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Napa firefighter raises cash for household of slain Southern California firefighter

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NAPA, Calif. (KRON) – A Bay Area firefighter helps a family who suffered a great loss in Southern California.

He helps raise money for the family of a firefighter who was killed by a colleague a week ago.

Napa Fire Captain Ryan Chagonjian has been making bespoke flags from recycled fire hoses for seven years.

The first was for himself and it picked up speed quickly and has been used for charity ever since.

Firefighter killed co-workers at the Los Angeles County Fire Station

$ 100,000 has been raised through his efforts over the years, and it’s a family affair – the captain’s wife and her siblings are all involved in designing the flag.

This time around, they’re giving it away to raise money for the family of 44-year-old Tory Carlon from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, who was shot and killed by a disgruntled colleague.

Chagonjian says he wants to do what he can and show the victim’s family that there are good people in the world who will care.

The raffle costs $ 10 and is open to the public nationwide. They will send this flag to a winner across the country.

The drawing is Friday at 5 p.m.

The flag measures 24 “by 40” and 100% of the proceeds go to the victim’s family.

You can take part in the raffle at customfireflags.com.

California to supply $116 million in vaccine prize cash

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LOS ANGELES – Californians are eligible for $ 116.5 million in prize money for coronavirus vaccinations, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, a godsend aiming to get millions more vaccinated before the nation’s most populous state comes next Fully reopened in the month.

California isn’t the first state to offer vaccine prices, although its cash pot is the largest, making it the most valuable individual award: $ 1.5 million.

The reopening of the state is scheduled for June 15, and a drawing will be held on that day, in which 10 vaccinated people will be awarded the grand prize.

Another 30 people will win $ 50,000 each, with these draws beginning on June 4th. All persons aged 12 and over who have received at least one shot are eligible to participate. And the next 2 million people who get vaccinated will receive 50 gift cards.

The state estimates that approximately 12 million Californians 12 years and older have not been vaccinated. About 63% of the 34 million eligible beneficiaries have received a vaccination, although the pace has slowed significantly in recent weeks as infection rates plummeted to record lows.

Ohio this week announced the first-ever $ 1 million winner of its “Vax-a-Million” competition and the first child to win a full college scholarship. Colorado and Oregon also offered $ 1 million in prizes.

New York is giving away 50 full scholarships to children between the ages of 12 and 17 at public universities and colleges in the state, and will select 10 winners for each of the next five Wednesdays.

California’s use of cash prizes to promote vaccination marks a major turning point since earlier this year when Californians began calling for gunfire, with a few motorists or hours queuing to get one.

“Some Californians weren’t ready to get their COVID-19 vaccine the first day, and that’s fine. This program is designed to encourage those who need additional support to get vaccinated and keep California safe, ”said Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, Director of the State Ministry of Health, in a statement.

Newsom’s office said the program will aim to reach people in the communities hardest hit by the pandemic – mainly the poor, blacks and Latinos – although it was not immediately clear how the money would be tailored towards that goal.

California uses a “vaccine equity metric” to track vaccination progress, which divides zip codes into four quartiles from least to most beneficiary. Almost half of the people in the least deprived neighborhoods are still not vaccinated, according to the state.

In contrast, less than a quarter of people in the most favored areas are not vaccinated.

Of all Latinos, 57% have not yet been vaccinated. That is the highest percentage of any race or ethnic group. 40% of white Californians are not vaccinated, according to the state.

For more information, visit https://covid19.ca.gov/vax-for-the-win/

California Governor Seeks Extra Cash for Larger Schooling

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California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed spending Friday more about higher education than in its previous budget – and won praise from college leaders as a result.

Issued by the University of California this statement: “The University of California is deeply grateful to Governor Newsom for proposing the largest government investment in UC history: more than $ 807 million, including more than $ 506 million in ongoing funding for core campus operations, the Student Needs and Medical Education. Reflects, with the support of the legislature, an earlier agreement to fully restore more than $ 300 million in budget cuts approved in the 2020 state budget. “

California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro said“The governor’s proposal to revise the budget in May provides significant additional funding for public higher education and California State University, and contains many visionary strategies that will enable the Golden State’s economy to revive. Two of those bold proposals are transformation investments in Humboldt State University to accelerate a transition that continues to meet California’s needs and to create a national Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Equity Innovation Hub at California State University in Northridge. We are grateful for the proposed recurring investment in the CSU. Investing in the CSU – the largest and most diverse public university in the country – continues to be one of the smartest and most consistent decisions leaders can make with a return seven times the return on every dollar, the Californi invested in the university. “

The Community College League of California said, “The league commends Governor Newsom for his bold proposal to invest in California community colleges by repaying deferrals, investing in labor training, increasing the cost of living, funding delayed maintenance and housing students. “

California is overflowing with cash

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Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, May 11th.

