Virtual gymnastics meets provide a travel-free way to compete
A pandemic innovation, virtual competitions have allowed some sports, including acrobatic gymnastics, to reduce travel this year while continuing training and competition.
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After yearlong delay, fencer Alexander Massialas set to be three-time Olympian in Tokyo
Fencer Alexander Massialis, 26, is hoping for the gold in this year’s Tokyo Olympics. Uncertainty has surrounded the Tokyo Games since the coronavirus pandemic forced the event to be delayed by a year. While foreign spectators won’t be allowed, the Games is currently set for July 23 to August 8, 2021.
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Good Sales Give California Turkey Farmers Something to be Thankful for
Uncertainty hangs over this year’s holiday preparations. Farmers and grocers were unsure what the demand for turkey and other Thanksgiving staples would look like given limits on indoor gatherings and the economic stress many Americans currently face.
Read MoreProp 22 Sets Precedent for Gig Workers as Independent Contractors
California voters approved Proposition 22 this Election Day, cementing rideshare and delivery drivers’ status as independent contractors rather than as employees. Moving forward, drivers will be excluded from AB 5, a state law passed last year that made gig workers into employees who would have to receive associated benefits.
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Downtown Mountain View’s Businesses Seeking Creative Ways to Avoid Shuttering
On Mountain View’s Castro Street, local businesses are brainstorming new plans to survive as public health guidelines continue to change and an end to coronavirus restrictions remains out of sight.
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Drive-in Circus Performers Prove the Show Must Go On
REDWOOD CITY, California — Rows of cars honked their praise for a trapeze artist and a “human cannonball” at the Zoppé Italian Family Circus’ drive-in show. The circus has performed in Redwood City annually for the past thirteen years but shifted to a new format this time around to adapt to coronavirus public health guidelines. After debuting their drive-in show in Ventura in July, Zoppé brought it to Redwood City, where they will be performing through October 25. The drive-in circus represents a novel way of adjusting entertainment to an era in which large, indoor crowds are forbidden. The entertainment industry has struggled during the pandemic as music, dance and…
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In the Wild West of online medicine, crowdsourcing is the next frontier
SAN FRANCISCO — Crowdsourcing diagnoses has gained traction in recent years as an unconventional approach to solving particularly tricky medical mysteries—especially when doctors struggle to resolve an illness.
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