As more California public schools get set to reopen their campuses to students and teachers with a rhythm unseen in previous months, the pool of schools that have reopened so far have largely avoided triggering coronavirus outbreaks. Most of the school districts in the state that have physically reopened have implemented...
Unemployment Drops to 6.9% and Us Adds a Solid 638,000 Jobs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market showed a burst of strength in October, with employers adding 638,000 jobs and the unemployment rate tumbling to 6.9%. Still, the pace of hiring isn’t enough to rapidly soak up the millions of Americans who were thrown out of work by the pandemic recession....
Fresno Supervisor Tests Positive for COVID. County Employees Quarantine.
Fresno County supervisors and employees are quarantining at home after someone in the main administration building tested positive for the coronavirus, county spokesman Jordan Scott said Thursday. He said workers were not told who in the County Hall of Records had tested positive. However, several independent sources confirmed to GV...
Counties With Worst Virus Surges Overwhelmingly Voted Trump
U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, with a surprising twist: In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support. An Associated Press analysis reveals that in 376 counties with the highest number...
San Francisco Voters Approve Taxes on CEOs, Big Businesses
SAN FRANCISCO — Addressing economic disparity laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved several tax measures targeting landlords and big businesses whose CEOs earn far higher than their average workers. Under the new law, any company that pays its top executive 100 times more than their...
Cruise Industry Throws in the Towel on 2020, Looks to 2021
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The cruise industry has jettisoned hopes of restarting operations this year. Days after both Carnival and Norwegian extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year, the group that represents cruise lines with 95% of global ocean-going capacity said Tuesday that its members have...
Stocks Rally Again Worldwide as Election Day Finally Arrives
NEW YORK — Stocks are rallying Tuesday as Election Day finally arrives after a punishing campaign that created enough uncertainty to help send markets spinning. The S&P 500 was 2.3% higher in morning trading and heading for a second straight gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 671 points,...
Judge Limits Newsom’s Powers During Pandemic
SACRAMENTO — A county judge on Monday preliminarily ordered Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop issuing directives related to the coronavirus that might interfere with state law. Sutter County Superior Court Judge Sarah Heckman tentatively ruled that one of the dozens of executive orders Newsom has issued overstepped his authority and...
Trump Threatens to Fire Fauci in Rift With Disease Expert
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday’s election, as his rift with the nation’s top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming outbreak of the coronavirus since the spring. Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration...
Avenal Inmate Becomes State’s 79th Prisoner to Die of COVID Complications
An inmate at Avenal State Prison died of complications from the coronavirus Saturday, authorities said, becoming the state's 79th person to have a fatal case of COVID-19 while they were incarcerated. The inmate died at a hospital, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a news release. The...