I didnt even think about that but it's freaking true. Close up shot to boot
This guy is a one tough son of a bitch though....lol!
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This guy is a one tough son of a bitch though....lol!I would have been killed already if I went with my gut and moved to Texas in April 2020. You see, I still had high hopes that one day my little player would be noticed by the scouts. I wanted to prove them all wrong and I felt if we all moved to Texas, we could carry on that mission. Giesbock was calling us wimps for not going to the Ice Bowl Showcase in Houston
So my LA County kid was disappointed. They got the word today that because elementary schools are returning, we can use our intervention waivers (for the kids most at need) for 6 & 7 to return in the next couple weeks. But because of the California cohort and distance requirements, probably only their math class would be live and almost everything else would have to be zoom because they run on a block schedule. So he'll be sitting in a spaced out classroom (maybe at the high school), on zoom all day, have to be distanced at lunch, have to get himself up out of bed and haul himself there and back, get a weekly COVID test and have to wear the stupid mask all for the privilege of sitting in a classroom without a teacher. He said no thanks (at least until soccer starts up and then only if they are allowed to scrimmage). The only other option for the school would be to rejigger everyone's schedule based on their math levels (there are 4) so the teachers would all have to switch but they'd have to get rid of all the electives including languages (which they don't want to do).
p.s. I don't see how this changes next year unless the rules are radically changed. I remember when I told you all what the school's plans were for reopening way back in September (before our dear gov nixed it) and you all compared it to a prison.
Desert Hound
DA
"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office pointed out on Tuesday that nearly all of the $128.6 billion for schools won’t be distributed until after October and over the next few years. His office said 95% would come after fiscal 2022 begins in October."
Democrats would delay school COVID-19 spending, threatening reopening - Washington Examiner
Despite school opening demands from allies of President Biden, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Democratic coronavirus spending plan would delay the bulk of education spending until next year and later, potentially threatening school reopening until 2023, according to a GOP analysis.With the...
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Desert Hound
DA
India’s dramatic fall in COVID-19 cases leaves experts stumped
NEW DELHI — When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in India, there were fears it would sink the fragile health system of the world’s second-most populous country. Infections climbed dramatically f…
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India’s dramatic fall in COVID-19 cases leaves experts stumped
NEW DELHI — When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in India, there were fears it would sink the fragile health system of the world’s second-most populous country. Infections climbed dramatically f…
there may be other issues at play but it’s pretty clear tropical areas just behave different than other areas. India’s has a wave that basically started in April and is only easing up now. Similar to Brazil. Might also explain why Florida has been different than the rest of the us. The waves seem to sustain longer but not be sufficiently strong to collapse the fragile medical systems in some of these countries.
Glitterhater
SILVER ELITE
Serious question- for those of you in LA county, have you thought about moving? I'm not saying it's easy, or should have to be done- but I have trouble understanding why you all are so stuck??
Is it a numbers thing? Are you guys jusy that overcrowded that they are too worries to even start a hybrid-type thing??
Is it a numbers thing? Are you guys jusy that overcrowded that they are too worries to even start a hybrid-type thing??
I will answer for my friend Sal. He is stuck in a pressure cooker in LA County. The sh*t is about to hit hard. The reason Sal can;t leave is because he has no money saved. He lost his job last April. He does get some help to cover food and basic bills. He told me he wants out of LA but has no money to move to the beautiful state of CO or TX. You have to have a job lined up, cash in the bank, good credit and first & last months rent. Not so easy for many like Sal.
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Glitterhater
SILVER ELITE
I just re-read what I typed and wanted to clarify- by me asking why you all are so stuck, I meant why are the powers at be so stuck on being closed? Like what are they needing to move forward?
Upgrade hater and you can edit 24/7, anytime you want. FYI for you.
It’s the lausd teachers union. They basically control local politics. It’s where the pressure on county health is coming from despite the science...if the entire county is shut parents can’t complain...if the county opens and privates and charters open, lausd is forced into a position it has to act. La county could have more aggressively allowed elementary waivers to allow privates charters and smaller school districts to open. The slow walked it to protect lausd and then by the time they were ready to consider it numbers were too high to issue waivers
MicPaPa
GOLD
...pot meet kettle.
Glitterhater
SILVER ELITE
For once I am grateful I'm in Norcal! That is awful.
I visited a buddy last month in LA. Its been a number of years since I've driven through LA, as opposed to around it. I was appalled by the deterioration of the City in just a few years. The stretch of LA from Hollywood on the 101 south to the 5 looked worse than a 3rd world country with trash and tents and makeshift dwellings. It's disgusting how Garcetti has allowed the City to fall apart. The LAUSD may be controlling the the closures but Garcetti is destroying the City....sad.
Yeah, some of the Hollywood Bowl/commuter parking lots have become big tent cities. It tells me the County doesn't think the Hollywood Bowl will be starting up any time in the near future or they'd be worried on how to get all those people out. Even more surprising, these parking lots are across the street from some boutiquey tourist hotels which are already suffering all the attractions being shut. I'm sure they aren't happy because no guest wants to wake up and have a view of a tent city.
In Hollywood there was quite a number of businesses just boarded up. Apparently due in part to the previous riots.
Desert Hound
DA
This is what happens when you have a one party state. There is no effective break on what politicians do. As a one party state you are getting people in with further and further leftist ideas/ideals. What you are seeing is a result of what happens when these people are in charge.
Hüsker Dü
DA
LA has always been a pit.
Have you ever been to the South? Maybe Florida? Yeah the gentrified spots can ok, but don’t take a wrong turn. This isn’t a partisan problem it’s a multi-dimensional problem. I realize simplicity is easier, but doesn’t tell the real story.
This isn't entirely true. The Hollywood area used to be very nice in the 60s. Then, in the 70s it started to go down hill and got really ugly. In the 90s though it started to reverse itself. Then Hollywood and Highland opened up, as did the new theatre complex, a few revitalized hotels and the Kimmel theatre and it actually became a very nice area to visit....still a city environment and you still got accosted by all those character performers operating without a license, but still it was some place you could go with your family. Now it's just gross again.