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– Beginning yesterday on the NV side, businesses are able to up their capacity limits to 50% and public gatherings and events are now able to operate at 50% of their capacity or 250 people – whichever is less. For larger venues, they can submit a form to the Dept. of Business And Industry to get a variance and go bigger
– In somewhat of a surprise decision last week, Incline Village decided to cancel their Fourth of July fireworks this year citing high visitation last summer and current coronavirus trends
California College Offering Students Gift Cards to Remain on Campus During Spring Break
On 3/10/21 at 7:58 PM EST
In the shadow of last year s late-spring coronavirus surge, a handful of U.S. universities are taking extra steps to dissuade students from traveling in 2021. One northern California university is offering $75 vouchers to those who pledge to remain local during spring break.
The University of California at Davis, one of ten undergraduate and graduate education institutions within the state s UC system, unveiled its spring break grant program last week. Part of the university s and the city of Davis collaborative Healthy Davis Together project, the grant initiative asks students to agree to remain in the area over the weeklong break. The application also asks that interested applicants undergo a COVID-19 diagnostic test.
UC Davis is offering students $75 to staycation for spring break krdo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from krdo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Do a spring-break staycation, and get paid. That’s the deal being offered to students at the University of California at Davis, as part of efforts to prevent a surge in coronavirus cases at the school.