San Francisco teachers unions have reached a tentative agreement with the district to return to classrooms days after the city announced its plans to sue the district to force it to reopen, numerous sources reported. The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) said that it had come to a tentative agreement with a group of unions representing teachers in its district on Sunday, ABC 7 reported . The agreement stipulates that schools can return to in-person learning once the city is in the Red Tier, meaning there is substantial COVID-19 spread. BREAKING: San Francisco school district reaches tentative agreement with labor unions. It comes after a week of intense pressure from parents and city officials. Details to come. — Jill Tucker (@jilltucker) February 7, 2021 Currently, the Bay Area region is in the Purple Tier, meaning COVID-19 is widespread, according to California’s tier assignment system. Teachers would also need to be … [Read more...] about San Francisco Teachers Union Agrees To Return For In-Person Learning After City Threatened To Sue School District
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One Killed After 2 Freight Trains ‘Converge’ In Buena Park
BUENA PARK (CBSLA) – One person was killed after being found trapped between two freight trains in Buena Park early Tuesday morning. March 3, 2021. (Orange County Fire Authority) The accident occurred just before 12:30 a.m. on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway track in the area of Beach Boulevard and Stage Road, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. Crews arrived on scene to find that one person had been crushed under two trains which had “converged.” The person was found dead between the trains, OCFA reported. The victim was not immediately identified. It was unclear if the trains had collided. The Buena Park Police and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s departments were also on scene assisting with the investigation, along with officials from BNSF Railway. It was not immediately clear if any passenger rail service was affected. … [Read more...] about One Killed After 2 Freight Trains ‘Converge’ In Buena Park
20,000 Pounds Of Cocaine, Marijuana Worth $211 Million Seized From International Waters Offloaded In San Diego
SAN DIEGO (CBSLA) — More than $211 million worth of seized cocaine and marijuana was offloaded by the Coast Guard and Navy in San Diego Monday. (credit: Coast Guard) Approximately 11,400 pounds of cocaine and 9,000 pounds of cocaine had been seized by crews on the USS Gabrielle Giffords and three other Coast Guard cutters in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean between October and December, according to the Coast Guard. READ MORE: Search Warrant Executed To Obtain Black Box Data In Tiger Woods Crash “When you are covering a drug-smuggling transit zone the size of the continental United States, every ship makes a huge difference,” Lt. Jonathan Dietrich said in a statement. READ MORE: One Killed After 2 Freight Trains ‘Converge’ In Buena Park The LEDET 407, whose crew is based in Miami, was the source of five cases involving 10,570 pounds of cocaine and 4,100 pounds of marijuana. The Spencer made the next biggest seizures at 420 pounds of cocaine … [Read more...] about 20,000 Pounds Of Cocaine, Marijuana Worth $211 Million Seized From International Waters Offloaded In San Diego
Fenway Park Concourse Turned Into COVID-19 Vaccine Site
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s not quite the same as coming to see the hometown team, as the Fenway Park concourse has now been turned into the state’s second mass vaccination site. “Fenway has an amazing emotional impact on the region and the community,” said Red Sox Vice President Sarah McKenna. The park is now adding another chapter to its storied history with the hope that Fenway can help put a dent in the effort to get Massachusetts residents vaccinated. READ MORE: CVS Lists Teachers As Eligible For COVID Vaccine Appointments In Massachusetts “So many great things have happened here. Add this to the roster of incredible opportunities that have happened,” said Dr. Edward Ullman, a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and also the director of Fenway First Aid. Fenway Park COVID-19 vaccine site (WBZ-TV) The goal is to avoid lines and keep people on schedule as they make their way through a health screening, the vaccination and observation area, with even a … [Read more...] about Fenway Park Concourse Turned Into COVID-19 Vaccine Site
Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Vaccinating All Teachers As A Prerequisite For Reopening Schools Is A ‘Nonworkable Situation’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said during a Wednesday interview with CBS that vaccinating every teacher before reopening schools is a “nonworkable situation.” Fauci, the Biden administration’s chief medical advisor on COVID-19, told CBS This Morning that while teachers should be a priority for vaccinations, he did not recommend that schools make teacher vaccinations a prerequisite for a return to in-person instruction, and referred to recently released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Tony Dokoupil, co-host of the show, asked Fauci to explain the White House’s plan about returning younger children to classrooms by the spring. Fauci said that while the final decision is up to Biden, he believes the plan is to adhere to the CDC’s guidelines on school reopenings. Dokoupil then asked how he would respond to teachers who are worried about returning to classrooms without having been vaccinated. “I think if you’re … [Read more...] about Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Vaccinating All Teachers As A Prerequisite For Reopening Schools Is A ‘Nonworkable Situation’
