[aggregation-styles] CNN Jason Gates spends a lot of his time thinking about trash, and how we can generate less of it. Since 2013 his San Francisco-based startup, Compology, has used cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor what's thrown into dumpsters and trash containers at businesses such as McDonald's restaurants and...
Online Tool Tells When You May Be Able To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine
[aggregation-styles] ABC News With the U.S Food and Drug Administration authorizing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and likely authorization of Moderna's on the horizon, the first vaccines are being delivered to medical providers and long-term care facilities in states across the country and starting to be administered this week. But most...
Decorations Stolen From Homes on Christmas Tree Lane
[aggregation-styles] KSEE24 FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) — Hayley Isla-Wolf spent weeks hand-making the ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ display at her home on Christmas Tree Lane in Fresno. “I made everything by hand, paper mache, clay, PVC pipe, a bunch of other things,” said Isla-Wolf. “They take quite a bit of time and...
Yosemite’s Ahwahnee Hosted Massive Thanksgiving Feast. Unmasked Guests had Workers Appalled.
[aggregation-styles] SF Gate As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and California officials were urging Americans not to travel — and to keep celebrations small — over Thanksgiving, plans for a colossal feast were under way in Yosemite National Park. “Prepare to be delighted with a Thanksgiving feast set...
Kangaroos Can Ask Humans for Help, New Study Shows
[aggregation-styles] CNN It may sound a bit "Dr. Doolittle," but it turns out kangaroos can communicate with humans. Researchers found that kangaroos "intentionally" communicated with humans — a behavior that was previously thought to be reserved for domesticated animals, like dogs, horses, or goats. Experts from London's University of Roehampton...
School Board Member Who Shared QAnon Video, Fake News Should Resign, SLO Mayor Says
[aggregation-styles] San Luis Obispo Tribune San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon and other community members on Tuesday called for a newly elected San Luis Coastal Unified School District board member to resign following social media posts that they called racist, homophobic and anti-science. About 15 people spoke via Zoom at...
Should Farmworkers Be Head of the Vaccine Line?
[aggregation-styles] KQED This summer, while many Californians went to work in their pajamas at their kitchen tables, Vicente Reyes went to work in the grape fields of the Central Valley. “Other Americans have been able to shelter in place at home, we still keep working,” he said. “And without our...
Elon Musk Extends Another Company Into Texas Amid Feud With California
[aggregation-styles] Fox News Elon Musk may be looking toward Texas again – expanding another company, The Boring Co., into the state, according to local reports. Musk’s tunnel-building construction company, also known as TBC, has applied to make renovations at an industrial space in Pflugerville, the Austin Business Journal reported Tuesday....
Fed Commits to Keep Buying Bonds Until the Economy Gets Back to Full Employment
[aggregation-styles] CNBC The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made a key adjustment to its efforts to support the economy, while upgrading its outlook for growth. As expected, the Fed held benchmark interest rates near zero following the conclusion of its two-day meeting. Investors were watching whether the Fed would present outcomes-based...
More Than 30 Bakersfield Restaurants Sue State Over COVID Operating Restrictions
[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield Californian A group of 35 Bakersfield-area restaurant owners filed suit in Kern County Superior Court Wednesday accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom and four other top state officials of exceeding their authority by restricting their business operations during the pandemic. As a legal remedy, the suit calls for stopping the...