【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, April 16, 2022】Amazon founder Jeff Bezos voted in favor of Musk's Twitter poll asking whether social media giant Twitter's San Francisco headquarters should be "converted to homeless shelter." (Reuters)

Elon Musk held a Twitter poll on Saturday asking whether the social media giant Twitter's San Francisco headquarters should be "converted into a homeless shelter, and no one shows up (to work) anyway," Amazon founder Bey said. Jeff Bezos voted yes.

Of those who responded to Musk's poll, 91.3 percent voted yes, including Bezos, who said: "Or modify some of it. It will work well, and it will be convenient for employees who want to volunteer." Musk recently became Twitter's largest shareholder, disclosing a 9.2% stake in the company on April 4. On April 14, he made a cash offer to buy Twitter.

A homeless shelter, named Mary's Place, opened in March 2020 to provide "shelter and support" for homeless families, with up to a maximum of one night stay in the Seattle headquarters of Bezos' Amazon. 200 people and provide food for temporary occupants. The shelter also has a clinic, office, computer room, and provides pro bono legal assistance.

(Source: Compiled from Online Information)

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【We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, April 14, 2022】 Per County of San Diego Communications Office, The County Health and Human Services Agency is reporting 134 new lab-confirmed influenza cases in the region, bringing the total case count for this season to 2,233. (Image from Photo Spin)

That is 23 fewer cases than the previous week, when 157 cases were reported.

However, the case count for the season to date is almost three times higher than last flu season. At the same time last season, a total of 759 infections had been reported. In comparison, the prior five-year average was 11,363 cases by the same week.

“Influenza activity appears to be slowing down in the region, but immunocompromised San Diegans should continue to use precautions,” said Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “People who are at higher risk of having serious complications from the flu virus and have not received their flu shot should consider getting vaccinated to prevent illness.

This includes:

• People with chronic medical conditions like asthma, diabetes, and lung disease, even if symptoms are under control
• Pregnant women
• People aged 65 years and older
• People who live with or care for others who are at higher risk

The latest Influenza Watch Report from the County Health and Human Services Agency shows the following for the week ending April 9, 2022:

• Emergency department visits for influenza-like illness: 3% of all visits (compared with 3% the previous week).
• Lab-confirmed influenza cases for the week: 134 (compared to 157 the previous week).
• Total lab-confirmed cases to date: 2,233 (compared to 759 at the same time last season and a 11,363 prior 5-year average during the same week).
• Influenza-related deaths reported to date: 4 (compared to 2 at the same time last year).

Tips to Prevent the Flu

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu shot every year. It takes about two weeks for immunity to develop. The CDC also indicates you can get a flu and COVID-19 vaccination at the same time, including a booster dose. The coronavirus vaccine does not work against influenza and vice versa.

The influenza vaccine is available at doctors’ offices and retail pharmacies and is covered by medical insurance. People with no health care coverage can get vaccinated at one of the County’s six public health centers or a local community clinic. To find the nearest location, visit the County’s Flu Vaccine Locations page or call 2-1-1 San Diego.

In addition to getting vaccinated, people should also do the following to avoid getting sick:

• Wash hands thoroughly and often;
• Use hand sanitizers, if unable to wash hands;
• Stay away from sick people;
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth;
• Clean commonly touched surfaces; and
• If you are sick, stay home and avoid contact with others.

During the 2020-2021 flu season, a total of 848 influenza cases were reported in San Diego, including two deaths. During the 2019-2020 flu season, more than 20,700 flu cases were reported and 108 San Diegans died from influenza.

(Source: County of San Diego Communications Office)

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【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, April 15, 2022】The latest speculation:  Advocating free speech, Musk offers to buy Twitter, can the Trump account be "resurrected"?

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, launches a hostile takeover of Twitter. Elon Musk seems prepared to take over Twitter, one way or another. (Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images)

Billionaire Elon Musk said he proposed buying Twitter because he believed it was important "to be an inclusive place for free speech." Former U.S. President Donald Trump described Twitter as boring, and even if the account is restored, he may not return.

Elon Musk, chief executive of electric car maker Tesla, was interviewed at the TED Conference today by conference curator and former Wired editor Chris Anderson, Reuters reported.

"Having an extremely trusted, broadly inclusive public platform is extremely important to the future of civilized society," Musk said.

Musk also said he had enough assets to make the deal, without providing details.

Hours before his comments, Musk proposed to buy Twitter for an estimated $43 billion, making Twitter private.

Musk, who disclosed that he owns a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, declined to join Twitter's board earlier this week.

Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who describes himself as "one of Twitter's largest and long-term shareholders", opposed the takeover proposal, saying Musk undervalued Twitter.

"I don't think Musk's proposal ($54.20 per share) comes close to Twitter's intrinsic value based on the company's growth prospects," Prince Alwaleed tweeted.

In addition, Musk's proposed takeover has raised speculation about whether Trump's account will be reinstated if he succeeds in buying the social media platform.

But Trump said in an interview yesterday that he "may not have any interest" in returning to the platform. "You know, Twitter is getting very boring, they're excluding a lot of good speech...a lot of conservative speech," he said.

Trump, who had nearly 90 million followers on Twitter, had his account permanently suspended after supporters attacked the U.S. Congress on January 6 last year, citing the risk of "further incitement to violence".

(Source: Central News Agency)

(Source: County of San Diego Communications Office)

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【We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, April 13, 2022】 A fugitive Chinese billionaire who owns six aluminum companies in Southern California was ordered to pay $1.83 billion in compensation by a federal court on the 11th for allegedly evading tariffs on aluminum products imported from China to the United States. (Chinese Aluminum Tycoon Liu Zhongtian - Image from the Richest.com)

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, when the illegal companies imported aluminum products from China, the aluminum profiles were intentionally disguised as pallets of goods to evade anti-dumping duties imposed in 2011. The aluminum profiles are simply welded together and look like a pallet and are stored in four large warehouses in Southern California. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled that Perfectus Aluminum Inc., and five related entities must pay hefty damages to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The defendant companies include Perfectus Aluminum Inc., headquartered in southern Ontario, and its subsidiary Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC., which was established in 2014 and is responsible for the management of several companies that import aluminum pallets from China to the United States. In 2011, the federal anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports of aluminum products began. Among them, Scuderia Development LLC. has a warehouse in Riverside City, another related company, 1001 Doubleday LLC., has a large warehouse in Ontario City, Von Karman-Main Street LLC. has a warehouse in Irvine County, Orange County, and a company 10681 Production Avenue LLC. with warehouse in Fontana.

In the nine-day trial in August 2021, a federal jury in Los Angeles found the defendant company guilty of one count of conspiracy, nine counts of wire fraud and seven counts of submitting false and fraudulent documents to customs. At the same time, the defendant, Perfectus Aluminum, was also found guilty of seven counts of international money laundering.

Federal prosecutors said in a memo that the companies indicted, and the warehouse defendants were all participants in the conspiracy, which was established as a conspiracy to evade customs duties. The vast majority of aluminum profile pallets are imported through the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.

The convicted Chinese billionaire Liu Zhongtian, 58, a former resident of Tustin, Orange County, Southern California, is the founder, former president and former president of China Zhongwang Holdings Co., Ltd. The former chairman, who faces criminal charges in the United States, has yet to appear in court.

(Source: World News Network)

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