• Southern California officials have reported that a deputy for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department was shot during his attempt to conduct a traffic stop
• Authorities have said that the deputy’s police cruiser was found torched in a possible ambush attack around 4:15 pm
• There is currently a manhunt for a suspect who is described as a white male in his 20s wearing a white shirt and red hat

Attorney General warns of price gouging after residents evacuate from Caldor Fire

• The California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, has warned residents in El Dorado County to look out for and report price gouging during the wildfire evacuation orders
• Increasing the cost of essential supplies such as food, housing, and gas is illegal if it’s priced at higher than 10% of its original cost prior to the state of emergency

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• A Nonprofit organization (Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice) in the Inland Empire plans to use  $600,000 grant to help Street Food vendors who struggle to get a permit
• As many as 200 street food vendors have struggled receiving permits in order to operate their businesses and the grant of $2,000 to $7,000 can be a huge help

Diamond Valley Lake: Southern California’s largest reservoir filled to 80% capacity

• In Hemet California, Diamond Valley Lake is SoCal’s largest reservoir and currently it is at 80% capacity
• During this shortage in rainfall in Southern California, Diamond Valley Lake has been proving to be a key asset and this year, analysts believe that the state will see about 15% of the water supply in the lake which leaves it at 65% full 

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• Today (Friday) temperatures are expected to reach over 100 degrees and excessive heat warning are in effect for the weekend as well
• The Inland Empire and the valleys will see a high of 100 degrees today and most likely over the next few days as well
• Palm Springs and other deserts will be hot all week long and have the potential to hit 116 degrees by today 

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• have been ordered 
• Yesterday (July 4), the tumbleweed fire had emerged near Gorman, California which is 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles 
• From 2 pm to 8 pm, the fire had covered almost 1,000 acres and 10% of the fire is currently contained

California along with other states now have Delta variant as most dominant

• In the US, the Delta variant of Coronavirus is on track to become the most dominant variant in the country as it is highly transmissible 
• Along with California, Iowa, Arkansas, and Utah have reported that the Delta variant in their states has become the most dominant currently 

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