mercurynews--2020-08-02--One dead, another wounded in East Oakland shooting

OAKLAND — One man was killed and another man wounded during an East Oakland shooting on Saturday afternoon , authorities @ @ @ @ @ ages of the victims were not released .
A possible motive was also not immediately @ @ @ @ @ and no arrests have been made .
The shooting happened at 2:51 p.m. in the @ @ @ @ @ at Davis Street .
One man was pronounced dead at the scene , police said @ @ @ @ @ driven to a local hospital by another person .
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland @ @ @ @ @ 15,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the shooter .
Anyone @ @ @ @ @ police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572 .
This is a developing story .
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OAKLAND — One man was killed and another man wounded during an East Oakland shooting on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The names and ages of the victims were not released. A possible motive was also not immediately available, investigators said, and no arrests have been made.
The shooting happened at 2:51 p.m. in the 2200 block of 35th Avenue at Davis Street.
One man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The wounded man was driven to a local hospital by another person.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $15,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the shooter. Anyone with information may call Oakland police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
Staff writer Harry Harris contributed to this report.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.


mercurynews--2020-08-02--Sunday’s the last day for Rita’s Italian Ice in Campbell

You ’ ve got until 7 p.m. Sunday for one last Italian ice or frozen custard .
Then Rita ’ s Italian Ice will close up shop in Campbell .
“ We lost the financial battle with COVID-19 and heartbroken that we have decided to close permanently , ” franchise owner Ramya Ramamurthy posted on social media .
“ I want to thank all of you for the support and well wishes you have given us right from the start .
… I wish you all the very best and pray that this situation will resolve very soon.
” • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with closure of East Campbell Avenue This location at 475 E. Campbell Ave. opened three years ago .
It ’ s part of a company that has been specializing since 1984 in East Coast-born Italian ices and the frozen custards popular in the Midwest .
Sunday ’ s hours will be 12:30 to 7 p.m .
According to the website , other shops still operating in the Bay Area include those in Santa Clara , Scotts Valley , Fremont , Castro Valley , Alameda and Brentwood .
Use the form below to let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorite restaurant , bar or brewery that has closed for good .

You’ve got until 7 p.m. Sunday for one last Italian ice or frozen custard.
Then Rita’s Italian Ice will close up shop in Campbell.
“We lost the financial battle with COVID-19 and heartbroken that we have decided to close permanently,” franchise owner Ramya Ramamurthy posted on social media. “I want to thank all of you for the support and well wishes you have given us right from the start. … I wish you all the very best and pray that this situation will resolve very soon.”
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Montebello Market closes after 15 months in Los Gatos Restaurants, Food and Drink | Semi-permanent parklets under construction in downtown Campbell This location at 475 E. Campbell Ave. opened three years ago. It’s part of a company that has been specializing since 1984 in East Coast-born Italian ices and the frozen custards popular in the Midwest.
Sunday’s hours will be 12:30 to 7 p.m.
According to the website, other shops still operating in the Bay Area include those in Santa Clara, San Carlos, Scotts Valley, Fremont, Castro Valley, Alameda and Brentwood.
Details: www.ritasice.com
Use the form below to let us know if you hear about a favorite restaurant, bar or brewery that has closed for good.


mercurynews--2020-08-02--Whicker: Honor A.P. runs out of racetrack at Del Mar

Since last year ’ s 2-year-olds began the long march to Churchill Downs , there have been several hundred thousand words devoted to Thousand Words .
The never-ending story gained a couple of chapters Saturday at Del Mar .
His victory in the mile-and-1/16th Shared Belief Stakes illustrates that a horse can disappear into , and emerge from , the stampede of 3-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert .
In February , Thousand Words won the Robert E. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita and gave Baffert his 3,000th victory .
In March , he was a left-behind fourth in the San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Oaklawn Stakes and beat only one horse in a 12-horse field .
In July , after a break , Thousand Words was a decent second to Uncle Chuck at the Los Alamitos Derby .
On Saturday , he hopped onto the lead and ignored two challenges from Honor A.P.
, the West Coast ’ s best hope to win the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 .
He also turned back Cezanne , Baffert ’ s $ 3.6 million luxury liner who finished fourth and last .
This means that , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 Derby horse has been Eight Rings , Thousand Words , Authentic , Nadal , Charlatan and Uncle Chuck .
They run for the roses in five weeks .
Maybe Thousand Words can be the comeback kid .
“ He got down here to Del Mar and it made a real difference , ” Baffert said .
“ The real Thousand Words showed up today.
” Does that change the real Honor A.P.
?
Probably not .
He is built , and bred , for the Derby ’ s extra furlong-and-a-half .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the San Felipe , then , with one extra eighth-of-a-mile , blasted by Authentic in June .
But neither was this a warmup race for Honor A.P.
, and when a 1-to-5 favorite loses at any distance , people will talk .
Jockey Mike Smith had said he would keep Honor A.P .
firing for two furlongs past the wire if the race itself wasn ’ t taxing .
Instead , Smith stood up in the irons when he crossed the line .
It was a day of hard work and little fulfilment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work Honor A.P .
more often in the mornings , and more vigorously .
He also said , “ A mile and a sixteenth is too short for him , ” but it ’ s hard to assume he would have caught Thousand Words at Derby distance .
Honor A.P .
sounds like a history course for brainiac kids , and he was definitely born on third base .
He is in the first crop of foals sired by Honor Code , who won the Whitney and the Met Mile as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A.P .
Indy , who won the 1992 Santa Anita Derby and Belmont Stakes but is most celebrated for his progeny .
The children of A.P .
Indy have won 88 stakes races , two Triple Crown races and a Kentucky Oaks , and Mineshaft was Horse of the Year .
Thirty-nine of them have raced in a Breeders ’ Cup , and their win rate overall was 12.5 % .
A.P .
Indy was the son of Seattle Slew and the dad of Rags to Riches .
They all won the Belmont @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do so .
“ But a lot of the speed for this horse comes from the dam , ” said Lee Searing , owner of Honor A.P .
“ That dam is Hollywood Story who , like Honor A.P.
, was trained by John Shireffs and won three stakes races in her time.
” Searing took Candy Boy to the Derby in 2014 , with hope in his heart and Gary Stevens in the saddle .
“ But he had an awful trip , ” said Searing , and Candy Boy finished 13th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ This horse just runs so efficiently , ” Searing said Friday .
“ There are a lot of great trainers out there , but John is just so impressive .
He trains Midcourt , and that ’ s a horse that just refused to work .
John was patient with him , worked with him every morning and every evening , and we ’ ve reaped the benefits .
“ And , of course , the job he did with Zenyatta is one of the great training performances in the history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Pasqual Stakes in February and has five wins and a haul of $ 450,000 .
So it ’ s likely that Saturday was more about Thousand Words and Cezanne than about Honor A.P .
Those who saw Thousand Words and Cezanne work together this week were not surprised Thousand Words performed better Saturday .
Beating Honor A.P .
was another question , which is why Thousand Words went off at 9-to-1 .
“ His whole mind has changed , ” Baffert said .
“ I think he ’ ll be ready for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too flowery for the spring .

Since last year’s 2-year-olds began the long march to Churchill Downs, there have been several hundred thousand words devoted to Thousand Words.
The never-ending story gained a couple of chapters Saturday at Del Mar.
His victory in the mile-and-1/16th Shared Belief Stakes illustrates that a horse can disappear into, and emerge from, the stampede of 3-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert .
In February, Thousand Words won the Robert E. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita and gave Baffert his 3,000th victory.
In March, he was a left-behind fourth in the San Felipe.
In April, he stumbled at the Oaklawn Stakes and beat only one horse in a 12-horse field.
In July, after a break, Thousand Words was a decent second to Uncle Chuck at the Los Alamitos Derby.
On Saturday, he hopped onto the lead and ignored two challenges from Honor A.P., the West Coast’s best hope to win the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5.
He also turned back Cezanne, Baffert’s $3.6 million luxury liner who finished fourth and last.
This means that, at various times, Baffert’s top 2020 Derby horse has been Eight Rings, Thousand Words, Authentic, Nadal, Charlatan and Uncle Chuck.
They run for the roses in five weeks. Maybe Thousand Words can be the comeback kid.
“He got down here to Del Mar and it made a real difference,” Baffert said. “The real Thousand Words showed up today.”
Does that change the real Honor A.P.?
Probably not. He is built, and bred, for the Derby’s extra furlong-and-a-half.
He was a strong second to Authentic at the San Felipe, then, with one extra eighth-of-a-mile, blasted by Authentic in June.
But neither was this a warmup race for Honor A.P., and when a 1-to-5 favorite loses at any distance, people will talk.
Jockey Mike Smith had said he would keep Honor A.P. firing for two furlongs past the wire if the race itself wasn’t taxing.
Instead, Smith stood up in the irons when he crossed the line. It was a day of hard work and little fulfilment.
Smith said later that he needs to work Honor A.P. more often in the mornings, and more vigorously.
He also said, “A mile and a sixteenth is too short for him,” but it’s hard to assume he would have caught Thousand Words at Derby distance.
Honor A.P. sounds like a history course for brainiac kids, and he was definitely born on third base. He is in the first crop of foals sired by Honor Code, who won the Whitney and the Met Mile as a four-year-old in 2015.
His grandfather is A.P. Indy, who won the 1992 Santa Anita Derby and Belmont Stakes but is most celebrated for his progeny.
The children of A.P. Indy have won 88 stakes races, two Triple Crown races and a Kentucky Oaks, and Mineshaft was Horse of the Year. Thirty-nine of them have raced in a Breeders’ Cup, and their win rate overall was 12.5%.
A.P. Indy was the son of Seattle Slew and the dad of Rags to Riches. They all won the Belmont Stakes, the only three-generation line to do so.
“But a lot of the speed for this horse comes from the dam,” said Lee Searing, owner of Honor A.P. “That dam is Hollywood Story who, like Honor A.P., was trained by John Shireffs and won three stakes races in her time.”
Searing took Candy Boy to the Derby in 2014, with hope in his heart and Gary Stevens in the saddle. “But he had an awful trip,” said Searing, and Candy Boy finished 13th. Searing has not been back since.
“This horse just runs so efficiently,” Searing said Friday. “There are a lot of great trainers out there, but John is just so impressive. He trains Midcourt, and that’s a horse that just refused to work. John was patient with him, worked with him every morning and every evening, and we’ve reaped the benefits.
“And, of course, the job he did with Zenyatta is one of the great training performances in the history of the sport.”
Midcourt won the San Pasqual Stakes in February and has five wins and a haul of $450,000.
So it’s likely that Saturday was more about Thousand Words and Cezanne than about Honor A.P.
Those who saw Thousand Words and Cezanne work together this week were not surprised Thousand Words performed better Saturday. Beating Honor A.P. was another question, which is why Thousand Words went off at 9-to-1.
“His whole mind has changed,” Baffert said. “I think he’ll be ready for the Derby.”
Maybe some words are too flowery for the spring.


