Here's your midday update on everything happening in San Diego, the nation and the world on Wednesday, September 29, 2021.
ANTI-SOCIAL
·YouTube is banning prominent anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content
·YOUTUBE CEO claims free speech 'core value' after REMOVING Putin critic videos
·Anti-vaxxers are using the same tactics as cults do to attract followers on social media
·Sydney's unvaccinated warned of social isolation when COVID-19 lockdown ends
HATIN’ N’ MANDATIN’
·UNITED Firing Employees Who Refuse Shot
·Biden’s Vax Mandate To Be Enforced By Fining Companies $70,000 To $700,000?
·LA officials to consider requiring proof of vaccine to enter indoor restaurants, gyms
·As deadlines approach, thousands of L.A. school employees, students remain unvaccinated
·San Diego Unified mandates COVID vaccines by Dec. 20 for staff, eligible students
·San Diego moves deadline for city workers to be vaccinated but resists police lobbying
NOW HIRING
·Is The Great Resignation Coming?
·Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired
·From ‘sizzling to ho-hum’: Delta cools California’s economic outlook
·The workers who keep global supply chains moving are warning of a 'system collapse'
COST OF LIVING
·DOLLAR TREE to Sell More Items Above $1 as Costs Rise
·Paint is the latest product facing supply shortages and higher prices
·Disneyland is about to get more expensive, and soon
SCHOOL DAZE
·Terry McAuliffe: 'I Don't Think Parents Should Be Telling Schools What They Should Teach'
·California parents request judge block public schools from asking students to pray to Aztec gods
PUFF PIECE
·Police warn parents about cannabis candy ahead of Halloween
·OK to Get Stoned With Client? Questions as Pot Comes to Work
SLOPPY JOE
·Military brass testifying again, after flooring White House with revelations undermining Biden
·Biden Luster Dims as Stumbles, Sniping Take Toll
·Reporter Grills Psaki After Top Generals Contradict Biden's Public Claims On Afghanistan Withdrawal
·At critical moment, confidence in Biden's ability to handle range of issues eroding
BORDER BATTLE
·Human Smugglers Take Advantage Of Weak Border
·DeSantis Prohibits Florida Agencies From Assisting Biden Admin In Transporting Migrants
·Biden Needs Kamala At The Border Now More Than Ever
·Kamala Harris' office frustrated with 'The View' after Covid fiasco
RESHAPING
·California outlawed the all-white-male boardroom. It’s reshaping corporate America
·New York Times publishes redesigns of the American flag, Twitter mockery ensues
MEET GEORGE JETSON
·Amazon Unveils ‘Astro,' a Privacy Nightmare Robot That Follows You Around