February 3, 2021 in Columns, Sports
The stage is set and the Kansas City Chiefs are going up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. It’s Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady, the future vs. the past. As you’d expect, I’m happy for my Chiefs and rooting for them to run it back.
However, there’s still a lot to be concerned about in light of the Super Bowl’s health risks and the everpresent pandemic which continues to rage on.
First, we should think about what will happen on-site at the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay.
In terms of attendants, the NFL is giving out 7,500 free tickets to vaccinated health care workers, and all 32 teams are following suit by allocating their own free tickets to local health care workers as well. The University of Kansas Health System, located primarily in Kansas City, said it received 18 tickets. 22,000 fans are allowed into Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium, which seats approximately 66,000. So assuming that around one-third of the gam
Gascón wants to stop seeking prior felony conviction enhancements for things like gun possession, gang membership, and violation of the three strikes law.
As L.A. County eases restrictions, school districts in El Segundo, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach will offer hybrid classes for the lowest grade levels.
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Bisignano was identified in a video from the insurrection yelling through a megaphone: “Everybody, we need gas masks, we need weapons. We need strong, angry patriots to help our boys, they don’t want to leave. We need protection.”
Gina Bisignano, the California business owner previously charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection, has now been indicted on seven counts (Indictment was returned Friday but posted today.)https://t.co/8yEQhWM7USpic.twitter.com/MP9gfhvgQr Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 1, 2021
AlterNet reports: “Among the charges listed on grand jury document are Aiding and Abetting, Obstruction of an Official Proceeding, Civil Disorder, Destruction of Government Property, Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds, Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds, Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds, and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building.”
CREATING A SPACE WHERE FAMILIES COULD COME TO BIRTH
Until last March, Kindred Space LA was based in a Ladera Heights office building. Hill and Durdin worked with clients who planned to give birth at home and offered in-person classes for pregnant women, parents, moms with young children, and birth workers.
The business model was based on lots of people getting together and lots of hugging, lots of crying. None of which was safe during the pandemic.
Erika Moore, Farah Kolker and Andrea Orrego gather in pre-coronavirus times.at Kindred Space LA to ask questions, share their experiences and get advice about pregnancy and motherhood. (Mariana Dale/LAist)