Schools get creative to keep students connected

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Southern California broadband provider Wander is offering free high-speed internet to all families in Santa Monica with school-age children for the rest of the academic year. Why it matters: School districts across the country are moving to virtual learning to keep students engaged during coronavirus-induced closures. But e-learning requires a ...
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California officials warn residents to stay indoors as number of cases climbs

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“I’m so inundated with it, I don’t even want to talk about when I go home,“ she said of virus concerns. “I live and breathe it.” Olivas also runs the Santa Monica Mountain Goats, a longtime running group that typically brings together about 30 people. But in the wake of the outbreak, “we’re doing virtual runs,“ said Olivas on ...
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California lawmakers plead with residents to stay home as death toll surpasses 100

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“I’m so inundated with it, I don’t even want to talk about when I go home," she said of virus concerns. "I live and breathe it.” Olivas also runs the Santa Monica Mountain Goats, a longtime running group that typically brings together about 30 people. But in the wake of the outbreak, “we’re doing virtual runs," said Olivas on Friday ...
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YouTube Was One Way to Survive. Now It’s One of the Only Ways.

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Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Lauren O’Brien was juggling three jobs: She’s an on-camera actor; a comedian and house performer at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California; and, along with her musician husband, Matt Commerce, the owner of a small events-booking business. All three, she told me with a sigh over the phone ...
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Bird Dumps 400 Employees Via Zoom

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Santa Monica-based Bird reportedly let 400 of its employees go on Friday, via a pre-recorded Zoom meeting, according to a report. The on-demand scooter company said it laid off 30% of its staff, saying "Layoffs are never easy or comfortable to do" and saying that the layoffs were done as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a tweet ...
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GoodRx Launches Marketplace For Online Doctor's Visits

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Santa Monica-based online healthcare marketplace operator GoodRx, which operates online marketplaces for prescriptions, doctors, and other healthcare services, is expanding its marketplace to include online doctor's visits (telehealth). The company said the GoodRx telehealth marketplace will make it easier for patients to find online medical ...
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