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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected parole for Sirhan Sirhan , concluding that the man convicted of assassinating Robert Kennedy “still lacks the insight that would prevent him from making the kind of dangerous and destructive decisions he made in the past.” Sirhan was granted parole last summer by a state panel, but Newsom still had the authority to nix his release. “The most glaring proof of Sirhan’s deficient insight is his shifting narrative about his assassination of Kennedy, and his current refusal to accept responsibility for it,” Newsom wrote in an op ed for the Los Angeles Times . The issue of whether Sirhan, 77, should be released divided children of Kennedy. Robert Kennedy Jr. and Douglas Kennedy argued for Sirhan’s release, but other children, as well as Kennedy’s widow Ethel, expressed opposition to it. Sirhan’s attorney, Angela Berry, told the Associated Press that he would ask a judge to overturn the governor’s decision. She said that … [Read more...] about Gavin Newsom Rejects Parole For Sirhan Sirhan

“We’ll get through this last surge,” promised California Governor Gavin Newsom today at a Southern California vaccination site. Newsom said that, while Covid cases and test positivity are hitting all-time highs and hospitalizations are forecast to surge beyond last year’s peak, the state is experiencing, “What we hope is the last big surge of this pandemic.” His prediction comes just one day after the state hit an all-time high with 143,380 new cases, topping the 141,752 seen on January 4 of this year. The Governor also announced today’s 7-day test positivity rate is 23% (it’s actually 23.1%), which is itself an all-time high. Despite the grim data, Newsom made a second sunny forecast. “My sense is — on the basis of the ubiquity and what Dr. Fauci and so many others have said that so many of us are likely to get this new variant — that we are in a new phase in a month or a few months in this pandemic,” he said. Fauci said yesterday that, “I think, in … [Read more...] about Omicron May Be “Last Big Surge Of This Pandemic,” Says Newsom; CA Now Preparing For Endemic Stage Of Covid

California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced he has activated the California National Guard to support local communities with additional testing facilities and capacity amid the surge in Covid cases driven by the Omicron variant. The state’s National Guard plan will deploy over 200 Cal Guard members across 50 Optum Serve sites around California, providing interim clinical staff while permanent staff are hired, adding capacity for walk-ins, assisting with crowd control and back-filling for staff absences – all in an effort to conduct more tests. Additional members of the Guard will be deployed next week in similar capacities, according to the governor’s office. Los Angeles is experiencing not just a shortage of rapid tests, but also a scarcity of appointments for the more reliable PCR tests. And with LAUSD and other schools starting back up next week, the region is wise to flood the zone in hope of catching outbreaks at their outset. While the state today … [Read more...] about California Calls Out National Guard To Increase Covid Testing Amid Record-Breaking Surge

California Governor Gavin Newsom offered details about the impact of Omicron during a press conference about his 2022-2023 budget proposal. “We anticipate, by the 14th or 15th [of this month]…that we’ll be at a higher total hospital census than we were at the peak of this pandemic early last year,” said Newsom, noting also that “not all of them are Covid patients.” That total count was 53,400, according to figures shared by the governor in his presentation. He also revealed the current total hospital census is 51,917. That means hospitals in the state are about 1,500 patients away from the all-time total census high reached last January. And, according to a state forecast, the current surge will drive that total count much higher. Last winter saw a record high of 21,938 Covid-related hospitalizations on January 6, 2021. Today, the state reported 11,048 patients with the virus. Deadline reported on Friday that the ensemble forecast from the California Covid … [Read more...] about Omicron Surge Forecast To Peak In California With Nearly 30,000 Hospitalizations This Month

Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are set to walk down the aisle -- and have been now for over a year ... a secret that's just now coming to light. President Trump 's eldest son apparently popped the question to his ex-Fox News anchor GF on New Year's Eve 2020, but kept the engagement hidden from public view -- at least until this past weekend, when KG was seen flashing her engagement rock on social media. According to the Daily Mail ... their future nuptials have been known to folks in their inner circle because Kimberly wasn't hiding the ring during private gatherings -- she only kept it under wraps while on camera. Of course, Don Jr. and Kim have been dating for a few years now ... ever since 2018, when she left Fox and started working/campaigning full-time for then President Trump. Who can forget her, umm ... passionate speech during the RNC ??!! Gallery Launch Gallery Getty They each have children … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Jr. & Kimberly Guilfoyle Engaged, Have Been for a Year

Everyone knows the 1964 dark comedy Dr. Strangelove , a Stanley Kubrick film which satirized Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict. But more and more of those with pandemic fatigue across the nation are starting to recognize the film’s sub-title as the way they should be carrying on: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , As we move into the heart of the winter, a strange dichotomy is emerging: while cases of Covid-19 are up across the nation, sparking long testing lines and increased hospital stays in some locations, some officials appear to be tossing up their hands. The federal government has already said they have no solution, kicking the can to the states. That’s while many state governors are backing off from closings. other new rules and heavy-handed approaches to dealing with the coronavirus. Instead, they urge caution rather than panic, particularly as the omicron variant appears more contagious but less lethal than previous strains. Utah … [Read more...] about What, Me Worry? Government Officials Downplay Covid-19 Panic Even As Case Counts Soar

“I think for the next two weeks, we’re going to continue to see our case rates rise,” said Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Thursday. That statement was made more ominous by the fact that, on that very day, the county recorded a record number of new daily cases for the pandemic. At 37,000, the new tally was 10,000 cases higher than the previous record. The rising numbers over the past week have led to a slew of event cancelations, adaptations, postponements and pauses impacting the Grammys, Sundance, production on NCIS and the release of Marvel’s Morbius . The latter is a case study in the vicissitudes of pandemic planning. It’s been scheduled for July 31, 2020, March 19, 2021, October 8, 2021, January 2022 and now April. In fact, trying to predict the ebbs and flows of Covid has become a bit like early weather forecasting: We have a few days’ visibility, but after that it’s anyone’e guess. “No one knows for how long the Covid-19 pandemic … [Read more...] about Surging Into 2022 With Omicron, “Deltacron” And The Chinese New Year