Tahoe Talk - Mon. 6/29/20

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here’s what you missed over the weekend if you unplugged from the news or social along with what’s coming up so you can stay in tune!

Global News:
- C19 Global Totals: 10.2m cases, 500m deceased (quarter of those in the U.S,)
- Yelp reports that 41% of the businesses listed on its platform have closed for good since the pandemic. Not just restaurant I might add (Perspective: 11,774 in LA, nearly 2k in Vegas alone have shuttered permanently)
- Disney announces last week they will not reopen, Yosemite postpones opening campgrounds through July
- NASA needs help figuring out how to poop in space for a $35k reward. Project Artemis will see the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024
- Lebron James raises $100m for a new media company, SpringHill Co., that aims to uplift Black creators
- Cam Newton signs one year deal with Patriots
- Tesla autopilot confuses Burger King sign for a stop sign - BK capitalizes and turns it into a commercial.
- Wednesday, July 1st = International Chicken Wing Day

Local News:
- Labor Union filing complaint against Sisolak
- Ballot measure for 2% TOT in Truckee in the works
- Squaw Valley name change could happen sooner than later
- Boat inspections will look different this year
- No Fireworks in the Tahoe Basin