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California law would provide $500 tax credit for blood donation By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE
(The Center Square) – As the U.S. faces a critical shortage of blood, one California lawmaker has introduced legislation that would offer tax credits to residents who donate blood four or more times in a calendar year. Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez, chair of the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management, introduced legislation last week that would provide a $500 net tax credit for individuals who donate blood four or more times per year. The credit would apply to donations of blood or “human blood components,” according to the bill text. The legislation was referred
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COVID-19 tests were distributed by the City of Goleta on Saturday at West Wind Drive-In.
By KATHERINE ZEHNDER News-Press Staff Writer
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The third day of the Olympics did not disappoint, featuring some spectacular moments for competitors. Jakara Anthony made history Sunday, winning the gold medal and becoming the first Australian woman to win a medal in the event at the Olympic Winter Games. The Australian freestyle skier landed difficult tricks, scoring 83.09. Anthony finished ahead of U.S. athlete Jaelin Kauf at 80.28 and the ROC’s Anastasiia Smirnova at 77.7. “Gold medal was the plan, so I’d say it went according to plan. It was pretty tough to try not to get too far ahead of yourself. You have to constantly bring yourself back to the moment and just try to take things one step at a time, which is easier said than done. It was really incredible. I really feel like it was my best run on the course, and I’m so proud that I was able to let myself ski like that. It’s a real mental game to let yourself do what you are capable of, and I really feel I was able to achieve that, which is something really special and something I’ve been working really hard to be able to do,” said Anthony. The American women’s ice hockey team dominated Switzerland with three wins. Hilary Knight, the U.S. star forward, struck first on Sunday with a power play with 5:40 on the clock. Knight converted her own rebound after an initial save by Swiss goalie Saskia Maurer. “I think you just have to take whatever opportunities present themselves, try to create more opportunities. Obviously, the puck doesn’t go in if you don’t shoot it and I’m really proud of our squad for being able to put it on net and be good in front and
make it messy,” Knight told NBC. “I think the Americans showed up and really proved what they wanted to do. They ran four lines, all four lines have actually produced a goal in this period. So, definitely, I think, the most dominant period we’ve seen from Team USA so far,” Angela Ruggiero, 1998 Olympic gold medallist told NBC. Japanese skier Kobayashi Ryoyu took the gold medal in the men’s normal hill ski jumping final, scoring 275 points. Japan has not had a gold medalist in this event in 50 years, when Kasaya Yukio took the gold in 1972. “I can’t believe it at all. My two jumps were perfect, which I was very pleased with. Today I had only good feelings when I was performing. At the last Olympics, I realized many things that I was missing so this time I did what I had to do. This is why I got the victory,” said Kobayashi. At the previous winter olympics, Kobayashi finished seventh in the same event. German competitor Johannes Ludwig won his first Olympic singles luge gold medal Sunday at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre. Ludwig set track records on two of his previous three runs for a combined winning time of 3:48.735. “This gold medal means a lot to me. I have a lot of years in this sport behind me and I had a lot of not so successful years. In 2010 and 2014 I didn’t qualify for the Olympics. I had a lot of fourth places in world championships, I think nearly five. There were a lot of times only near the podium. It’s one thing that I always keep continuing luging, and I’m happy that I did it. I think this medal is a sign that I did the right thing,” said Ludwig. email: kzehnder@newspress.com
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Beijing Winter Olympics day three: The highlights By KATHERINE ZEHNDER
On Saturday, the City of Goleta gave away over 10,000 at-home COVID-19 test kits at the West Wind Drive-in theater. The tests were supplied by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. The distribution was on a first come, first served basis with a limit of six per household. The City of Goleta expressed gratitude to the West Wind Drive-In for providing space for the event, and to the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County for assisting with logistics. “Overall things went really smoothly, it was a really long rush for three hours straight. We were planning on going until 3:30 but ran out just before 1 p.m. The city would like to give a special thanks to the volunteers, who came out and spent their Saturday helping the community,” Michael Baris, Emergency Services Coordinator for the City of Goleta, told the News-Press. Please see COVID on A4
to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation and the Committee on Emergency Management Thursday, where it could be heard before the end of the month. “It is alarming that California has reached crisis level in its blood supply, a position no one in an emergency should have to face,” Assemblyman Rodriguez said in a statement after the legislation was introduced. “I have introduced legislation to quickly provide needed relief to the supply. The solution is simple; those who can donate blood, should. The impact of a blood donation right now is immense and Californians can do something positive for our health care workers and those Please see BLOOD on A2
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