Tahoe TAP

Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:

Global News:
- SpaceX successfully launches 60 more Starlink satellites last night. Falcon 9’s 5th ascent into space - landed safely again!
- Delta announces they will not book middle seats on planes through Sept. (even for family)
- Zoom CEO, Eric Yuan, excited to boast of his company’s 169% YOY Q1 revenues…. But left his mic on mute!
- Facebook Adds Tool to Bulk-Delete Old Posts, Hide Content From Other Users (wipe out embarrassing or otherwise personally painful posts via the “Manage Activity”… available on FB mobile first, then desktop)

National News:
- Unemployment claims: 1.87M last week, 43M 11-week total (quarter of the labor force)
- The personal-saving rate soared to 33% in April, meaning Americans saved 33% of their disposable income — an all-time high. That's a dramatic increase from 12.7% in March and is quadruple February's rate of 8.2%.
- Carole Baskin awarded 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic's former zoo

Local News:
- Truckee and SLT peaceful vigils were not protests
- Celebrity Golf is officially returning (without fans) this year
- Hot August Nights canceled in Reno
- World War 2 flag anonymously returned after Reno protests

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 C19 Totals: 6.2M cases, 375K deaths
- Trump officially ends relationship with WHO - USA’s $450M/yr contribution is the largest of any nation
- Pope Francis resumes Sunday blessings of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City after 3 month hiatus
- Bob & Doug safely board the ISS Sunday morning

National News:
- 140-150 cities waking up to aftermath of a weekend of protests
- Target temporarily closing stores across the nation due to protests and curfews. Employees will still be paid.

Local News:
- National Automobile Museum in Reno reopens today
- Protesters break into Reno City Hall Saturday night (Mayor sets 5:30pm curfew)
- El Dorado County board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday
- Casinos opening June 4th
- Tahoe Forecast: 75-80 and sunny most of the week

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www.TahoeDailyTribune.com
www.SierraSun.com

Every Friday we change up the dynamic of our podcast to only deliver you wholesome, positive news locally and nationally:

- Costco to bring back samples mid-June
- 103 yr old Massachusetts woman beats C19 and celebrates with an ice cold bud light
- The House approved bill yesterday that will ease many of the terms and conditions of PPP loans
- Brooklyn hospitals wipes out $4M worth of medical debt for 4,500 patients
- FedEx driver helps connect young boy and Tony Hawk via TikTok
- Free Live Streams today and this weekend: Five Finger Death Punch Fri @ 10am, Grateful Dead Fri @ 5:30pm, Diplo + Dillon Francis Sat @ 8:00pm, John Mayer Sun @ 7:00pm
- Local fundraiser via virtual raffle of $2k art piece/sculpture for local that was injured at Kirkwood and needed 12 surgeries
- Tahoe Bike Challenge begins June 1st

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

Follow all articles in-depth at:
www.TahoeDailyTribune.com
www.SierraSun.com

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

Follow all articles in-depth at:
www.TahoeDailyTribune.com
www.SierraSun.com

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

Follow all articles in-depth at:
www.TahoeDailyTribune.com
www.SierraSun.com

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

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

Follow all articles in-depth at:
www.TahoeDailyTribune.com
www.SierraSun.com

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”

Follow all articles in-depth at:
www.TahoeDailyTribune.com
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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