Non-essential government services in California will be closed and federal employees will have a paid day off, but what will be open across the state on Memorial Day? Stores in California Stores will be open on Memorial Day, and many will be hosting sales. Home Depot, Lowe’s and Best Buy will be open today, as will Kohl’s, Old Navy, Sears, Macy’s and TJ Maxx. Target and Walmart will be open....
“There’s a lot of concerns regarding safety measures and how to protect us from COVID-19, especially the highly contagious Omicron variant,” the petition to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) says. “We must go back to distance learning until the cases go down again.” As of early Wednesday, it was signed by more than 980 OUSD students. The students demanded KN95 or N95 masks for every student, twice-weekly testing for everyone on school campuses, and more outdoor spaces for eating....
Homekey is an outgrowth of Project Roomkey, which helped supply shelter for those susceptible to the coronavirus. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said $800 million, most of which was federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act money, was spent on Homekey in 2020 to provide shelter for 8,200 people. Newsom’s administration planned to take it even further. To expand the program, California will spend $5.8 billion of state and federal funds over the next two years and create and estimated 42,000 housing units....
The emergency declaration allows Valley Water to work with local authorities and businesses to “implement regulations and restrictions on the delivery and consumption of water,” the chair of the board, Tony Estremera, said in a statement Wednesday. The district—which manages the water resources system for the county’s 2 million residents—has called for a mandatory 15 percent reduction in water use compared to 2019 levels (which equates to a 33 percent reduction from 2013 water levels) along with other water restrictions, as supplies are threatened across the state, the statement said....
He did not plan to run out nine McDonald’s All-Americans on a single team. He did not plan to run a platoon system. He did not plan to limit his best players’ minutes and shot attempts and, theoretically at least, their potential for individual glory. Until he had to, and then he planned every detail. When forwards Willie Cauley-Stein and Alex Poythress chose to return to Kentucky for their junior seasons, and when the Harrison twins decided to play for the Wildcats as sophomores, Calipari’s roster suddenly was overcrowded with talented players....
1. Anthony Davis, Kentucky (2011-12) At his peak: 14.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.7 blocks, 62.3 FG percentage Yes, Davis played only one year for Calipari at Kentucky. But this 6-10 forward packed more into that one season than all but the most elite players have accomplished in a full four-year career. Davis was the national player and freshman of the year for Sporting News and most other national outlets. He was a consensus first-team All American....
This is slightly less common among the sidearms as most are unlocked through the general leveling system of the game. The secondary weapon category does have a range of weapons for players to utilize from the iconic RPG to the deadly Basilisk revolver. Here are our top picks for the weapons players should utilize when playing Modern Warfare 2. 5 RPG-7 The RPG may be one of the most recognizable weapons in modern media as it appears in multiple games and movies....
While Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Ray Gun reigns supreme, marking a major return to form for the weapon, the best traditional gun in the mode takes the form of a shotgun. The Gallo SA12 (a variation of the classic SPAS-12) seems to be the king of Black Ops Cold War’s Zombies offering, with the weapon doing immense damage to undead hordes that players have to go up against....
To achieve each camo players have to complete challenges on every weapon. With the variety of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War guns, players will have to work piece by piece to achieve each camo and earn their rewards. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Split-Screen Not Appearing on Xbox Series X Each weapon has their camos separated by category. For each weapon of that category, players will encounter the same challenges....
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Gunfight mode is similar to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare version. Players are assigned randomized loadouts, placed on the map, and put into a game of elimination. The goal is to kill the enemy team, and with the small scale of the maps, there is nowhere a player can easily hide for long. RELATED: Every Major Change in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 2...
Apart from the event page and new operators, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s medals offer a selection of challenges for players to complete. Among these challenges are new options for players wanting to earn an ’80s themed combat medal. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fans have found that there are two ways to unlock this reward. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Brings Back Sniper Flinch...
While Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s playlist changes have seen several game modes entering into rotation, Demolition and Capture The Flag have yet to make an appearance. For those unfamiliar with the game modes, Demolition was essentially Search and Destroy with respawns, where players attack or defend two bomb sites across three rounds. Equally intense was Capture The Flag, with the mode tasking players with stealing a Flag from the enemy spawn and bringing it back to their own to score a point....
Inside Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, scorestreaks act a little differently than longtime players may remember. While points remain intact after death, Treyarch has also added a streak element to it where more points are awarded to players who manage to perform multiple actions while staying alive. Attempting to give all players an opportunity to earn rewards for playing, this new system increases the points earned for doing things consecutively, such as killing three enemies in one life rather than getting three with a death in between them....
More than just cosmetics thrown on plaguehounds and zombies, there is some actual depth to the Jingle Hells playlist. While the Season 1 Zombies mode was teased a few days back, it has now been described and shown in action, revealing the core gameplay loop that Zombies fans can expect. Jingle Hells begins with a Megaton dressed as Santa Claus flying over the map in his sleigh, bringing Die Maschine’s mystery box along with him....
As many fans are likely to expect, this is done by getting a watch in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Indeed, many different items and cosmetics can be unlocked in Infinity Ward’s new first-person shooter, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare weapon skins, and there is a watch among these items. However, the process for getting a watch in Modern Warfare is not the same as it is for obtaining many of the game’s other offerings, and this guide looks to elaborate on this further....
RELATED: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s ‘Alone’ Mission Builds a Great Friendship Between Soap and Ghost With only four selections in the shotgun category for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, players will have a profound choice to make when they decide to use a shotgun. Each one functions in a special what that will either excite the user or leave them wishing they could change in the middle of the match....
RELATED: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s ‘Alone’ Mission Builds a Great Friendship Between Soap and Ghost This all comes at the expense of other attributes, of course. No gun in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 can be perfect. That’s not the claim. The idea is that every weapon can be perfectly tailored to the gamer who uses it. Get into the gritty details of a favorite weapon and put the finishing touches to craft a truly unique weapon that performs like none other....
Larry Galicinao, 35, was arrested by San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office deputies after they were called to reports of an arson attack which occurred in the 1100 block of Annabelle Lane in Stockton on Saturday, August 15. According to police, Galicinao has had a long-running feud with his neighbors over a parking issue. “On this particular day, Larry Galicinao decided that the best way to resolve their problems was to run into his neighbor’s apartment with a flaming gas can and douse the residents and the apartment with it,” a San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said....
Basilico’s Pasta e Vino in Huntington Beach has frequently rebuffed coronavirus lockdowns and mandates, often going against the state’s suggestions to provide safety measures to slow the spread of the virus. In December, it refused to shut down during a lockdown order initiated by Governor Gavin Newsom. Then, when officials issued several orders for establishments to mandate face coverings, the Orange County restaurant declared itself a mask-free zone and required that diners remove them before entering....
But the presidents of the Quechan Tribe and a tribal nonprofit group raising money for a skate park said Friday that they won’t take any money from the Original Americans Foundation. They said they believed representatives of the foundation had a motive beyond helping tribal members in need. “No, we’re not going to accept any kind of monetary offer to side with allowing them to utilize the inappropriate name for this NFL team,” tribal president Keeny Escalanti Sr....
