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Episodes
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:
Global News:
- Global Totals: 5.8M cases, 358K deaths, 100K+ of those in the US
- SpaceX did not launch yesterday due to weather. Saturday, May 30 at 12:22 PST next chance
- Trump threatens to shut down, or highly regulate, social media platforms after Twitter stamps him with two fact checks… announces Wednesday an executive order is on it’s way
- Execs at Walt Disney World Resort unveiled a plan to reopen their Orlando theme parks, starting with the Magic Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom on July 11
- #International Hamburger Day
National News:
- Unemployment Recap: 2.1M filed last week, 40M+ Total
- Miami Dolphins to open drive-in theater at Hard Rock stadium
- Did you know: Tahoe sees more visitors every year than the top 3 National Parks combined
Local News:
- El Dorado Co. lifts their nonessential travel ban
- Placer Co. unanimously votes to move into stage 3 reopening
- Harveys Outdoor Summer Concert Series officially canceled for all of 2020
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Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:
Global News:
- EU unveils record-breaking $826B stimulus package - Largest in European history, far outstripping the post-World War II Marshall Plan
- Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country plans to beef up its armed forces and improve its preparedness for military combat amid rising tensions with the US. Total defense budgets: China = $178B; US = $738B
- Latin America becomes the new global epicenter pandemic, WHO releases surging numbers in Brazil, Peru and Chile
National News:
- NASA SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral increases liftoff chance to 60% at 1:33pm PST today
- Miami receives half-foot of rain in 90 mins yesterday from Tropical storm Bertha
- NHL to forfeit rest of regular season and skip to 24-team playoff in two “hub cities”
- On this Day, 1939: The Golden Gate Bridge officially opens
Local News:
- NV Gov. Sisolak cancels live announcement and video due to exposure of C19 - Casinos still on track for June 4 opening
- CA Gov. Newsom continues to open up other parts of economy
- SLT City Council special meeting on Thursday at 9:30am
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Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:
Local News:
- NV Gov. Sisolak expected to make big announcement today - June 4th target date to open casinos
- Lime scooters may (or may not) return to Tahoe this summer
- Record setting high temps around the region
- Brand new 68 unit affordable housing project breaking ground this week - opening Spring 2021
- Whittell High School announced as top public school in state of Nevada - 96% graduation rate
Global News:
- C19 Global Totals: 5.6M cases, 348K deceased - WHO issues warning of “immediate second peak”
- Day traders and stock brokers are back on the floor of NYSE Tuesday
- SpaceX launch Wednesday at 1:33 ET to take 2 Americans to ISS - 40% chance of launch due to bad weather, catastrophic failure = 1/270 possibility
- New ban on travelers from Brazil will take effect later today - 2nd highest case load in the world and some officials estimate it’s 10x higher than the published number
- HISTORIC: UC colleges will no longer require students to submit SAT or ACT test scores as part of its admissions process, voted unanimously Thursday in a historic decision likely to have national ripple effects. Instead, the nine campuses plan to develop by 2025 a new standardized test for California residents
- National Paper Airplane Day
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Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Every Friday we change up the dynamic of our podcast to only deliver you wholesome, positive news locally and nationally:
- STHS sophomores start GoFundMe to raise $350 to pay for healthcare workers tabs at Sprouts… currently at $530!
- Other local GoFundMe news: Clean Up the Lake campaign shooting for $400k “Adopt a Mile”… will start underwater diving cleanup in July
- Bread & Broth in SLT in need of some help to continue the B&B 4 Kids program which provides bagged meals at school sites
- Old Trestle Distillery giving away thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer and below market value gallon quantities to large organizations… Never even made an ounce of liquor yet!
- Tahoe Chamber announces the 2020 40 Under 40 Honorees
- Support Small Business Fund of El Dorado County… partnership between ELDo Hills/County Chambers & City of SLT (applications taken today - June 3)
- Tahoe Magic paying $500 per month for housing/rent help to those in need throughout SLT
- New business, Cuppa Tahoe, opening in SLT on Saturyda
- Indiana announces ALL teachers in the state are “Teacher of the Year”
- New Hampshire high school utilizing chair lifts at local ski resort for their graduation ceremony
- Penguins in Kansas City enjoy art all to themselves at a museum- Priest using squirt gun filled with holy water to bless churchgoers (over Easter, but viral now)
- Free live streams: Thievery Corp Fri @ 5pm, Goo Goo Dolls Sat @ 5pm, Trace Adkins Sun @ 5pm,
- On this day, 1980: the dot munching Pac-Man arcade game is released
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:
Local News:
- Tahoe Truckee Sanitation Agency says water usage this spring (Mar 1 - May 5) is approx. half compared to last year
- Officials and Mayor of SLT ask visitors to stay away from Tahoe during Memorial Day weekend
- Today is the final day to ensure you have the correct address on file for mail-in ballots for Douglas County
- Celebrity Golf decision happens today
World News:
- WHO reported the largest single-day increase of infections (106K) since the outbreak began, and about 40% of them were in the U.S.