mercurynews--2020-08-01--Giants’ Tyler Heineman to share special moment with brother before Saturday’s game

Giants catcher Tyler Heineman knows what the perfect game would be for his brother Scott , an outfielder for the Texas Rangers , on Saturday night when the two teams meet again at Oracle Park .
“ I ’ d be very happy with him going 0-for-4 with four lineouts , ” Tyler Heineman said Saturday afternooon .
“ Good spring training at-bats , but the Giants come up with a W. ” Tyler Heineman , 29 , and his brother , who is two years younger , have played each other before .
They were in the Pac-12 at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played each other in the minor leagues .
But Saturday will mark the first time they ’ ll be in opposite dugouts at the major league level .
Heineman , a UCLA alum , is the Giants ’ starting catcher , hitting eighth .
Scott , a former Oregon Duck , is in center field and hitting seventh for the Rangers .
“ It ’ s going to be special for sure .
I ’ m very excited about it , ” Tyler Heineman said .
“ I have some nerves .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I haven ’ t really let it soak in too much.
, It ’ s still the Rangers versus the Giants and the most important thing is the Giants coming away with a W. ” Tyler and Scott will meet at home plate to talk to the umpires before Saturday ’ s game .
Rangers manager Chris Woodward hatched the plan and got in touch with Kapler .
“ Woody reached out to me and said , ‘ Hey , can we have these guys meet at the plate , ’ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Kapler said .
“ What ’ s most cool about that idea is how his mom and dad ( Steve and Kathy ) are going to feel about that.
” Kapler recalled the pride he felt when he saw sons , Chase , a quarterback , hand the ball off to Dane , a tailback when they played together at Malibu High in 2017 .
“ I talked to ( Tyler ) about how cool it is for a mother and a father to see something like that , to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ game , ” Kapler said , adding that for himself , when Chase handed the ball to Dane , “ I don ’ t think I ’ ve ever been more proud in my life.
” Tyler Heineman said he found out Friday night that he would in Saturday ’ s lineup and immediately let his brother and his family know .
“ My dad is probably extremely nervous , as well as my mom , but also very excited , ” Tyler said .
“ So he ’ s texted everyone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we knew that we were in the lineup .
He started texting friends , family members and all of that last night , so I ’ m sure there ’ s going to be a lot of people tuning in.
” KAPLER ON BRANTLY : Catcher Rob Brantly cleared waivers Saturday and is in Sacramento at the Giants ’ alternative training site .
Brantly was designated for assignment earlier this week after Chadwick Tromp was selected to be a part of the 30-man roster .
“ Certainly like to have Bob stay in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We saw how much energy he can bring to a camp and to a team .
He continues to provide a nice layer of depth for us while Tromp and Heineman are our major league catchers.
” Kapler mentioned the work the players are doing in Sacramento and has been pleased with outfielder Joey Rickard .
When asked how Joey Bart ’ s days are filled , Kapler said the prized catcher is doing well but wouldn ’ t get into specifics , particularly on whether Bart might be trying out other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get through playoffs despite virus • Perseverance pays off for Giants rookie catcher : “ To me , there was never a doubt.
” • Giants ’ Kapler eager to turn page from blunder , shift focus to Rangers “ I ’ m not going to get into specific number of reps , but I can certainly say that he had a big double ( Friday ) , feeling good in the batters box , ” Kapler said .
“ He continues to do work and develop.
” KAPLER ON HUNTER BISHOP : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s completely healthy but that coronavirus protocols and testing was what was keeping him from being on the field .
“ But I ’ m all about safety and the health of the players present .
Hopefully back ASAP , ” Bishop tweeted .
Asked when Bishop could be back , Kapler avoided specifics , saying , “ I think the ASAP that he put out there is really well said .
”

Giants catcher Tyler Heineman knows what the perfect game would be for his brother Scott, an outfielder for the Texas Rangers, on Saturday night when the two teams meet again at Oracle Park.
“I’d be very happy with him going 0-for-4 with four lineouts,” Tyler Heineman said Saturday afternooon. “Good spring training at-bats, but the Giants come up with a W.”
Tyler Heineman, 29, and his brother, who is two years younger, have played each other before. They were in the Pac-12 at the same time one year and also played each other in the minor leagues. But Saturday will mark the first time they’ll be in opposite dugouts at the major league level.
Heineman,a UCLA alum, is the Giants’ starting catcher, hitting eighth. Scott, a former Oregon Duck, is in center field and hitting seventh for the Rangers.
“It’s going to be special for sure. I’m very excited about it,” Tyler Heineman said. “I have some nerves. I think it’s a good thing. I haven’t really let it soak in too much., It’s still the Rangers versus the Giants and the most important thing is the Giants coming away with a W.”
Tyler and Scott will meet at home plate to talk to the umpires before Saturday’s game. Rangers manager Chris Woodward hatched the plan and got in touch with Kapler.
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“Woody reached out to me and said, ‘Hey, can we have these guys meet at the plate,’ and I thought it was an awesome idea,” Kapler said. “What’s most cool about that idea is how his mom and dad (Steve and Kathy) are going to feel about that.”
Kapler recalled the pride he felt when he saw sons, Chase, a quarterback, hand the ball off to Dane, a tailback when they played together at Malibu High in 2017.
“I talked to (Tyler) about how cool it is for a mother and a father to see something like that, to see their kids play in a major league game,” Kapler said, adding that for himself, when Chase handed the ball to Dane, “I don’t think I’ve ever been more proud in my life.”
Tyler Heineman said he found out Friday night that he would in Saturday’s lineup and immediately let his brother and his family know.
“My dad is probably extremely nervous, as well as my mom, but also very excited,” Tyler said. “So he’s texted everyone, starting from (Friday) night when we knew that we were in the lineup. He started texting friends, family members and all of that last night, so I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of people tuning in.”
KAPLER ON BRANTLY: Catcher Rob Brantly cleared waivers Saturday and is in Sacramento at the Giants’ alternative training site. Brantly was designated for assignment earlier this week after Chadwick Tromp was selected to be a part of the 30-man roster.
“Certainly like to have Bob stay in the organization,” Kapler said. “We saw how much energy he can bring to a camp and to a team. He continues to provide a nice layer of depth for us while Tromp and Heineman are our major league catchers.”
Kapler mentioned the work the players are doing in Sacramento and has been pleased with outfielder Joey Rickard. When asked how Joey Bart’s days are filled, Kapler said the prized catcher is doing well but wouldn’t get into specifics, particularly on whether Bart might be trying out other positions.
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“But I’m all about safety and the health of the players present. Hopefully back ASAP,” Bishop tweeted.
Asked when Bishop could be back, Kapler avoided specifics, saying, “I think the ASAP that he put out there is really well said.”


mercurynews--2020-08-01--Marathon Petroleum to close its Martinez refinery and convert it to an oil-storage facility

HOUSTON , Aug 1 ( Reuters ) – Marathon Petroleum plans to permanently close its oil refineries in Martinez and Gallup , New Mexico , the company said , eliminating 800 jobs in response to lower fuels demand .
Marathon said it plans to use the Martinez facility as an oil-storage facility and is evaluating its future use to produce renewable diesel , a fuel made from industry waste and used cooking oil .
Martinez is California ’ s fourth largest refinery .
About 860 employees work at the 161,000 barrel per day ( bpd ) Martinez and 27,000-bpd Gallup @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refineries will no longer be necessary , and we expect to begin a phased reduction of staffing levels ” in October , the company said .
The largest U.S. refiner by volume had earlier idled the two facilities following weak demand due to COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States .
U.S. refiners on average idled about 20 % of total processing capacity on falling vehicle and air travel .
The company on Monday is forecast to swing to a second-quarter loss of $ 1.75 per share , from a $ 1.73 per share @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Refinitiv data .
Marathon is negotiating a sale of its Speedway gasoline station network , a deal that could fetch between $ 15 billion and $ 17 billion , Reuters reported last month .
Marathon shares traded at $ 38.20 on Friday , down 38 % year to date .
Marathon spokesman Sid Barth declined further comment about the closures on Saturday .
About 860 employees work at the 161,000 barrel per day ( bpd ) Martinez and 27,000-bpd Gallup refineries .
“ Most jobs at these refineries will no longer be necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phased reduction of staffing levels ” in October , the company said .
The closings are not anticipated to result in supply disruptions .
“ We will continue to utilize our integrated system to meet customer commitments , ” the company said in a statement on its website .

