1st set True..Gates
2nd set False…Clones.
Southern California's Apple wildfire continues to spread as officials order nearly 8,000 people to evacuate
Excessive heat warnings have been issued as firefighters struggle to contain the flames. A wildfire in southern California, which has been deemed the Apple fire, has forced evacuation orders in several neighborhoods after burning more than 4,000 acres and destroying at least one home Saturday. The fire, which started in Riverside, an area roughly 75 miles from Los Angeles, is said to be zero percent contained even though 375 firefighters, dozens of engines and air support are on the scene. Evacuation warnings and orders have been set for the Potato Canyon and the Oak Glen areas, as the fire has moved into San Bernardino County, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) on Saturday.
“Approximately 2,586 homes totaling approximately 7,800 people are under evacuation orders,” the Riverside Fire Department tweeted Saturday evening. The fire was first reported to responders Friday afternoon, but the cause of the fire is still under investigation. One house and two structures have reportedly been destroyed. Firefighters are working in extreme heat, with temperatures reaching up to 103 degrees in Riverside and 104 degrees in San Bernardino, according to the National Weather Service. CAL FIRE could not immediately be reached for comment.
An excessive heat warning has also been issued in San Bernardino and Riverside County valleys, advising people to stay out of the sun, drink plenty of fluids and to check up on relatives of neighbors – noting that leaving children and pets in cars during the heat warning is strictly disallowed. The National Weather Service has warned that hot and dry weather is expected through the next week, and winds are expected to be around 16 mph through the evening, with it becoming less windy through the beginning of the week.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/southern-california-wildfires-apple-fire-evacuations
Agreed..was also thinking about the symbology with Apple and the hearing this week with all the tech giants.
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CDC director acknowledges hospitals have a monetary incentive to overcount coronavirus deaths
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield agreed that some hospitals have a monetary incentive to overcount coronavirus deaths as they do deaths for other diseases. “I think you’re correct in that we’ve seen this in other disease processes, too. Really, in the HIV epidemic, somebody may have a heart attack but also have HIV — the hospital would prefer the [classification] for HIV because there’s greater reimbursement,” Redfield said during a House panel hearing Friday when asked by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer about potential “perverse incentives.” Redfield continued: “So, I do think there’s some reality to that. When it comes to death reporting, though, ultimately, it’s how the physician defines it in the death certificate, and … we review all of those death certificates. So I think, probably it is less operable in the cause of death, although I won’t say there are not some cases. I do think though [that] when it comes to hospital reimbursement issues or individuals that get discharged, there could be some play in that for sure.”
Questions have been raised about coronavirus counting in hospitals across the country, and conflicting conclusions have been raised about whether or not deaths are being accurately counted. A Yale study concluded that the overall coronavirus death toll in the United States is a “substantial undercount” of the actual number; White House coronavirus response team member Dr. Deborah Birx suggested in May that deaths are being overcounted by 25%. There appear to be cases where the opposite has happened. An investigation in Florida found that several deaths were wrongly attributed to the virus, including the case of a man who died from a gunshot wound to the head. The CDC’s website lists over 3,700 coronavirus deaths characterized as "intentional and unintentional injury, poisoning and other adverse events." In Texas, more than 3,000 people were recently removed from the overall coronavirus count because they were never actually tested but considered “probable” cases.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cdc-director-acknowledges-hospitals-have-a-monetary-incentive-to-overcount-coronavirus-deaths
Cash Crunch? Gavin Newsom’s 2020 Property Taxes Are Delinquent on BOTH of His Estates
Property taxes in California are insanely expensive, as we all know. They sting everyone, including Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). He personally owns more than $6 million in real estate in the Golden State, giving him a massive property tax bill every year. And even though he received $2,695,000 cash in late January from Union Bank as a cash-out refinance on his $3.7 million Sacramento County mansion, he didn’t turn around and pay property taxes due in either Sacramento County or Marin County. In fact, at this moment his Kentfield estate is listed as “delinquent” on the Marin County Tax Collector’s website.
Property taxes in California are due in two installments, December 10 and April 10, and are listed delinquent if they’re not paid by July 1. At this point, the Newsoms owe a $2,601.16 in penalties in costs on top of $22,444.92 in property taxes (that’s the second installment, yep). He has paid this year’s property taxes on his Fair Oaks mansion but paid them late – on June 25 – along with a $2,094.15 late fee. There are so many things wrong with what’s happening here. First off, since the Newsoms just received all of that money, the first thing they should have done is pay their tax obligations – especially as good the little statists they are. That they didn’t should be concerning to the bank that gave them those sweetheart cash-out refinancing deals, and that concern will be amplified by the fact that many Silicon Valley companies are now allowing employees to work remotely from anywhere in the country. That will drive down both purchase and rental prices in the San Francisco Bay Area, as Los Angeles talk radio host John Phillips and I discussed on Thursday’s “John Phillips Show.”
The Newsoms currently use their Marin County home as a rental property (after listing it for $5.9 million in January 2019, then taking it off the market six months later), and if that rental income decreases significantly it looks like the Newsoms may have issues making mortgage payments – assuming that their failure to pay property taxes indicates some type of cash crunch. The most maddening aspect of all of this is Gavin Newsom’s continued hypocrisy and demands that the “little people” in California sacrifice and do everything he says to “meet this moment” while he completely fails to join in the sacrifice.
https://www.redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2020/07/31/cash-crunch-gavin-newsoms-2020-property-taxes-are-delinquent/