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How the people of California are reacting to COVID-19 vaccines approval for children between 5 and 11 JOSEPH DANIELS | CONTRIBUTED
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er grant drawing will be held in March, with online entry forms available between February 16, 2022 and March 9, 2022. To access the entry form, go to www. calrta.org/teacher-grants or check out CalRTA’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CalRTA. But those were not the only local educators to receive grant
money this past month. Guests at CalRTA Division 33’s October luncheon also randomly drew the names of four lucky $100 Teacher Grant winners from nearly 80 local applicants. San Jacinto High School Life Skills teacher, Marcie Murphy, is going to purchase educational apps for her class to use on their Promethean Board.
Murrieta Mesa High School math teacher, Yadira Mokelke, will put the $100 towards purchasing a class set of scientific calculators for her Math 1 Basic A class. In this modified Math 1 class with specialized academic instruction, her students need to learn how
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alifornia's state controller is holding more than $10 billion in unclaimed property, which is why people are being encouraged to check the online database to see if they have any lost money or other valuables. "It's uncashed paychecks, inactive bank accounts, insurance benefits, safe-deposit box contents," said Jennifer Hanson, press secretary at the state controller's office. "Your grandma may have bought Treasury bonds in your name that you never knew about and they were sitting there for years. We will have them sitting there waiting for you to claim." When a company has money that belongs to you but doesn't hear from you for years, that money is reported to the state through a process known as escheatment.
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ulfilling its mission to “support public education in our communities,” the State California Retired Teachers Association awarded 40 $100 teacher grants to California public school teachers – including two local educators – randomly selected from over 40,000 applicants in their recent October drawing. Amanda Weden, a fifth-grade teacher at Taawila Elementary School in Menifee, and Tahquitz High School Special Education teacher, Odalmy Cecala, were announced as grant recipients. As an added bonus, both teachers also received a matching $100 from CalRTA Division 33, for a total of $200 each to use in their classrooms. Weden plans to use the $200 to buy supplemental materials to help her students with hands-on classroom experiences. Ms. Cecala says the $200 will go a long way in purchasing sensory equipment for her many Special Education students. The next CalRTA statewide teach-
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Hanson said they now have 57 million unclaimed properties. "One in three Californians who visit the site have property to claim," Hanson said. "We just need to prove identity and ownership." It's not always a major windfall. Sometimes the properties are very small, but it's always worth checking. "I have one pending that's going to be under $25," Hanson
said, "but then we've had folks who find out they had hundreds of thousands of dollars." Of the 57 million lost properties held by the state controller, more than 2.3 million of them have San Diego addresses on file. Hanson said that people should check the database out and check it on behalf of relatives while they do so. "In many cases, you can file online without any additional work," Hanson said. There are people who make a living by searching these databases and contacting people who have large sums of lost property. They often say they can file for you in exchange for a fee. Hanson said it's entirely legal for them to do so, but you can do it on your own as well. "If you get a call like that, you should reach out directly to the state controller's office," Hanson
said. "We're happy to help you find that property, help explain how to file a claim, and we will never charge a fee. One hundred percent of your property will go back to you." Hanson said that if you're searching the database, try common misspellings of your name. If someone entered it incorrectly, that could be the reason it ended up at the state controller's office. Then, match it up and see if it links to an address you have lived at to see if it might be your lost money. In addition to searching the database at the state controller's office, you can also look at the county's unclaimed monies list. It's a different process and system than escheatment, but you have until Dec. 17 to see if your name appears. After that, the money will be sent to the county's general fund.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel signed off kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children from ages 5 to 11. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use of kid-size doses, which is about a third of the amount given to teens and adults. Here is how people in California are reacting to the new vaccine guidelines. Kaiser Permanente released a statement that they will be ready to offer the Pfizer vaccine to children shortly after approval from the CDC, FDA and the state. They expect to receive guidance after Nov. 3. "Supplies may be limited at first, but we're confident that we'll be able to vaccinate all children ages 5 to 11 before the end of the year," the statement reads. "Like older groups, children can receive their vaccine at no cost from us at our convenient vaccine clinics or from a community provider." A Sutter Health spokesperson released a statement saying the FDA's authorization of Pfizer for children is important to stopping the spread of COVID-19. Maggie Park, the San Joaquin County Public Health Director, said the county received about 1,100 pediatric Pfizer doses and could begin vaccinating children as early as Thursday or Friday.
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ive years ago to this day, leaders of the City of Ontario and San Bernardino County thankfully accepted ownership of Ontario International Airport and proclaimed that ONT would become a vital economic engine for the region and a safe and secure aviation gateway for millions of air travelers. Those who believed ONT could be a viable alternative for commercial air service in the greater Los Angeles region were proven right. Airlines added new flights and destinations. Air passengers quickly realized the benefits of having easy access to a first-rate gateway closer to home. Shippers utilized ONT's expansive facilities and cargo hubs, ideally situated in the heart of region's robust supply chain network. ONT's remarkable journey is the focus of a State of the Airport
of Commissioners. "Our team of dedicated professionals transformed Ontario from an airport that had in essence been forgotten or worse disregarded into a thriving low-cost, international gateway for airlines, air passengers and freight shippers alike." The Inland Empire airport had languished for much of a decade and eventually became the focus of a campaign to shift control from its previous owner Los Angeles World Airports, the operator of Los Angeles International Airport, to local authorities. By August 6, 2015, the parties had reached a history-making agreement and on November 1, 2016, transferred ownership of ONT from the City of Los Angeles to a joint authority of the City of Ontario and San Bernardino County. Finally, ONT became the property and responsibility of those closest to it – the elected and appointed leaders who
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