By Erwin Seba
HOUSTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum plans to permanently close its oil refineries in Martinez and Gallup, New Mexico, the company said, eliminating 800 jobs in response to lower fuels demand.
Marathon said it plans to use the Martinez facility as an oil-storage facility and is evaluating its future use to produce renewable diesel, a fuel made from industry waste and used cooking oil. Martinez is California’s fourth largest refinery.
About 860 employees work at the 161,000 barrel per day (bpd) Martinez and 27,000-bpd Gallup refineries. “Most jobs at these refineries will no longer be necessary, and we expect to begin a
phased reduction of staffing levels” in October, the company said.
The largest U.S. refiner by volume had earlier idled the two facilities following weak demand due to COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States. U.S. refiners on average idled about 20% of total processing capacity on falling vehicle and air travel.
The company on Monday is forecast to swing to a second-quarter loss of $1.75 per share, from a $1.73 per share profit a year ago, according to Refinitiv data.
Marathon is negotiating a sale of its Speedway gasoline station network, a deal that could fetch between $15 billion and $17 billion, Reuters reported last month.
Marathon shares traded at $38.20 on Friday, down 38% year to date.
Marathon spokesman Sid Barth declined further comment about the closures on Saturday.
About 860 employees work at the 161,000 barrel per day (bpd) Martinez and 27,000-bpd Gallup refineries. “Most jobs at these refineries will no longer be necessary, and we expect to begin a
phased reduction of staffing levels” in October, the company said.
The closings are not anticipated to result in supply disruptions. “We will continue to utilize our integrated system to meet customer commitments,” the company said in a statement on its website.
(Reporting by Gary McWilliams and Erwin Seba in Houston;
Editing by Diane Craft and Daniel Wallis)


mercurynews--2020-08-01--Negotiators report progress in coronavirus relief bill talks

WASHINGTON ( AP ) — Lawmakers reported progress on a huge coronavirus relief bill Saturday , as political pressure mounts to restore an expired $ 600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit and send funding to help schools reopen .
“ This was the longest meeting we ’ ve had and it was more productive than the other meetings , ” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y. , who was part of the rare weekend session .
“ We ’ re not close yet , but it was a productive discussion — now each side knows where they ’ re at.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi , D-Calif. , after meeting for three hours with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows .
The Democratic leaders are eager for an expansive agreement , as are President Donald Trump and top Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky .
But perhaps one half of Senate Republicans , mostly conservatives and those not facing difficult races this fall , are likely to oppose any deal .
Prior talks had yielded little progress and Saturday ’ s cautious optimism was a break from gloomy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration is willing to extend the newly expired $ 600 jobless benefit , at least in the short term , but is balking at other Democratic demands like aid for state and local governments , food stamp increases , and assistance to renters and homeowners .
Pelosi mentioned food aid and funding for voting by mail after the negotiating session was over .
She and Schumer appeared more upbeat than they have after earlier meetings .
“ We have to get rid of this virus so that we can open our economy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do so in a way that does not give a cut in benefits to American workers , ” Pelosi said .
Mnuchin said restoring the $ 600 supplemental jobless benefit is critically important to Trump .
“ We ’ re still a long ways apart and I don ’ t want to suggest that a deal is imminent because it is not , ” Meadows said afterward .
“ There are still substantial differences , but we did make good progress.
” The additional jobless benefit officially lapsed on Friday , and Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extend it without securing other relief priorities .
Whatever unemployment aid negotiators agree on will be made retroactive — but antiquated state systems are likely to take weeks to restore the benefits .
Republicans in the Senate had been fighting to trim back the $ 600 benefit , saying it must be slashed so that people don ’ t make more in unemployment than they would if they returned to work .
But their resolve weakened as the benefit expired , and Trump abruptly undercut their position by signaling he wants to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Friday , Trump used Twitter to explicitly endorse extending the $ 600 payment and to criticize Schumer .
Washington ’ s top power players agree that Congress must pass further relief in the coming days and weeks .
At stake beyond the $ 600 per week jobless benefit is a fresh $ 1,200 direct payment to most Americans , and hundreds of billions of dollars in other aid to states , businesses and the poor , among other elements .
Democrats hold a strong negotiating hand — exploiting GOP divisions — and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trove of votes .
The COVID package will be the fifth legislative response to the pandemic and could well be the last one before the November election .
The only other must-pass legislation on the agenda is a stopgap spending measure that should advance in September .
Since May , Republicans controlling the Senate had kept the relief negotiations on “ pause ” in a strategy aimed at reducing its price tag .
But as the pandemic surged back over the summer — and as fractures inside the GOP have eroded the party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some greater flexibility .
Even with signs of progress in the talks , the list of items to negotiate remains daunting .
McConnell ’ s must-have item is a liability shield from lawsuits for businesses , schools , and charities that reopen as the pandemic goes on .
The GOP ’ s business allies are strong backers but the nation ’ s trial lawyers retain considerable clout in opposition .
A compromise is probably a challenging but necessary part of a final deal .
Among the priorities for Democrats is a boost in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 billion for agribusinesses but no increase for food stamp benefits in their $ 1 trillion proposal .
Meadows played a role in killing an increase in food aid during talks on the $ 2 trillion relief bill in March , but Pelosi appears determined .
The food stamp increases , many economists say , provide an immediate injection of demand into the economy in addition to combating growing poverty .
Food aid was the first item Pelosi mentioned in a letter to fellow Democrats apprising them of the progress .
“ This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because of what is at stake .
Millions of children are food insecure , millions of families are at risk of eviction , and for the nineteenth straight week , over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment insurance , ” Pelosi said .

By ANDREW TAYLOR | The Associated Press
WASHINGTON— Lawmakers reported progress on a huge coronavirus relief bill Saturday, as political pressure mounts to restore an expired $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit and send funding to help schools reopen.
“This was the longest meeting we’ve had and it was more productive than the other meetings,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who was part of the rare weekend session. “We’re not close yet, but it was a productive discussion — now each side knows where they’re at.”
Schumer spoke alongside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after meeting for three hours with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
The Democratic leaders are eager for an expansive agreement, as are President Donald Trump and top Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. But perhaps one half of Senate Republicans, mostly conservatives and those not facing difficult races this fall, are likely to oppose any deal.
Prior talks had yielded little progress and Saturday’s cautious optimism was a break from gloomy private assessments among GOP negotiators. The administration is willing to extend the newly expired $600 jobless benefit, at least in the short term, but is balking at other Democratic demands like aid for state and local governments, food stamp increases, and assistance to renters and homeowners.
Pelosi mentioned food aid and funding for voting by mail after the negotiating session was over. She and Schumer appeared more upbeat than they have after earlier meetings.
“We have to get rid of this virus so that we can open our economy, safely open our schools, and to do so in a way that does not give a cut in benefits to American workers,” Pelosi said.
Mnuchin said restoring the $600 supplemental jobless benefit is critically important to Trump.
“We’re still a long ways apart and I don’t want to suggest that a deal is imminent because it is not,” Meadows said afterward. “There are still substantial differences, but we did make good progress.”
The additional jobless benefit officially lapsed on Friday, and Democrats have made clear that they will not extend it without securing other relief priorities. Whatever unemployment aid negotiators agree on will be made retroactive — but antiquated state systems are likely to take weeks to restore the benefits.
Republicans in the Senate had been fighting to trim back the $600 benefit, saying it must be slashed so that people don’t make more in unemployment than they would if they returned to work. But their resolve weakened as the benefit expired, and Trump abruptly undercut their position by signaling he wants to keep the full $600 for now.
On Friday, Trump used Twitter to explicitly endorse extending the $600 payment and to criticize Schumer.
Washington’s top power players agree that Congress must pass further relief in the coming days and weeks. At stake beyond the $600 per week jobless benefit is a fresh $1,200 direct payment to most Americans, and hundreds of billions of dollars in other aid to states, businesses and the poor, among other elements.
Democrats hold a strong negotiating hand — exploiting GOP divisions — and they are expected to deliver a necessary trove of votes.
The COVID package will be the fifth legislative response to the pandemic and could well be the last one before the November election. The only other must-pass legislation on the agenda is a stopgap spending measure that should advance in September.
Since May, Republicans controlling the Senate had kept the relief negotiations on “pause” in a strategy aimed at reducing its price tag. But as the pandemic surged back over the summer — and as fractures inside the GOP have eroded the party’s negotiating position — Republicans displayed some greater flexibility.
Even with signs of progress in the talks, the list of items to negotiate remains daunting.
McConnell’s must-have item is a liability shield from lawsuits for businesses, schools, and charities that reopen as the pandemic goes on. The GOP’s business allies are strong backers but the nation’s trial lawyers retain considerable clout in opposition. A compromise is probably a challenging but necessary part of a final deal.
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Long Covid cases in US adults are on the decline, but many continue to struggle with symptoms Economy | California COVID cases are rising. Here’s why and where health experts are masking Among the priorities for Democrats is a boost in food stamp benefits. Republicans added $20 billion for agribusinesses but no increase for food stamp benefits in their $1 trillion proposal. Meadows played a role in killing an increase in food aid during talks on the $2 trillion relief bill in March, but Pelosi appears determined. The food stamp increases, many economists say, provide an immediate injection of demand into the economy in addition to combating growing poverty.
Food aid was the first item Pelosi mentioned in a letter to fellow Democrats apprising them of the progress.
“This is a very different kind of negotiation, because of what is at stake. Millions of children are food insecure, millions of families are at risk of eviction, and for the nineteenth straight week, over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment insurance,” Pelosi said.