- 2.4M jobless claims filed over the past week; 9 week total = 38M
- NPR poll finds that two-thirds of Americans expect C19 to continue to upend daily life for at least 6 more months
- Yosemite announces they will open as early as June - reservations required, no shuttles, half capacity campgrounds (Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree reopened in a limited way earlier this week)
- On this day, 1932: Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic
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Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:
Local News:
- Phased approach to launching boats underway at Lake Tahoe
- Gaming control board allows restaurants inside of casinos to reopen with strict precautions
- CA Assembly members introduce resolution to end the governors emergency powers
National News:
- Global C19 Totals: 5M+ cases, 325K deceased
- Michigan Dam failure causes 10K residents in Midland County to evacuate - could be under 9 feet of water within hours
- Navajo Nation has surpassed NY and NJ for the highest per-capita C19 infection rate in the US - 173K people total across AZ/NM/UT
- CDC quietly releases 60 page “guidelines of reopening economy” on Sunday. All 50 states have eased some C19 restrictions - rules vary widely
- Trump administration extends border closures to Canada & Mexico until June 22
- Trump says “we’ll see” to a request from Ford to wear a mask upon his visit to their factory on Thursday
- Tyson vs. Holyfield Round 3 stage is set in Saudi Arabia
- On this Day, 1873: Levi Strauss patents “Blue Jeans”
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Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday, May 19th: Waking up to chain controls over the mountain passes, snow on our spring flowers, and a plethora of news to cover…
International:
- Super Cyclone ‘Amphan’ forces millions of people to evacuate from coastal areas of India and Bangladesh - storm already tied a record for strongest ever in the region
- Air pollution returns to pre-lockdown levels in China after falling 40% in April
- Toronto Zoo opens a drive thru experience with Zoo Keeper commentary to supplement
National:
- Despite FDA caution, Trump says he is taking hydrocholorquine as a preventive (Pelosi doesn’t approve and calls him ‘morbidly obese’ in official video statement)
- Gov Newsom makes a surprising announcement yesterday that pro sporting events could resume as early as the first week of June (53 of 58 counties eligible for dine-in restaurants)
- Chancellor Oakley said yesterday that fall classes at all of CA’s 115 community colleges will likely be held entirely online
- Connecticut nursing home with zero cases due to asking employees to self quarantine in RVs on-site early in the process
Local:
- Small businesses find relief with loans, but PPP forgiveness concerns remain
- Farmers markets persevere around the region with modifications
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:
Local News:
- Overland hosts grand finale of community dinner donations today at 10:00am
- More weekend protests at Governor’s Mansion in Carson City
- Tahoe Transportation District announces all passengers must wear face mask
- Small fire in Van Sickle State Park attributed to homeless cooking fire
- Celebrity Golf on the agenda for Douglas Co. commissioners this Thursday
National News:
- C19 World Totals: 4.8M cases, 317K deceased
- China’s President Xi pledges $2B to fight C19 over the next two years
- Trump vs. Obama: “grossly incompetent” tweet from Trump over the weekend
- Apple to reopen certain stores with stipulations of entrance
- More stimulus checks? $3T “HEROS” Act passed Friday by house, still needs senate approval
- Uber to cut thousands of jobs again - two weeks ago 3,700 let go via Zoom
- On this day: 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted (summit is now 1,300 feet lower)
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Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Every Friday we change up the dynamic of our podcast to only deliver you wholesome, positive news locally and nationally:
- Free public transit in Tahoe-Truckee through 2022
- Free for frontline workers: oil changes on any car at Mazda dealerships, Free Samsung phone repair (batteries/screens), Free tax prep from H&R Block
- Free live concert streams: Coldplay Sat @ 9am, Sheryl Crow Sat @ 4pm, Trace Adkins Sat @ 5:30pm
- Obama to deliver televised commencement speech for entire class of 2020 tomorrow at 5pm PST on all major networks
- Dad builds full stage, backdrop, podium, etc in driveway for daughters “graduation”… audience of 2
- On this day in 1940, the first McDonalds opened in San Bernardino as a BBQ fast food join, 1928 the first Mickey Mouse film was screened
- National Bring Flowers to Someone Day (Every May 15th)
- Ice cream shop in MA raises $40k for employee’s college fund
- Bill Murray challenges Guy Fieri to live nacho making contest - already raised over $22M
- 4,000 NYC hospital employees surprised with full 3-night vacation from Hyatt and American Airlines
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:
Local News:
- South Lake Tahoe 4th of July Fireworks have been canceled, possibly Labor Day instead
- Echo Pass construction project closing Hwy 50 postponed to post-Labor Day
- Demand high for Lake Tahoe real estate amid virus shutdown
- Close contact: Spa, salon experience to be vastly different
- Reno City Council gives ‘OK’ for bars to begin curbside service
National News:
- Thursday jobless claims update: 3M filed last week, 36.5M 8 week total
- Stocks drop across the board as Federal Reserve Chair Powell make claims of uncertainty and more evidence of 2nd waves are surfacing around the world
- Some of the first “bars” open in America in Wisconsin last night
- Gov. Newsom to propose a revised state budget today - expected to have a deficit of $54B
- CA, NC, PA are sending buses equipped with long-distance routers to poor and rural neighborhoods that don’t have stable internet
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www.TahoeDailyTribune.com
www.SierraSun.com