Friday, August 21, 2020

8-21: Will Shame Make Students Stop Socializing? PLUS: 26 Covid deaths reported in OC today

✅ Will Shame Make Students Stop Socializing?

     Shame and fear aren't the best motivators for public health campaigns, experts say. But colleges take that approach amid COVID-19 outbreaks as campuses reopen.

Inside Higher Ed

 

✅ UC Santa Cruz forced to evacuate amid fires - students, faculty shelter at the beach -- A raging and unpredictable complex of wildfires forced authorities Thursday to order the evacuation of UC Santa Cruz, one of the few times a top California learning institution has been forced to flee from flames. Stuart Leavenworth in the Los Angeles Times$ Jessica A. York, Nicholas Ibarra in the Santa Cruz Sentinel -- 8/21/20


✅ A ballot prop that could boost racial equity among university faculty -- Come November, California voters will determine the fate of affirmative action… again. What they decide will have a huge impact on higher education. Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters -- 8/21/20



✅ Cal State in the COVID era: No tuition cuts, 4 other takeaways from chancellor chat -- In a virtual town hall event hosted by CalMatters, Cal State Chancellor Tim White answered questions about COVID-19 testing, tuition, faculty preparedness, and more. Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters -- 8/21/20


✅ Were Falwell’s Yacht Vacations Aboveboard?

     Questions are being raised about the propriety of Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr.’s use of a yacht owned by NASCAR mogul Rick Hendrick for multiple family vacations.

     Liberty has a multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with Hendrick’s company, Hendrick Motorsports, according to reporting by Politico. The deal has been in place since at least 2018 and is thought to cost the university around $6 million a year.

Inside Higher Ed

 

✅ Live Coronavirus Updates: Colleges Suspend Dozens for Parties, Leaders Speak Out Against Blaming Students

CHE


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Democrats divided: Newsom’s family-leave plan faces resistance from his own party -- It doesn’t sound like an idea that would generate much controversy in a statehouse dominated by Democrats: Should more California workers be assured they can return to their jobs if they take time off to care for a sick family member or new baby? Laurel Rosenhall CalMatters -- 8/21/20

✅ California wildfires are so intense they’re frying the fire cams: See dramatic images -- The lightning-sparked wildfires raging across Northern California are so intense that for the first time, they are torching the remote cameras that help monitor them. Kellie Hwang in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 8/21/20

 

✅ Trump on California wildfires: ‘You got to get rid of the leaves’ -- President Trump renewed his criticism of California’s forestry practices Thursday as wildfires burned up and down the state, saying “many years of leaves and broken trees” are contributing to the disasters. “I see again, the forest fires are starting. They’re starting again in California,” Trump said at a campaign event in Old Forge, Pa. “And I said, you’ve got to clean your floors. You’ve got to clean your forests.” Trapper Byrne in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 8/21/20

 

✅ At Democratic convention, Newsom criticizes Trump for California fire comments -- In a video appearance Thursday at the Democratic National Convention, Gov. Gavin Newsom tore into President Trump for threatening to strip federal funding for wildfire prevention in California after nearly 500,000 acres burned in storm-related lightning strikes, criticizing him further for trying to dismantle the state’s landmark vehicle emission standards. Phil Willon in the Los Angeles Times$ Alexei Koseff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ Carla Marinucci Politico -- 8/21/20

 

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No deal yet in Sacramento to help struggling California renters -- With less than two weeks before a statewide moratorium on renter evictions expires, California lawmakers on Thursday declined to back a plan that would have provided tax credits for landlords while sending a separate proposal that would protect tenants back for additional negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/21/20

✅ ‘Totally worth it.’ Mom, daughter answers stranger’s plea to save Stripper the cat in Bay Area fire -- As the one of the state’s largest fires rained ash on her hometown and destroyed homes just beyond the city limits, Carrie Paulson decided to drive right into it to save a cat. Not her cat, but a complete stranger’s. Molly Sullivan in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 8/21/20

 

✅ San Diego Supervisor by Day, But a COVID-19 Skeptic on the Airwaves -- Since May, County Supervisor Jim Desmond has positioned himself as the most high-profile skeptic of the coronavirus to hold local office. He’s primarily given voice on his podcast to people who believe the dangers of COVID-19 are exaggerated, particularly in schools. Katy Stegall Voiceofsandiego.org -- 8/20/20


✅ DeJoy Tells Senators Election Mail Will Be Delivered ‘Fully and on Time’

     Louis DeJoy, the postmaster general who is under fire for recent changes that have slowed mail delivery, defended his approach to Congress.
NYT


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