mercurynews--2020-08-01--Commissioner confident MLB can get through playoffs despite virus

NEW YORK ( AP ) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he ’ s confident his sport can get through the regular season and postseason without being stopped by the coronavirus , though not every team might play all 60 games and winning percentage could be used to determine playoff teams .
During an interview Saturday with The Associated Press , Manfred said Major League Baseball knows which player introduced COVID-19 into the clubhouse of the Marlins Marlins .
Miami and Philadelphia both postponed games for an entire week .
“ I think that if everybody does what they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to play , have a credible season and get through the postseason , ” Manfred said .
Just 1 1/2 weeks into a pandemic-delayed regular season shortened from 162 games per team to 60 , the coronavirus has forced 17 postponements in 10 days and prompted at least two more players to opt out Saturday : Milwaukee All-Star outfielder Lorenzo Cain and Miami second baseman Isan Díaz .
At least 18 Marlins players have been infected along with two St. Louis Cardinals .
Manfred had what he said was a constructive conversation Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expects stepped-up efforts by players and teams to adhere to special virus protocols put in place by MLB and the players ’ association .
“ It is what the public health experts have been saying from the beginning about this , that there is no one big magic fix , ” Manfred said .
“ The protocols are a series of little things that people need to do .
We ’ ve had some problems .
In order to be better , it ’ s another series of little things .
I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think it ’ s players taking personal responsibility .
I think it ’ s the union helping us like Tony Clark helped us yesterday .
And I think it ’ s us managing more aggressively , ” he said .
Still , he does expect more issues .
“ I don ’ t think it ’ s realistic to think that we ’ re not going to have any more positive tests , ” Manfred said .
“ We ’ re going to be fluid .
We think it ’ s manageable and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to manage it.
” Miami , which last played July 26 at Philadelphia , was set to resume its schedule Tuesday at Baltimore .
The Phillies are due back Monday at Yankee Stadium .
“ Once you have somebody who starts producing the virus , what seemed like harmless protocol code violations become serious issues , ” Manfred said .
Toronto missed its weekend series against the Phillies .
Blue Jays pitcher Matt Shoemaker was against a bubble-environment such as the NBA and MLS are using and understood Manfred ’ s urging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t take Rob ’ s comments as a personal attack at all because I know we are doing better and some teams might not be , so hopefully they do better , ” Shoemaker said .
“ If guys are going out to clubs or bars that is irresponsible to say the least , if that ’ s what happened .
We have guys not doing that which is great from a steam standpoint .
We want to play baseball.
” A Cardinals-Brewers game in Milwaukee was postponed for the second straight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive , the entire team was given rapids tests Friday and saliva samples were sent to an MLB laboratory that indicated a third player and multiple staff members may be positive .
Results of PCR saliva tests were not expected to be available until later Saturday .
MLB-mandated monitors have been accompanying teams on the road since Wednesday in an effort to cause stricter adherence to the protocols .
“ I think it ’ s a top-down thing , ” Yankees pitcher James Paxton said .
“ I think that if your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and you ’ ve got the front office like we have here taking it very seriously , I think that then that ’ ll trickle down to the players taking it seriously.
” Given all the schedule changes , MLB is considering whether active rosters should remain at 30 rather than decrease to 28 on Thursday , as scheduled .
No decision has been made .
“ This is kind of a day-to-day thing right now , ” Manfred said .
“ You ’ ve just got to get up in the morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going through another day to stay safe for people.
” There ’ s a chance not all teams will be able to get in 60 regular-season games .
“ We ’ ve got to be flexible on that , ” Manfred said .
“ Look , this is one of the reasons that we revisited the issue off the expanded playoffs .
If it turns out that some guys play 60 , some guys play 58 , they have this new thing called winning percentage .
We can sort that out.
” In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all doubleheaders for the rest of the season will have a pair of seven-inning games rather than nine-inning contests .
The first twinbill under the 2020 change will be between Cincinnati and Detroit at Comerica Park on Sunday following a rainout on Saturday .
“ Doubleheaders were problematic from a health perspective from the very beginning of our planning .
That ’ s why we were reluctant to get into scheduling a bunch of doubleheaders just to play more games , ” Manfred said .
“ It ’ s just too long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As we ’ ve had to move to rescheduling and been forced into some doubleheaders , I think the reality just became that we should do everything we can to shorten those days up from a health perspective , ” he said .
MLB said no Phillies players have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week and while three staff members have tested positive , it appeared two were attributable to false positives and the third , based on the timing of the positive test , may not have contracted COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permitted to access Citizens Bank Park for staggered workouts beginning Saturday .
“ There ’ s risk in everything we do , ” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said .
“ I know that we ’ ve done a — knock on wood — a really good job of controlling our atmosphere here .
And I think it ’ s important that everyone does that .
You can ’ t slip up , you can ’ t make a bad decision because it can really cost your organization the game of baseball and everything.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this week for next week , in New York on Monday and Tuesday and in Philadelphia on Wednesday and Thursday .
New York ’ s game at Tampa Bay on Thursday was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 8 .
“ What the virus has taught us is this is a day-by-day , week-by-week situation that we live in , ” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said .
Miami will play a four-game series in Baltimore from Tuesday through Thursday , with one game a doubleheader .
The Marlins will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MLB said it will reschedule the missed Yankees-Orioles game and Marlins-Phillies series .
In addition , Manfred says players and coaches should take advantage of the open seats in the stands near the dugouts and bullpens in order to spread out .
St. Louis has not been to Miller Park since arriving in Milwaukee , and the Brewers have not reported any positive tests among their players since the season began .
Cain , a two-time All-Star , joined Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price and San Francisco catcher Buster Posey as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ With all of the uncertainty and unknowns surrounding our game at this time , I feel that this is the best decision for me , my wife , and our three kids , ” Cain said in a statement .
AP Sports Writers Rob Gillies , Rob Maaddi , Steve Megargee , Jake Seiner and Steven Wine contributed to this report .

