Final day of August, 63 days until the election, and…. just 10 days until the first NFL game!

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Regional News

• Indoor dining in South Lake Tahoe permitted to 25% capacity
• Friday: Governor Newsom released revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on activities.  The new blueprint replaces the current watch list approach and can be found at. There are 4 tiers, from purple to yellow, with purple being the most restrictive.
    El Dorado: Substantial
    Placer: Widespread
    Nevada Co: Substantial
• Wildfire survivors can now apply for federal assistance
• Glider aircraft crashes into Lake Tahoe
• Bonanza Ranch real estate sells for $38m and pivots to ‘Luxury Vacation Rental’ for 10-15k per night

National News:

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• A 3,000-pound triceratops skull dubbed “Shady” was unearthed in South Dakota.
• Airbnb employees will be working from home until August 2021 — longer than any other tech company so far.
• 2020 hurricane season on a record pace so far with 13 named storms already
• C19 global case total surpasses 25m – USA at 6.1m (more on those numbers in the fact check)
• California will begin issuing $300 a week in supplemental unemployment benefits on September 7 now that the state’s application for $4.5 billion in aid from FEMA has been approved (includes back pay to Aug. 1)

Fact Check:

• False: “CDC has adjusted numbers to show that only 6% of 187k C19 deaths are related to the virus”

International Day:
Sat. Sept. 5th = International Bacon Day!