Total NIMBYism : Feud erupts over the future of Golden Gate Park s Ferris wheel
Feb. 16, 2021
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Ticket holders line up for a ride on the SkyStar Observation Wheel on the opening day to the public at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse in San Francisco, California on October 21, 2020.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
It took a fleet of 14 loaded trailers from Cincinnati and two years to build.
Then the pandemic came, and the 150-foot Ferris wheel sat still in the middle of Golden Gate Park for six months.
The wheel finally started spinning in October, albeit for only five weeks before the second COVID-19 surge again stopped it in its tracks.
By G BiZ
Jan 12, 2021
Within the last 24 hours 6 prisoners have escaped from a Merced County jail. Apparently, the men used a homemade rope to get onto the roof of the prison & then scaled down the side of it to escape. The men are now on the loose and said to be armed & dangerous! The security in that jail definitely are going to be in hot water after letting six men get out and get away without being noticed. The public are encouraged to be on the lookout!
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How Many Granada Residents Will Die? Deputy Health Officer Dr. Josh Ennis Takes Media Questions on the Pandemic
Is the county keeping track of workplace outbreaks? How many Granada residents will die? Are medical staff being tested often enough? Is the trigger for the state’s new stay-at-home order less than 15 percent of ICU capacity actually too lax? Are there enough people to staff all our ICU beds?
Dr. Josh Ennis, deputy health officer, answered these media questions and more in today’s media availability on the county’s COVID response. Video above, rough transcript below.
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The North Coast News asks, “Are county health officials keeping track of the number of workplace
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