Good timing for Newsom

Governor Gavin Newsom will hold a press conference at Unity Council in Oakland on May 10, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

The message was clear on Monday when Governor Gavin Newsom, who recently attended public events in jeans and a bear-adorned jacket, stood in a suit and tie behind a podium with the slogan “California Roars Back”.

The message: I’m serious – and the callback is decreasing.

“I’m about to make an announcement that no other governor in America has ever made,” said Newsom in the Oakland neighborhood of Fruitvale, before unveiling a proposal to share part of California’s staggering $ 75.7 billion budget surplus Use to issue discounts of $ 11.9 billion to households earning less than $ 75,000 per year, families with children, and undocumented immigrants. He also rolled out a number of other funding proposals, as Jackie Botts reports from CalMatters::

  • Federal funding of $ 5.2 billion to help low-income tenants stay housed.
  • $ 2 billion to help Californians pay overdue water and electricity bills.
  • $ 1 billion in college scholarships to help employees whose jobs have been decimated by the pandemic find better jobs.

A few hours later Newsom was in the Central Valley Declaration of a drought emergency in 39 other counties and propose a $ 5.1 billion investment in the state’s immediate response to drought and long-term water resilience.

The rapid-fire announcements are the first in a week-long series of events that will take Newsom across California to reveal portions of its proposed $ 100 billion stimulus plan before he officially presented his revised national budget on Friday. The hurricane journey is similar to the tour of the mass vaccination sites Newsom began earlier this year, to the groups of Democratic officials praising the governor’s leadership in a not-so-subtle attempt to close the party ranks ahead of the upcoming recall elections.

  • Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf: Newsom and lawmakers create “one of the largest California budgets we have ever seen”.

The tax rebates, however, could be in somewhat murky constitutional waters. The governor’s office suggests using the rebates to comply with a law requiring the state to reimburse taxpayers if it earns more income than it is allowed to spend. But, as reported by Ben Christopher from CalMattersIt remains unclear whether Newsom can meet the law by diverting billions of dollars raised primarily by California’s richest taxpayers to low and middle income residents without reimbursing the high earners themselves.

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The conclusion of the coronavirus: As of Monday, California had 3,655,922 confirmed cases (+ 0.04% from the previous day) and 61,241 deaths (+ 0.02% from the previous day), according to a CalMatters tracker.

California has administered 32,669,323 Vaccine doses, and 45.1% are from Californians fully vaccinated.

Plus: CalMatters regularly updates and tracks this pandemic timeline the daily actions of the state. Were too Tracking State Coronavirus Hospitals By Counties and Lawsuits against COVID-19 restrictions.

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1. Does the Law of Lethal Force Make a Difference?

Wanda Johnson, left, Addie Kitchen and Stevante Clark at a celebration of life for Steven Taylor on the one year anniversary of his death at the San Leandro Marina on April 18, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

At the other end of California, two women who have never met are united by grief and intent: They seek justice for family members killed by police officers. Kathleen Bils’s son was shot dead by a deputy sheriff’s deputy from San Diego, and Addie Kitchen’s grandson was shot dead by an Alameda police officer. Beyond these two cases, the closely watched and controversial law, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2020, doesn’t appear to have been as transformative as proponents hoped. An investigation by CalMatters’ Byrhonda Lyons and Laurel Rosenhall found that not only did the number of fatal shootings by California police increase in 2020, but only 12% of law enforcement officers received state-certified training on the new standard for deadly violence.

2. California children close to vaccine release

Mario Chavez will hold Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines at the St. Johns Well Child & Family Center in southern Los Angeles on February 9, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

Californians aged 12 to 15 were eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine already on Wednesday. Although the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the vaccine For this age group, a group of experts from California and other western states will independently review the data before giving the vaccine the go-ahead. Meanwhile, the Golden State has taken steps Streamline the process for pediatricians Vaccinating children but is likely to have significant parenting concerns: Nationally, only 30% of parents say they let their kids get the shot as soon as it’s approved for their use.