By RONALD BLUM
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he’s confident his sport can get through the regular season and postseason without being stopped by the coronavirus, though not every team might play all 60 games and winning percentage could be used to determine playoff teams.
During an interview Saturday with The Associated Press, Manfred said Major League Baseball knows which player introduced COVID-19 into the clubhouse of the Marlins Marlins. Miami and Philadelphia both postponed games for an entire week.
“I think that if everybody does what they are supposed to do, we can continue to play, have a credible season and get through the postseason,” Manfred said.
Just 1 1/2 weeks into a pandemic-delayed regular season shortened from 162 games per team to 60, the coronavirus has forced 17 postponements in 10 days and prompted at least two more players to opt out Saturday: Milwaukee All-Star outfielder Lorenzo Cain and Miami second baseman Isan Díaz.
At least 18 Marlins players have been infected along with two St. Louis Cardinals.
Manfred had what he said was a constructive conversation Friday with union head Tony Clark, and expects stepped-up efforts by players and teams to adhere to special virus protocols put in place by MLB and the players’ association.
“It is what the public health experts have been saying from the beginning about this, that there is no one big magic fix,” Manfred said.
“The protocols are a series of little things that people need to do. We’ve had some problems. In order to be better, it’s another series of little things. I think it’s peer pressure. I think it’s players taking personal responsibility. I think it’s the union helping us like Tony Clark helped us yesterday. And I think it’s us managing more aggressively,” he said.
Still, he does expect more issues.
“I don’t think it’s realistic to think that we’re not going to have any more positive tests,” Manfred said. “We’re going to be fluid. We think it’s manageable and we’re going to continue to try to manage it.”
Miami, which last played July 26 at Philadelphia, was set to resume its schedule Tuesday at Baltimore. The Phillies are due back Monday at Yankee Stadium.
“Once you have somebody who starts producing the virus, what seemed like harmless protocol code violations become serious issues,” Manfred said.
Toronto missed its weekend series against the Phillies. Blue Jays pitcher Matt Shoemaker was against a bubble-environment such as the NBA and MLS are using and understood Manfred’s urging of stricter adherence.
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“I don’t take Rob’s comments as a personal attack at all because I know we are doing better and some teams might not be, so hopefully they do better,” Shoemaker said. “If guys are going out to clubs or bars that is irresponsible to say the least, if that’s what happened. We have guys not doing that which is great from a steam standpoint. We want to play baseball.”
A Cardinals-Brewers game in Milwaukee was postponed for the second straight day. After two St. Louis players tested positive, the entire team was given rapids tests Friday and saliva samples were sent to an MLB laboratory that indicated a third player and multiple staff members may be positive. Results of PCR saliva tests were not expected to be available until later Saturday.
MLB-mandated monitors have been accompanying teams on the road since Wednesday in an effort to cause stricter adherence to the protocols.
“I think it’s a top-down thing,” Yankees pitcher James Paxton said. “I think that if your leadership is showing how important it is and you’ve got the front office like we have here taking it very seriously, I think that then that’ll trickle down to the players taking it seriously.”
Given all the schedule changes, MLB is considering whether active rosters should remain at 30 rather than decrease to 28 on Thursday, as scheduled. No decision has been made.
“This is kind of a day-to-day thing right now,” Manfred said. “You’ve just got to get up in the morning and figure out a way to keep going through another day to stay safe for people.”
There’s a chance not all teams will be able to get in 60 regular-season games.
“We’ve got to be flexible on that,” Manfred said. “Look, this is one of the reasons that we revisited the issue off the expanded playoffs. If it turns out that some guys play 60, some guys play 58, they have this new thing called winning percentage. We can sort that out.”
In another rule change that started this weekend, all doubleheaders for the rest of the season will have a pair of seven-inning games rather than nine-inning contests. The first twinbill under the 2020 change will be between Cincinnati and Detroit at Comerica Park on Sunday following a rainout on Saturday.
“Doubleheaders were problematic from a health perspective from the very beginning of our planning. That’s why we were reluctant to get into scheduling a bunch of doubleheaders just to play more games,” Manfred said.
“It’s just too long together and extended periods inside a clubhouse. As we’ve had to move to rescheduling and been forced into some doubleheaders, I think the reality just became that we should do everything we can to shorten those days up from a health perspective,” he said.
MLB said no Phillies players have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week and while three staff members have tested positive, it appeared two were attributable to false positives and the third, based on the timing of the positive test, may not have contracted COVID-19 from the Marlins. The Phillies were permitted to access Citizens Bank Park for staggered workouts beginning Saturday.
“There’s risk in everything we do,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said. “I know that we’ve done a — knock on wood — a really good job of controlling our atmosphere here. And I think it’s important that everyone does that. You can’t slip up, you can’t make a bad decision because it can really cost your organization the game of baseball and everything.”
MLB rescheduled the postponed Phillies-Yankees games of this week for next week, in New York on Monday and Tuesday and in Philadelphia on Wednesday and Thursday. New York’s game at Tampa Bay on Thursday was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 8.
“What the virus has taught us is this is a day-by-day, week-by-week situation that we live in,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Miami will play a four-game series in Baltimore from Tuesday through Thursday, with one game a doubleheader. The Marlins will be the home team for two games.
MLB said it will reschedule the missed Yankees-Orioles game and Marlins-Phillies series. In addition, Manfred says players and coaches should take advantage of the open seats in the stands near the dugouts and bullpens in order to spread out.
St. Louis has not been to Miller Park since arriving in Milwaukee, and the Brewers have not reported any positive tests among their players since the season began. Cain, a two-time All-Star, joined Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price and San Francisco catcher Buster Posey as the most high-profile players to opt out.
“With all of the uncertainty and unknowns surrounding our game at this time, I feel that this is the best decision for me, my wife, and our three kids,” Cain said in a statement.
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AP Sports Writers Rob Gillies, Rob Maaddi, Steve Megargee, Jake Seiner and Steven Wine contributed to this report.
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mercurynews--2020-08-01--Fremont police deploy trailer camera at Paseo Padre shopping center after 80-year-old woman is robbe

Fremont police deploy trailer camera at Paseo Padre shopping center after 80-year-old woman is robbed

The Fremont Police Department deployed a trailer equipped with multiple video cameras to the parking lot of the Paseo Padre Shopping Center last week after an older resident was robbed leaving a 99 Ranch supermarket .
The shopping center , on the 34000 block of Paseo Padre Parkway , has for years been the site of auto burglaries and robberies , the department said in a Saturday news release announcing the deployment .
The trailer includes four cameras that can be monitored live .
The feed is stored for 30 days and the trailer does not include an automated license @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but no listening devices , according to the department ’ s news release .
The Fremont Police Department also has 14 permanent video cameras throughout the city , which include license plate readers , as well as nine patrol cars equipped with license plate readers , according to the department ’ s website .
The department was criticized in 2018 for expanding its surveillance capabilities — at times without the city council ’ s knowledge — without being able to track how many crimes were actually solved thanks to the new technology .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ including the one deployed at Paseo Padre , with a 2018 grant .
Geneva Bosques , a department spokesperson , said they ’ re normally reserved for special events to provide additional security and are not normally watched in real-time but can be used by investigators to help solve crimes after the fact .
One other trailer has been deployed at a parking lot behind Niles Elementary School , near School Street , Bosques said .
The trailer was deployed to the shopping center after an 80-year-old woman was robbed after shopping the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were described as two adult males in a light-colored sedan , took the victim ’ s purse .
They then went to her home and burglarized it , according to the news release .
Bosques said they believe the robbery was an isolated incident and not part of a crime spree .
Bosques said that robberies and burglaries have remained low in Fremont during the coronavirus lockdown , but incidents such as that one can be jarring for residents .
“ That ’ s really scary for our community , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was a matter of moving very quickly to put something visible in place to help our community members see , first of all , that we care and we take this seriously , and second to provide some sense of security .
”

The Fremont Police Department deployed a trailer equipped with multiple video cameras to the parking lot of the Paseo Padre Shopping Center last week after an older resident was robbed leaving a 99 Ranch supermarket.
The shopping center, on the 34000 block of Paseo Padre Parkway, has for years been the site of auto burglaries and robberies, the department said in a Saturday news release announcing the deployment. The trailer includes four cameras that can be monitored live. The feed is stored for 30 days and the trailer does not include an automated license plate reader. It also has speakers but no listening devices, according to the department’s news release.
The Fremont Police Department also has 14 permanent video cameras throughout the city, which include license plate readers, as well as nine patrol cars equipped with license plate readers, according to the department’s website. The department was criticized in 2018 for expanding its surveillance capabilities — at times without the city council’s knowledge — without being able to track how many crimes were actually solved thanks to the new technology.
The department acquired four camera trailers, including the one deployed at Paseo Padre, with a 2018 grant. Geneva Bosques, a department spokesperson, said they’re normally reserved for special events to provide additional security and are not normally watched in real-time but can be used by investigators to help solve crimes after the fact. One other trailer has been deployed at a parking lot behind Niles Elementary School, near School Street, Bosques said.
The trailer was deployed to the shopping center after an 80-year-old woman was robbed after shopping the 99 Ranch supermarket. The suspects, who were described as two adult males in a light-colored sedan, took the victim’s purse. They then went to her home and burglarized it, according to the news release. Bosques said they believe the robbery was an isolated incident and not part of a crime spree.
Bosques said that robberies and burglaries have remained low in Fremont during the coronavirus lockdown, but incidents such as that one can be jarring for residents.
“That’s really scary for our community,” she said. “In this case, it was a matter of moving very quickly to put something visible in place to help our community members see, first of all, that we care and we take this seriously, and second to provide some sense of security.”


mercurynews--2020-08-01--Activists, artists paint San Jose mural to honor lives of homeless residents

CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device A group of activists , artists and local residents gathered in the wee hours Saturday morning to paint a sprawling street mural honoring the lives of homeless residents in San José .
As the sun came up over the Gardner Community Center , organizers trickled onto a stretch of West Virginia Street to start chalking in the dark .
Laden with paint , buckets of chalk and doughnuts — and while dodging the occasional car — activists began laying down the artwork they want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the larger social justice movement that ’ s swept the Bay Area this summer .
“ I hope that they appreciate the art and the beauty of it , but that it makes them think — it makes them think about their neighbors and the messages contained in it , ” said Shaunn Cartwright , a homelessness advocate and organizer .
“ And I hope they feel represented , whether they ’ re housed or unhoused.
” Cartwright and several other local activists drew inspiration from the Black Lives Matter mural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 4th .
Working with local tattoo artist Benny Arana-O ’ Hara as the chief designer , the team voted on the 14 phrases that best encompassed their intersecting messages .
The finished product — emblazoned with sun-orange , lavender and turquoise — shows two fists pounding , with their thumbs almost touching in the middle , as a collection of Spanish and English words like “ resilient , ” “ orgullo ” ( pride ) and “ mental health ” dance around them .
A vertical scarlet stripe cuts through the center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which shunted Black and brown communities out of neighborhoods and services for decades across the U.S. and the Bay Area .
Briena Brown , 21 , an upcoming senior at San José State University , joined the festivities to represent the San José/Silicon Valley NAACP .
Last month she was one of 16 artists chosen to paint a block letter in the Black Lives Matter mural along Palo Alto ’ s Hamilton Avenue .
For Brown , the mural shows the inextricable connection between homelessness and racism .
A whopping 20 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as compared to just 3 % of the population , while Latinx people make up another 41 % as compared to 32 % of the population , according to the 2019 city homelessness census .
And it ’ s personal , too : Her father was a homeless student at San José State before her .
“ It ’ s very interconnected to me — most of the people who are homeless are BIPOCs , ” Brown said , meaning Black , Indigenous and people of color .
“ We had all that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We stayed home , we were reflecting .
We were doing all this shadow work with ourselves and our communities so that when this movement started , it started something new , because we didn ’ t have distractions.
” As a growing team of about 50 people began painting over the chalk outline , bobbing their heads to “ Funky Town ” and “ That ’ s The Way ( I Like It ) , ” volunteers set up a T-shirt tent and prepped for a hand sanitizer and food drive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and California State Assemblymember Ash Kalra took the mic .
“ In San José , we see the most egregious examples of income inequality .
You see the tale of two valleys , with the working class that ’ s being crushed under the weight of this enormous amount of wealth — because the wealth in no ways comes into the communities that not only need it the most , but helped to create that wealth , ” Kalra told the crowd .
That feels increasingly relevant in the surrounding neighborhood , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s lived down the block for 40 years .
Sandwiched by freeways on two sides , the neighborhood was primarily Latinx in the 1970s and is now about 45 percent Latinx and 40 percent White , with median incomes slightly higher than the county as a whole , according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau .
Just behind the mural , Biebrach Park is a frequent target of police who come to prey on unhoused people , Plomares-Mason said .
“ Children are not eating .
Elders are not eating , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Everyone complains about the homeless , but what are they doing ?
” The mural , she said , is a “ message that needs to be heard .
”

CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device
A group of activists, artists and local residents gathered in the wee hours Saturday morning to paint a sprawling street mural honoring the lives of homeless residents in San José.
As the sun came up over the Gardner Community Center, organizers trickled onto a stretch of West Virginia Street to start chalking in the dark. Laden with paint, buckets of chalk and doughnuts — and while dodging the occasional car — activists began laying down the artwork they want to inspire passersby to feel both empowered and part of the larger social justice movement that’s swept the Bay Area this summer.
“I hope that they appreciate the art and the beauty of it, but that it makes them think — it makes them think about their neighbors and the messages contained in it,” said Shaunn Cartwright, a homelessness advocate and organizer. “And I hope they feel represented, whether they’re housed or unhoused.”
Cartwright and several other local activists drew inspiration from the Black Lives Matter mural that activists painted near Backesto Park on July 4th. Working with local tattoo artist Benny Arana O’Hara as the chief designer, the team voted on the 14 phrases that best encompassed their intersecting messages.
The finished product — emblazoned with sun-orange, lavender and turquoise — shows two fists pounding, with their thumbs almost touching in the middle, as a collection of Spanish and English words like “resilient,” “orgullo” (pride) and “mental health” dance around them. A vertical scarlet stripe cuts through the center to symbolize the systemic practice of redlining, which shunted Black and brown communities out of neighborhoods and services for decades across the U.S. and the Bay Area.
Briena Brown, 21, an upcoming senior at San José State University, joined the festivities to represent the San José/Silicon Valley NAACP. Last month she was one of 16 artists chosen to paint a block letter in the Black Lives Matter mural along Palo Alto’s Hamilton Avenue.
For Brown, the mural shows the inextricable connection between homelessness and racism. A whopping 20% of San José homeless residents are Black as compared to just 3% of the population, while Latinx people make up another 41% as compared to 32% of the population, according to the 2019 city homelessness census. And it’s personal, too: Her father was a homeless student at San José State before her.
“It’s very interconnected to me — most of the people who are homeless are BIPOCs,” Brown said, meaning Black, Indigenous and people of color. “We had all that time during the pandemic to think. We stayed home, we were reflecting. We were doing all this shadow work with ourselves and our communities so that when this movement started, it started something new, because we didn’t have distractions.”
As a growing team of about 50 people began painting over the chalk outline, bobbing their heads to “Funky Town” and “That’s The Way (I Like It),” volunteers set up a T-shirt tent and prepped for a hand sanitizer and food drive. Soon local politicians like Supervisor Dave Cortese and California State Assemblymember Ash Kalra took the mic.
“In San José, we see the most egregious examples of income inequality. You see the tale of two valleys, with the working class that’s being crushed under the weight of this enormous amount of wealth — because the wealth in no ways comes into the communities that not only need it the most, but helped to create that wealth,” Kalra told the crowd.
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Just behind the mural, Biebrach Park is a frequent target of police who come to prey on unhoused people, Palomares-Mason said.
“Children are not eating. Elders are not eating,” she said, choking up. “Everyone complains about the homeless, but what are they doing?”
The mural, she said, is a “message that needs to be heard.”
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mercurynews--2020-08-02--How 50+ Disneyland attractions could change when the parks reopen

