Coronavirus: Santa Monica, Malibu public schools temporarily shut down after possible exposure

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All classes were canceled for two days at Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District campuses after "several situations" in which people may have been exposed to coronavirus, district officials say. The district made the decision Thursday to shut down schools for cleaning on Friday and Monday after learning of the possible exposure involving ...
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Los Angeles Unified district to close all schools

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Dan Stepenosky said in a letter to families Thursday. The Santa Monica-Malibu district is closed Friday and Monday for a deep cleaning and staff meetings after “a community member with children in our schools” was exposed to coronavirus, according to a Thursday afternoon release from Supt. Ben Drati. No decision has been made on whether ...
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Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland join California school closings

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The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District canceled classes Friday and Monday for a thorough cleaning of campuses after learning someone with children in its schools was exposed to the virus. Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez announced that Roman Catholics in the three-county region were dispensed from the obligation of attending Sunday ...
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Southern California home buying hasn’t been slammed by coronavirus fear — yet

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Brendan Hanna Holloway is making a similar calculation. He now rents a one-bedroom apartment in Santa Monica with his wife and two children. On Wednesday, he put an offer on a two-bedroom condo in the city that is listed at around $1.1 million. “Viruses run their course,” the 39-year old video-game developer said on the day he put in the offer.
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What's the Difference Between an Epidemic and Pandemic?

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"We assume with a pandemic that everyone can be potentially exposed," says Dr. Andres Romero, an infectious disease specialist at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Before a disease becomes a pandemic, it has to reach a few other levels, says Rodney Rohde, who is an honorary professor of international studies and ...
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Kelly Coffey To Join Snap Inc. Board of Directors

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) announced today that Kelly Coffey, Chief Executive Officer of City National Bank, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), has been appointed to the company's board of directors, effective on May 18, 2020. Evan Spiegel, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Snap Inc., said ...
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California City is Paying $42.6 M to Settle Sex Abuse Claims

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Santa Monica will pay $42.6 million to nearly two dozen victims of a city employee and former youth volunteer who killed himself after being charged with molestation, according to a newspaper report. The City Council on this week agreed to settle lawsuits brought by 23 people who claimed they were sexually abused by Eric Uller dating back ...
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