This isn’t the only type of vaccine hesitation that public health officials face. A solid 57% of California prison workers forego free vaccinations offered in the workplace. This affects proponents who claim inmate health could be jeopardized as facilities recover from a wave of infections that sickened more than 50,000 inmates and killed hundreds. CalMatters’ Byrhonda Lyons reports.

3. High school graduates refuse to return campus

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Regarding vaccines, local school officials are hoping more teenagers will return to campus once the doses are cleared for their use. As it stands, only 7% of Los Angeles Unified High Schooler decided to return to face-to-face tuition – significantly lower voter turnout than expected. It remains unclear how many will return San Francisco Unified, who announced this weekend that it will welcome high school graduates back to campus on Friday, just a few weeks before the last day of class. Both districts use the “expand space” model, in which students log into online lessons that may be taught by the teacher who is physically in the room. All over the stateMost high schoolers have chosen to keep studying online even after schools open their doors – meaning many will be away from the classroom for 17 to 18 months. The high-profile numbers come when lawmakers debates whether to allow distance learning in the fall – a practice Newsom expects to finish this school year on Monday.

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Lana Del Rey’s Fashion Evolution, From California Pop Star to Bewitching Songstress

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Since its outbreak year 2011 Royal wool has always been a contradiction in terms of both subversive musical influences and contrasting fashion choices. The self-proclaimed “Gangsta Nancy Sinatra” has become synonymous with a pink, heavily whipped Old Hollywood fascination. Sometimes mingling with a fur coat or a bold cat’s eye, the singer is a mix of the sultry glamor of Priscilla Presley and the casual, cool Californian girl. Similar to their music– especially her seventh studio album Chemtrails over the Country Club – Del Rey’s style is retro-chic and forward-looking at the same time. She gives a ladylike dress a plump hairstyle from the 60s and a bare lip or dresses in a classic white T-shirt and jeans without make-up. It exudes effortlessness. Off duty, the singer prefers to wear elevated basics like Ralph Lauren sweaters and a pair of loafers, but when it comes to the red carpet she’ll revive the glamor and opt for big hair and glittering diamonds. Much like their homemade music videos that caught our attention, the Del Rey Ensemble Riff plays about classic Americana and excess. Deeply glamorous, from the heart and just a little pouting – that’s Lana Del Rey.

With her original blonde locks at the 2010 concert where she performed as Lizzy Grant.

Del Rey in a Prabal Gurung dress at the 2011 Q Awards, where she won the Next Big Thing award.

She leaves a hotel in Paris wearing a saffron colored dress and a single white rose in her hair.

After a red carpet in Cannes with jeans, slippers and a Ferrari racing jacket.

Out and about in New York, in a simple white dress and nude pumps.

At an event for fashion brand Mulberry in a dress next to the house.

Classic Hollywood siren in a dramatic black dress on the Cannes red carpet.

As the song says, blue jeans, white shirt; at an event for their album “Born to Die”.

At the Echo Awards in a Versace dress.

On the red carpet of the Met Gala in a dress and cape by Altuzarra with a vampy lip.

At the UCLA Institute for Environment and Sustainability, an evening of environmental quality is presented in a fur coat with jeans and Converse.

At the EMA Awards in an elegant navy dress that a friend made for her.

At the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Baz Luhrman’s The Great Gatsby in a dramatic black and white dress.

The front row of the Versace Fall 2013 show carries a full look of the house.

Biker girl looks chic at an event for Nylon Magazine

At a Weinstein Oscar party in white.

At the amfAR gala for the 21st Cinema Against AIDS with Justin Bieber in a canary yellow ball gown.

At the British Fashion Awards 2014 in an emerald green dress and scarf.

Casually cool and shiny at LAX in a dark blue cardigan.

In a flowery dress on the red carpet for the award ceremony.

Nautical chic in a dark blue blazer and a white trouser suit at the 5th annual HELP HAITI HOME Gala by Sean Penn & Friends.

Lana Del Rey attends the 2016 Billboard Power 100 Celebration in Bouchon Beverly Hills in a white blouse and belted safari pants.

Del Rey at a 2016 pre-Grammy gala with a striped ruffle top and black satin skirt with a radical up-do.

In an elegant floral print caftan on the red carpet at the 2016 Brit Awards.

Every inch a 50s beauty queen in a shimmering dress at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Mermaid cool in a pleated turquoise dress on the red carpet for the Golden Globes.