Virtually every Disneyland ride and attraction will change in some way to accommodate the new normal of COVID-19 health and safety protocols when the Anaheim theme parks reopen following an extended coronavirus closure .
Visitors returning to Disneyland will find social distancing measures stretching from attraction queues to the rides themselves with extensive sanitization measures throughout the park .
Disney ’ s Anaheim theme parks remain closed until further notice while they await still-unreleased reopening guidelines from the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are expected to follow the lead of Disney ’ s recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same changes — with some variations due to unique circumstances in Anaheim .
In some cases , the changes to Disneyland attractions will be striking while in others they will be nearly invisible .
Disney World visitors returned in mid-July to find social distancing markers on the ground of virtually every attraction queue and 4,000 hand sanitizing stations located throughout the 47-square-mile theme park resort .
Social distancing concerns have forced Disney World to keep parades , nighttime spectaculars , shows and even a few attractions closed .
We ’ ve compiled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come to 56 Disneyland and Disney California Adventure rides , attractions and shows based on health and safety measures instituted at the Magic Kingdom , Epcot , Disney ’ s Animal Kingdom and Disney ’ s Hollywood Studios theme parks in Florida .
1 ) Rise of the Resistance — Plexiglass dividers have been installed in the queue with the line for the attraction stretching into backstage areas of Disney ’ s Hollywood Studios .
Numbered markers on the ground indicate where riders should stand in the pre-show segments of the attraction .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in each vehicle during the dark ride portion of the Rise of the Resistance attraction .
2 ) Millennium Falcon : Smugglers Run — Riders no longer stop and gather to watch the Hondo Ohnaka audio-animatronic pre-show for the Millennium Falcon : Smugglers Run attraction .
Cast members no longer hand out boarding cards indicating whether riders are pilots , gunners or engineers .
Only one family or party is allowed in each Millennium Falcon cockpit .
3 ) Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters — Every other clamshell-style ride vehicle is left empty to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spin attraction at the Magic Kingdom .
4 ) Star Tours — Every other row is blocked on the Star Tours motion simulator .
Plexiglass dividers mounted to repurposed child car seats and secured to some seats inside the StarSpeeder 3000 help maintain separation between riders .
5 ) Astro Orbitor — Hand sanitizer stations are available after using the high-touch up and down levers inside the spaceship cockpits .
6 ) Space Mountain — Plexiglass dividers are used throughout the queue .
7 ) Autopia — Hand sanitizer stations await drivers at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Magic Kingdom .
Disneyland ’ s Autopia cars feature the same high-touch steering wheels .
To promote social distancing , Speedway riders are prevented from approaching their vehicles until the previous drivers exit .
8 ) Disneyland Monorail — Vinyl partitions hang between seating sections to keep parties separated .
9 ) Dumbo the Flying Elephant — Hand sanitizer stations can be found at the end of the queue for the high-touch spinning ride that employs up and down levers to make the pachyderms fly .
10 ) Mad Tea Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to turn the teacups will find hand sanitizer stations at the entrance and exit to the ride .
11 ) It ’ s a Small World — Rows are left empty to promote social distancing on the boat journey .
Cast members regularly use sanitizer sprayers to clean the bench seats .
12 ) King Arthur Carrousel — Each row of horses is now numbered with cast members escorting riders to their designated section on Prince Charming Regal Carrousel at the Magic Kingdom .
The Fantasyland carousel in Disneyland was undergoing a seasonal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Snow White ’ s Scary Adventures — The classic Fantasyland dark ride was undergoing a major renovation when Disneyland closed .
14 ) Big Thunder Mountain — Only one family or party is permitted per coaster car to maintain social distancing .
15 ) Mark Twain Riverboat — Social distancing spots on the deck of the riverboat — known as the Liberty Belle at the Magic Kingdom — indicate where individual families or groups can stand during the journey around the Rivers of America .
16 ) Tom Sawyer Island — Only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the raft to and from the island .
Families and parties are asked to stand on socially distanced spots while on the raft .
“ Exit only ” signs mark caves and bridges and some pathways are blocked off .
High-touch play areas on the island are closed .
17 ) Jungle Cruise — Plexiglass dividers have been installed to separate riders sitting on the bench seats of the boats ( and possibly to shield them from bad jokes delivered by the skippers ) .
18 ) Indiana Jones Adventure — The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the three-row Dinosaur ride vehicle at Disney ’ s Animal Kingdom — which uses the same ride system as Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland .
Plexiglass dividers between seats in the front and rear rows help maintain separation between riders .
Disneyland ’ s Indiana Jones Adventure attraction was expected to undergo a renovation in 2020 .
19 ) Enchanted Tiki Room — Some rows are closed and select bench areas are blocked .
20 ) Tarzan ’ s Treehouse — Social distancing signs remind visitors to remain six feet apart on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
21 ) Haunted Mansion — The stretching room— which is only a visual illusion and not an elevator at the Magic Kingdom — is deactivated and a walk-through only experience .
Disneyland ’ s haunted house was undergoing a seasonal overhaul when the park closed .
22 ) Pirates of the Caribbean — Rows are left empty between riders to promote social distancing with only one to two parties permitted per boat .
23 ) Splash Mountain — Only one party is permitted per log .
The splashdown finale has been turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drawing long lines at the Magic Kingdom ahead of a “ Princess and the Frog ” makeover .
24 ) Gadget Go Coaster — The kiddie coaster is listed as closed for refurbishment on the Disneyland website .
25 ) Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln — The Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom plays much the same role as the Disneyland attraction , just with a lot more presidents .
Every other row is closed and seats are left empty throughout the theater to keep parties separated .
26 ) Disneyland Railroad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as closed for refurbishment and temporarily unavailable at the Magic Kingdom .
27 ) Main Street Vehicles — Daily character cavalcades in lieu of a parade likely explain why the classic vehicles are temporarily unavailable for visitors at the Magic Kingdom .
28 ) Radiator Springs Racers — Only one party is allowed per 6-seat car on Epcot ’ s Test Track — which uses the same ride system as Radiator Springs Racers in Disney California Adventure .
29 ) Mater ’ s Junkyard Jamboree — Families or groups stand on circle markers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Alien Swirling Saucers at Disney ’ s Hollywood Studios — which uses a similar ride system as the Cars Land attraction at DCA .
30 ) Toy Story Midway Mania — Plexiglass dividers in the queue of Disney ’ s Hollywood Studios interactive dark ride help keep riders separated as they wait in line .
Ride vehicles and the high-touch spring-action shooter are sanitized intermittently but not after each ride cycle .
Hand sanitizer stations are available at the exit to the ride .
31 ) Incredicoaster — The Rock ‘ n @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DCA ride with inversions and over-the-shoulder safety restraints .
At Disney ’ s Hollywood Studios , the rows in the load area are separated by plexiglass dividers .
Cast members periodically clean the train seats and restraints with sanitizer sprayers .
32 ) Guardians of the Galaxy : Mission Breakout — Riders no longer stop in the pre-show room and watch the ride backstory on Twilight Zone : Tower of Terror — the precursor to the Guardians indoor drop tower ride at Disney California Adventure .
Select rows are left empty inside each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
33 ) Mickey ’ s Philharmagic — Rows are blocked and signs block individual seats in open rows to maintain social distancing in the 4-D theater .
34 ) Soarin ’ Around the World — The flight simulator uses car seat-mounted plexiglass dividers in some seats to maintain separation between riders .
The aromatic scent effects that accompany the hang gliding flight have been disabled .
35 ) Grizzly River Run — Every other pair of seats is left empty to maintain social distancing on the rafts of the roaring rapids water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journey are turned off .
Cast members regularly use sanitizer sprayers to clean seats and high-touch points on the Kali River Rapids rafts at Disney ’ s Animal Kingdom .
A few Disney World dark rides have changed little except for the social distancing markers in the queue and the hand sanitizer stations at the entrances and exits .
The Disneyland versions include : 38 ) Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Several other Disney World attractions are listed as temporarily unavailable on the park ’ s website .
The Disneyland versions include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is expected to be temporarily canceled when Disney ’ s Anaheim theme parks reopen .
Those attractions include : Character meet-and-greet locations are also expected to remain closed when Disneyland and DCA reopen .
They include : High-touch play areas are expected to also be unavailable once the parks reopen .
They include : Not every ride at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure is included in this list — largely because identical attractions can ’ t be found at Disney ’ s four Florida parks .
Disneyland-only rides like Matterhorn Bobsleds and Finding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unique health and safety protocols .
• ‘ Princess and the Frog ’ star Anika Noni Rose wants Disneyland to build Tiana ’ s Palace restaurant Disney World lacks many of the classic Fantasyland dark rides found at Disneyland — including Snow White ’ s Scary Adventures , Alice in Wonderland , Mr. Toad ’ s Wild Ride and Pinnochio ’ s Daring Journey .
Those Disneyland dark rides could naturally facilitate social distancing with a single family or party limited to each ride vehicle .
Disney never brought many of DCA ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — including Golden Zephyr , Goofy ’ s Sky School , Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind , Jessie ’ s Critter Carousel , Jumping Jellyfish and Pixar Pal-A-Round .
Each of those rides will require its own social distancing and sanitization measures — some trickier than others .
That still leaves big question marks for a number of Anaheim attractions such as Davy Crockett ’ s Explorer Canoes , Redwood Creek Challenge Trail , Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin and Casey Jr .
Circus Train .
How Disneyland plans to handle health and safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be seen .
This exhaustive list would have been impossible to compile without the tireless work of WDW News Today reporters who visited most of the Disney World attractions and documented all the COVID-19 changes since the parks reopened in mid-July .

