SAN JOSE, Calif.—On the weekend before Thanksgiving, multiple smash-and-grab robberies targeted businesses throughout the Bay Area. The robberies are part of the organized retail crime epidemic. The Lululemon in San Jose’s Santana Row is the latest victim of smash-and-grab. Police informed NTD Television that a group of suspects entered the store at around 6:30 p.m….
Weekend String of Organized Retail Crime Strikes Bay Area Before Thanksgiving
California County Mandates Masks in Private Homes for People Not in Same Household
Officials in Santa Cruz County, California, imposed a sweeping indoor mask mandate (pdf) this week that includes private settings. For individuals gathering with people who do not live in the same household, masks should be worn in homes regardless of the COVID-19 vaccination status, according to the county on Monday. “Masks must be worn in private…
Churches, Navy SEALs Push for Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some California churches and U.S. Navy service members have become more vocal in favor of pushing for religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates for those who request them. Calvary Chapels across California in particular have been taking a stance against businesses requiring their employees to be vaccinated or face termination. Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Thousand…
California: Highest Unemployment Fraud and Unemployment Rate
Commentary The California Employment Development Department (EDD) recently reported that its best estimate of fraudulent unemployment payments totals at least $20 billion. That makes it easily the largest fraud in U.S. history and is more than the entire state budget of about half of U.S. states. None of the money has been reported as recovered….
Tesla’s Musk Says Model S Plaid May Come to China Around March
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet on Monday that Model S Plaid will “probably” be coming to China around March. In September last year, Tesla introduced a new Model S Plaid, a 520-mile range sedan that can reach top speeds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 km per hour), with…
Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink Reopens
SAN RAMON, Calif.—The seasonal Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink held its opening ceremony on Nov. 17 this year with special ice-skating performances. The outdoor rink, located at City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon, California, was canceled last year due to the pandemic. This year, people told NTD Television they are glad to be back…
Thousands of Labor Union Members Go on Sympathy Strike to Support Kaiser Engineers
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Thousands of people at 22 locations throughout northern California participated in 24-hour sympathy strikes on Nov. 18 and 19 to support Kaiser Permanente hospital engineers. For over two months, Kaiser Permanente’s engineers have gone on strike to demand better working conditions and fair working contracts. The Epoch Times spoke with some labor union…
Hotel’s Chef and Engineers Construct Annual Life-Size Gingerbread House
SAN FRANCISCO—Making a gingerbread house is a holiday tradition, but the hotel Fairmont San Francisco takes it to a new level by creating a life-size, two-story-high Victorian gingerbread house. Professionals working on it told NTD Television that planning for it starts early on. “We had to start several months ago, back in July,” said Michael…
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Takes Stand to Defend Herself in Fraud Case
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes took the stand on Friday to defend herself against charges of defrauding investors and patients about the now-defunct blood-testing startup once valued at $9 billion. Holmes, 37, is accused of making false claims about Theranos, including that its technology could run a range of diagnostic tests more quickly and…
Tesla App Coming Back Online After Server Outage, Musk Says
Tesla Inc. chief Elon Musk said on Friday that the company’s mobile application was coming back online after an app server outage earlier prevented many owners from connecting to their cars. Musk was responding to a Tesla owner’s tweet, who said that he was experiencing a “500 server error” to connect his Model 3 through…
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