Lana Del Ray attends the Gucci Bloom Fragrance Launch at MoMA PS.1 on May 2, 2017 in New York City.

Lana Del Rey performs at Burton Constable Hall, Burton Constable and Skirlaugh in Hull during BBC Radio 1’s big weekend.

Lana Del Rey wears a floral dress at the MTV EMAs 2017 in London.

Lana Del Rey wears a white dress and a halo at the 2018 New York Grammys.

Lana Del Rey wears Gucci to Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.

Lana Del Rey wears all black at the LACMA Art + Film Gala 2018 in Los Angeles on November 3, 2018.

Lana Del Rey wears a deep blue cape with gold trim at the Fashion Awards 2018 in partnership with Swarovski at Royal Albert Hall on December 10, 2018 in London.

Lana Del Rey wears a pink and white lace babydoll dress on stage at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater on October 11, 2019 in San Diego, California.

Lana Del Rey attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons honoring Sean “Diddy” Combs on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.

Lana Del Rey wears a shimmering silver dress for the 2020 Grammys in Los Angeles.

What’s occurring with leisure in Southern California and Las Vegas throughout coronavirus – Press Telegram

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Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter featuring the best bets for food, entertainment and fun in southern California casinos. It gets delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. Subscribe now.

American rock band Chicago will perform at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts this Sunday, August 5, 2018. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio plans to have Chicago in its Special Events Center in September. It will be the first major concert the casino has had since the novel coronavirus pandemic caused it to postpone major shows last year. (File photo by Robert E. Klein / Invision / AP)

There are some parts of the Southern California casino experience that went back a while. You can play on the slot machines, dine in a restaurant and in some spots enjoy a drink by the pool.

One thing that has come back here a little slower is the entertainment. In some casino hotels, entertainment has returned to some extent, but the big concerts dominated by well-known performers have yet to return.

Las Vegas had its own challenges bringing shows back.

Here’s a look at what’s going on with entertainment, both in the casinos in our backyard and in Vegas. Continue reading.

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Beyond Southern California …

Las Vegas Sands Corp. leaves the city of the same name. The company is selling more than $ 6 billion worth of The Venetian, The Palazzo, and the Sands Expo and Convention Center to focus on faster-growing markets like Asia. CNN has more.

Hub Provides Leisure Specialist Cloward from Allianz in California

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Hub International has added entertainment insurance specialist David Cloward as a practice manager in the Los Angeles, California office.

Cloward will focus on managing film, production, venue, executive and live entertainment clients and supporting the entertainment and specialty sports strategy on a national level.

Cloward was previously the global leader in live production entertainment products for Allianz Global and Corporate Specialty. He previously held senior entertainment underwriting positions at Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. and WR Berkley Corp. active.

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Hub, based in Chicago, Illinois, is a global insurance broker providing products and services for risk management, insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, and asset management.

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Sports activities Followers To Watch Tremendous Bowl Pandemic Fashion Throughout Southern California – CBS Los Angeles

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SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – The local bars and restaurants in Orange County have outdoor seating and plenty of TVs for Super Bowl fans celebrating in a way that is allowed and safe.

“I think companies have suffered enough over the past year and the fact that hopefully we’ll get back on track to something like the Super Bowl, assuming I don’t think there should be big indoor activities, be it at house parties or in restaurants. But if it’s outside in a place like this, so be it, ”said soccer fan Kevin Bury.

Foam, sunshine and football are on the Sunday program at the Tustin Brewing Company.

On the beach, Baja Sharkeez Mexican restaurant has the Chiefs and Buccaneers on all 49 screens on the front and back of the patio. LA County has banned television in outdoor facilities, but the rest of the South can enjoy outdoor dining and drinks while watching the game.

“Usually Every Super Bowl we are full and there will likely be a wait at the beginning of the game that will last for the entire game, ”said Eric Levit, General Manager of Baja Sharkeez.

What isn’t allowed during the pandemic is a ton of standing room. There is no telling how many sports fanatics will settle home instead of hitting the city.

An Orange County businessman who owns several bars and restaurants told CBS2 / KCAL9 that there is a common misconception that the Super Bowl is a busy day. He says house parties are more popular, but the question this year with the pandemic is can private gatherings be canceled.

“It’s nice. It’s a nice day. We feel good when we’re out here with the TVs. It feels normal,” said Ontario-resident Sabrina Robledo.

Baja Sharkeez will continue the Super Bowl Party until 1:30 a.m.