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		<title>January cross channel traffic increased over three year average</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Visitor counts weren’t as high for the first month of January 2022 as they were for January 2021. But the numbers were greater than the three-year average. “January 2022’s total of 39,221 fell short of January 2020’s pre COVID-19 total arrivals of 52,691 by 13,470 visitors,” according to information recently released by Love Catalina Island. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>County updates mask rules</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Businesses may offer options for wearing masks to vaccinated individuals The county Health Officer Order now says businesses may offer optional masking for those who are vaccinated against COVID-19, as of 12:01 a.m., today, Friday, Feb. 25. (Some details about the new rules are below.) Supervisor Janice Hahn welcomed the news, but also said there [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon sees COVID surge</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hospital CEO believes Avalon seeing more positive tests because it’s easier to get tested here Jason Paret, CEO of the Catalina Island Medical Center, updated the City Council this week on the local COVID-19 surge. “We do have a COVID problem in our community,” Paret said. Paret told the council on Tuesday, Jan. 4, that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>LA County health agency issues new masking requirements</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Employers will have to provide staff with medical grade masks As cases continue to surge as a result of the increased circulation of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the county Public Health Department on Wednesday, Jan. 5, modified its Health Officer Order to include additional safety measures to reduce transmission risks knowing that vaccinations alone [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>And the numbers say &#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[November 2021 visitor count 64.6% higher than November 2021 This November’s visitor traffic increased by 27,773 individuals over last November’s guest count, according to the data recently released by Love Catalina Island (the non-profit formerly known as the Chamber of Commerce). That’s 64.6%, according to the pro-business group that is also known as the Catalina [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>State mandates indoor masks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[indoor mask requirement currently in effect through Jan. 15, 2022 Starting Wednesday, Dec. 15, the state of California has imposed a mandate to wear masks indoors in public places. The mandate is currently scheduled to end Jan. 15. Your vaccination status doesn’t matter, according to the state government. On Dec. 13, the California Department of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>JazzTrax returns to the island</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David N. Young]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another small step to normalcy For the first time since 2019, the sweet sounds of jazz are expected to waft across Avalon as the 34th Anniversary of JazzTrax opened last night. “It’s been a whole lotta work,” said promoter Art Good, but he said the JazzTrax reboot was nearly complete as he and a team [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council OKs agreement with Royal Caribbean for cruise ship visit to Avalon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Council authorizes city manager to prepare future agreements with cruise lines The Avalon council voted 3-0 to authorize the city attorney to execute a memorandum of agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., at a special Sept. 30 council meeting. Two council members were absent. The council approved a memorandum of understanding with a different cruise [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council OKs agreement with cruise line for visits</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Carnival outlines safety protocols in agreement subject to CDC approval The City Council this week unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement with Carnival Cruise Line in preparation for the return of cruise ships to Avalon. (In related news, the Carnival cruise ship Miracle is scheduled to visit Avalon on Tuesday, Sept. 28, according to a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council looks at vaccine mandate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council this week discussed requiring city employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The council held a special meeting this week due to technical problems that interfered with the broadcast of the last regular council meeting. City Manager Denise Radde said staff would have to come back to the council with a written [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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