Virtually every Disneyland ride and attraction will change in some way to accommodate the new normal of COVID-19 health and safety protocols when the Anaheim theme parks reopen following an extended coronavirus closure.
Visitors returning to Disneyland will find social distancing measures stretching from attraction queues to the rides themselves with extensive sanitization measures throughout the park.
Disney’s Anaheim theme parks remain closed until further notice while they await still-unreleased reopening guidelines from the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are expected to follow the lead of Disney’s recently reopened Florida parks and implement many of the same changes — with some variations due to unique circumstances in Anaheim. In some cases, the changes to Disneyland attractions will be striking while in others they will be nearly invisible.
Disney World visitors returned in mid-July to find social distancing markers on the ground of virtually every attraction queue and 4,000 hand sanitizing stations located throughout the 47-square-mile theme park resort. Social distancing concerns have forced Disney World to keep parades, nighttime spectaculars, shows and even a few attractions closed.
We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of changes expected to come to 56 Disneyland and Disney California Adventure rides, attractions and shows based on health and safety measures instituted at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme parks in Florida.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
1) Rise of the Resistance — Plexiglass dividers have been installed in the queue with the line for the attraction stretching into backstage areas of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Numbered markers on the ground indicate where riders should stand in the pre-show segments of the attraction. Only one family or party is allowed in each vehicle during the dark ride portion of the Rise of the Resistance attraction.
2) Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — Riders no longer stop and gather to watch the Hondo Ohnaka audio-animatronic pre-show for the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction. Cast members no longer hand out boarding cards indicating whether riders are pilots, gunners or engineers. Only one family or party is allowed in each Millennium Falcon cockpit.
Tomorrowland
3) Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters — Every other clamshell-style ride vehicle is left empty to maintain social distancing within the Space Ranger Spin attraction at the Magic Kingdom.
4) Star Tours — Every other row is blocked on the Star Tours motion simulator. Plexiglass dividers mounted to repurposed child car seats and secured to some seats inside the StarSpeeder 3000 help maintain separation between riders.
5) Astro Orbitor — Hand sanitizer stations are available after using the high-touch up and down levers inside the spaceship cockpits.
6) Space Mountain — Plexiglass dividers are used throughout the queue.
7) Autopia — Hand sanitizer stations await drivers at the end of the Tomorrowland Speedway queue at the Magic Kingdom. Disneyland’s Autopia cars feature the same high-touch steering wheels. To promote social distancing, Speedway riders are prevented from approaching their vehicles until the previous drivers exit.
8) Disneyland Monorail — Vinyl partitions hang between seating sections to keep parties separated.
Fantasyland
9) Dumbo the Flying Elephant — Hand sanitizer stations can be found at the end of the queue for the high-touch spinning ride that employs up and down levers to make the pachyderms fly.
10) Mad Tea Party — Riders using the high-touch spinning plate to turn the teacups will find hand sanitizer stations at the entrance and exit to the ride.
11) It’s a Small World — Rows are left empty to promote social distancing on the boat journey. Cast members regularly use sanitizer sprayers to clean the bench seats.
12) King Arthur Carrousel — Each row of horses is now numbered with cast members escorting riders to their designated section on Prince Charming Regal Carrousel at the Magic Kingdom. The Fantasyland carousel in Disneyland was undergoing a seasonal overhaul when the park closed.
13) Snow White’s Scary Adventures — The classic Fantasyland dark ride was undergoing a major renovation when Disneyland closed.
Frontierland
14) Big Thunder Mountain — Only one family or party is permitted per coaster car to maintain social distancing.
15) Mark Twain Riverboat — Social distancing spots on the deck of the riverboat — known as the Liberty Belle at the Magic Kingdom — indicate where individual families or groups can stand during the journey around the Rivers of America.
16) Tom Sawyer Island — Only three parties are allowed at a time on the raft to and from the island. Families and parties are asked to stand on socially distanced spots while on the raft. “Exit only” signs mark caves and bridges and some pathways are blocked off. High-touch play areas on the island are closed.
Adventureland
17) Jungle Cruise — Plexiglass dividers have been installed to separate riders sitting on the bench seats of the boats (and possibly to shield them from bad jokes delivered by the skippers).
18) Indiana Jones Adventure — The middle row is not in use on the three-row Dinosaur ride vehicle at Disney’s Animal Kingdom — which uses the same ride system as Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland. Plexiglass dividers between seats in the front and rear rows help maintain separation between riders. Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure attraction was expected to undergo a renovation in 2020.
19) Enchanted Tiki Room — Some rows are closed and select bench areas are blocked.
20) Tarzan’s Treehouse — Social distancing signs remind visitors to remain six feet apart on the Swiss Family Treehouse at the Magic Kingdom.
New Orleans Square
21) Haunted Mansion — The stretching room— which is only a visual illusion and not an elevator at the Magic Kingdom — is deactivated and a walk-through only experience. Disneyland’s haunted house was undergoing a seasonal overhaul when the park closed.
22) Pirates of the Caribbean — Rows are left empty between riders to promote social distancing with only one to two parties permitted per boat.
Critter Country
23) Splash Mountain — Only one party is permitted per log. The splashdown finale has been turned off. The classic log ride is drawing long lines at the Magic Kingdom ahead of a “Princess and the Frog” makeover.
Toontown
24) Gadget Go Coaster — The kiddie coaster is listed as closed for refurbishment on the Disneyland website.
Main Street U.S.A.
25) Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln — The Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom plays much the same role as the Disneyland attraction, just with a lot more presidents. Every other row is closed and seats are left empty throughout the theater to keep parties separated.
26) Disneyland Railroad — The Disney World Railroad is listed as closed for refurbishment and temporarily unavailable at the Magic Kingdom.
27) Main Street Vehicles — Daily character cavalcades in lieu of a parade likely explain why the classic vehicles are temporarily unavailable for visitors at the Magic Kingdom.
Cars Land
28) Radiator Springs Racers — Only one party is allowed per 6-seat car on Epcot’s Test Track — which uses the same ride system as Radiator Springs Racers in Disney California Adventure.
29) Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree — Families or groups stand on circle markers on the ground in the pre-loading area on Alien Swirling Saucers at Disney’s Hollywood Studios — which uses a similar ride system as the Cars Land attraction at DCA.
Pixar Pier
30) Toy Story Midway Mania — Plexiglass dividers in the queue of Disney’s Hollywood Studios interactive dark ride help keep riders separated as they wait in line. Ride vehicles and the high-touch spring-action shooter are sanitized intermittently but not after each ride cycle. Hand sanitizer stations are available at the exit to the ride.
31) Incredicoaster — The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is similar to the DCA ride with inversions and over-the-shoulder safety restraints. At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the rows in the load area are separated by plexiglass dividers. Cast members periodically clean the train seats and restraints with sanitizer sprayers.
Hollywoodland
32) Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout — Riders no longer stop in the pre-show room and watch the ride backstory on Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror — the precursor to the Guardians indoor drop tower ride at Disney California Adventure. Select rows are left empty inside each elevator ride vehicle to foster social distancing.
33) Mickey’s Philharmagic — Rows are blocked and signs block individual seats in open rows to maintain social distancing in the 4-D theater.
Grizzly Peak
34) Soarin’ Around the World — The flight simulator uses car seat-mounted plexiglass dividers in some seats to maintain separation between riders. The aromatic scent effects that accompany the hang gliding flight have been disabled.
35) Grizzly River Run — Every other pair of seats is left empty to maintain social distancing on the rafts of the roaring rapids water ride. Water effects along the river journey are turned off. Cast members regularly use sanitizer sprayers to clean seats and high-touch points on the Kali River Rapids rafts at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Other Attractions
A few Disney World dark rides have changed little except for the social distancing markers in the queue and the hand sanitizer stations at the entrances and exits. The Disneyland versions include:
36) Peter Pan’s Flight
37) Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
38) Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Several other Disney World attractions are listed as temporarily unavailable on the park’s website. The Disneyland versions include:
39) Star Wars Launch Bay
40) Turtle Talk with Crush
41) Frontierland Shootin’ Exposition
Entertainment
Live entertainment that draws large crowds is expected to be temporarily canceled when Disney’s Anaheim theme parks reopen. Those attractions include:
42) Magic Happens parade
43) Mickey’s Mix Magic fireworks
44) Fantasmic nighttime spectacular
45) World of Color nighttime spectacular
46) “Frozen Live at the Hyperion” stage show
47) “Mickey & the Magical Map” stage show
Characters
Character meet-and-greet locations are also expected to remain closed when Disneyland and DCA reopen. They include:
48) Mickey’s House
49) Minnie’s House
50) Anna & Elsa’s Royal Welcome
51) Fantasy Faire Royal Hall
52) Marvel Heroic Encounters
53) Pixie Hollow
Play Areas
High-touch play areas are expected to also be unavailable once the parks reopen. They include:
54) Chip ‘n Dale Treehouse
55) Donald’s Boat
56) Goofy’s Playhouse
Not every ride at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure is included in this list — largely because identical attractions can’t be found at Disney’s four Florida parks.
Disneyland-only rides like Matterhorn Bobsleds and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage will require their own unique health and safety protocols.
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mercurynews--2020-08-02--Former California cop gets 3 years probation for off-duty assault

A former Irvine police officer was sentenced to three years of formal probation and was told he needed to complete @ @ @ @ @ counseling after he pleaded no contest to assaulting his girlfriend ’ s friend two years @ @ @ @ @ said .
Paul George Gebert , 34 , was also ordered to complete 30 days @ @ @ @ @ the plea to one felony count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily @ @ @ @ @ Court Friday , July 31 , the Los Angeles County District Attorney ’ s Office @ @ @ @ @ when he went to his girlfriend ’ s home on July 8 , 2018 and @ @ @ @ @ her couch , prosecutor William Chung said .
He then started beating the victim , @ @ @ @ @ said .
Further details , including what specifically prompted Gebert to beat the victim , @ @ @ @

A former Irvine police officer was sentenced to three years of formal probation and was told he needed to complete six months of anger management counseling after he pleaded no contest to assaulting his girlfriend’s friend two years ago in Torrance, authorities said.
Paul George Gebert, 34, was also ordered to complete 30 days of Caltrans work after entering the plea to one felony count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury in Los Angeles Superior Court Friday, July 31, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.
Gebert was off-duty when he went to his girlfriend’s home on July 8, 2018 and found a man lying on her couch, prosecutor William Chung said.
He then started beating the victim, causing serious injuries, Chung said.
Further details, including what specifically prompted Gebert to beat the victim, were not disclosed.


mercurynews--2020-08-02--Coronavirus map: California cases surpass 500,000, but hospitalizations are on the decline

For the fifth consecutive day , California reported fewer coronavirus-related hospitalizations , leading to a decrease of 25 % since July 26 , according to state reports .
There were 6,459 hospitalizations Saturday , Aug. 1 , or 1,540 fewer hospitalizations ( -19 % ) than the previous day .
The state ’ s number of total cases topped 500,000 ( 506,456 ) since reporting began , and 9,354 people have died as of Saturday .
There were 6,896 new cases of the coronavirus and 182 new deaths reported , according to unofficial counts from county websites .
California health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus death of a child on Friday , saying the victim in the Central Valley was a teenager who had other health conditions .
Napa , San Francisco and Santa Clara counties have been added to the COVID watchlist , increasing number of counties on the watch list to 37 .
The Associated Press contributed to this story .
The state ’ s breakdown of cases by age is as follows : The state ’ s breakdown of deaths by age group* is as follows : *A teen ’ s death in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday , but is not yet reflected in state data .
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For the fifth consecutive day, California reported fewer coronavirus-related hospitalizations, leading to a decrease of 25% since July 26, according to state reports. There were 6,459 hospitalizations Saturday, Aug. 1, or 1,540 fewer hospitalizations (-19%) than the previous day.
The state’s number of total cases topped 500,000 (506,456) since reporting began, and 9,354 people have died as of Saturday. There were 6,896 new cases of the coronavirus and 182 new deaths reported, according to unofficial counts from county websites. California health officials reported the state’s first coronavirus death of a child on Friday, saying the victim in the Central Valley was a teenager who had other health conditions.
Napa, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties have been added to the COVID watchlist, increasing number of counties on the watch list to 37.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
The state’s breakdown of cases by age is as follows:
5 and younger: 2% (9,773) 5-17: 7.1% (35,747) 18-34: 35.4% (177,777) 35-49: 25.1% (125,562) 50-59: 14.1% (70,453) 60-64: 5.1% (25,439) 65-69: 3.5% (17,603) 70-74: 2.4% (12,244) 75-79: 1.7% (8,499) 80 and older: 3.4% (17,014)
The state’s breakdown of deaths by age group* is as follows:
5 and younger: 0% (0)
5-17: 0% (1)
18-34: 1.5% (132)
35-49: 5.7% (517)
50-59: 9.9% (901)
60-64: 7.6% (693)
65-69: 9.7% (884)
70-74: 11.2% (1,016)
75-79: 11.4% (1,040)
80 and older: 43% (3,911)
*A teen’s death in the Central Valley was reported by the state Friday, but is not yet reflected in state data.
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