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“If you keep your hand here long enough it feels like he’s breathing,” Alan Trujillo said, explaining the lifelike, battery-powered pet he was holding. It’s a toy he brings in for older adults, as part of his job with Home Instead.“We provide senior care for seniors in their home,” he said. “A lot of times the only person our senior will see is their caregiver.” Trujillo works as the recruitment and engagement coordinator for Home Instead in Whittier, California.Right now with COVID-19 concerns, interactions for seniors are limited, and all the more important.“They’re very aware that they are in that high majority group of people who don't survive this, so it does lead to a little depression,” Trujillo said. Depression these lifelike animals help combat.“Well before the pandemic we’ve been focused on this epidemic of loneliness and isolation which is really impacting seniors at an astronomical rate,” Ted Fischer, co-founder and CEO of Ageless Innovation, said. Ageless Innovation is the parent company of the Joy for All line of companion pets.“We currently have cats, dogs and kittens,” he said. “It's not about the technology, it's about the magic. It's about what the technology enables.”A study by the University of California, San Francisco in 2012 found that 43 percent of the surveyed older adults felt lonely. And that was long before the pandemic.Social isolation has also been associated with about a 50 percent increased risk of dementia, among other serious medical conditions, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as cited by the CDC.It’s an issue that’s only been made worse by COVID-19.“All of these incredibly important protective measures that are put in place are further isolating older adults,” Fischer said. And these furry friends, designed with older adults in mind, bark, meow, and react to your attention just like real animals.“Pets in general have always helped seniors and most people get out of a funk. Coming home to that dog that’s just looking at you and wagging its tail, it’s hard to feel upset because that's unconditional love,” Catherine Baines-Sobczak, a licensed marriage family therapist with the HealthOne crisis assessment team, said.“Essentially it’s a perception of not feeling connected to other people, feeling unsupported or feeling that you’re misunderstood,” she said. She said beyond the online games, book clubs, and phone calls, animals provide something special.“With seniors it's difficult to find things to care for that give you that immediate reaction, so those pets...they do that,” she explained. “Having something to hold that’s tactile, that's soft, that may bring up memories of past pets they've had...that could help them feel less lonely.”Decreasing the sense of loneliness has other health benefits too.“Their memory is also impaired by loneliness, you don't have those outside triggers to remind you of things and to stay connected,” Baines-Sobczak said.As we find new ways to connect with our older loved ones without putting their health at risk, the demand for companion pets, which are sold online, continues to bloom.“I think like most skeptics, the second you see an older adult receive one of these, immediately name it and interact with it like they've had it forever, it’s magical. It really is,” Fischer said. 3346

(KGTV) - So much for "west coast is the best coast." Apparently, that state of mind won't help Californians enjoy the best quality of life in the U.S.Despite our pristine beaches, famous cities, and awesome nickname (The Golden State really is a great one), Californians reportedly enjoy one of the lowest qualities of life, according to U.S. News and World Report's annual "Best States" rankings.The study ranks states on a variety of metrics, including quality of life, opportunities for residents, education, healthcare, economy, infrastructure, crime and corrections, and fiscal stability.RELATED: AAA's top rated restaurants, hotels in San Diego CountyOk, it's starting to make a little sense. Metrics are weighted based on what more than 30,000 participants indicated as the most important aspects of livelihood. Healthcare and education were the heaviest scores, followed by economy, opportunity, and infrastructure.Overall, the Golden State came in at 32, though scored last in quality of life and near last in opportunity and fiscal stability."In addition to a healthy environment, a person's quality of life is largely a result of their interactions with those around them," U.S. News wrote. "Studies show that when people feel socially supported, they experience greater happiness, as well as physical and mental health."RELATED: Car insurance skyrocketing across San Diego metroSo what contributed to California's horribly low quality of life score? The state ranked 44 for natural environment and 47 for social environment.Natural environment measured drinking water quality, pollution and industrial toxins, and air quality. While drinking water quality was ranked 13, pollution health risks and urban air quality were among the worst states.Social environment looked at community engagement, social support, and voter participation. In this instance, California was toward the end of the line for each metric.To read U.S. News' entire report, click here. 1997

(KGTV) - The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of California released details about how it claims San Diego Congressman Duncan D. Hunter misused campaign funds for relationships with five women. The information about the spending was released in a motion filed in court ahead of Hunter’s September trial, to “establish his motive to embezzle from his campaign,” prosecutors said. All figures and claims regarding relationships below are allegations made by the U.S. Attorney's office.RELATED: Motion: San Diego Congressman Duncan Hunter spent campaign funds on "desire for intimacy"2009 1: Rental car from Reno to Heavenly Mountain Resort near Lake Tahoe : Sam Adams beer at resort’s Cutthroats Saloon ,008: Hotel tab for resort visit with Individual 14, a lobbyist with whom Hunter lived in Washington, D.C. 0: Airfare from Nevada to Washington, D.C. 2010 5: Hotel bar tab and room shared with Individual 14 7: Mileage reimbursement for trip, although Individual 14 had driven her car 1: Beer, nachos, and wings 2011 5: Bill for Capitol Hill hotel 3: Greens fees, 10 beers, an Adidas shirt, and visor at Old Hickory Golf Club in Virginia 2014 : Uber taken to home of woman in relationship with Hunter, known as Individual 15 : Cocktails at speakeasy-style bar near Individual 15’s home : Uber ride from woman’s home to office 2015 2: Drinks and snacks at the bar of the H Street Country Club : Uber ride 2: Dinner at Matchbox Pizza with a teen relative and Individual 16, a woman in a relationship with Hunter : Uber rides to and from the home of Individual 17, who was involved with Hunter 2016 : Uber ride from the home of Individual 18, who was involved with Hunter 1741

“Midnight Sun” is here.After abandoning the story more than a decade ago, author Stephenie Meyer’s long-awaited prequel to her “Twilight” series is now available.Meyer made the announcement on her website earlier this year. The book is narrated from Edward Cullen’s point-of-view. Cullen is a vampire.Part of “Midnight Sun” leaked online in 2008, at the time a few chapters had been given to a few people working on the “Twilight” movie.After the leak, Meyer put the novel on hold and put the leaked material on her website for fans to read.“I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on ‘Midnight Sun,’ and so it is on hold indefinitely,” she wrote in a blog post in 2008.“Midnight Sun” is now the 6th book in the “Twilight” series, which also includes a film franchise that starred Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. 845

“We started five years ago selling out of our house and now its expanded into this,” Anahi Mendivil said. She works at Oasis Fresh Fruit & More, along with her mother, Haydee Caraveo. “When the whole COVID thing started, it was just me, my mom, and my sister who were running and working, No one else was working with us and that's how we were able to maintain a bit of a budget with this less of a profit," Mendivil said. Mendivil and her family members know the pains of running a business -- especially now during the pandemic. She helped translate for her mom.“Now that people have been able to come back inside, it's been a little better but we’re just trying to adjust to all the new norms,” Mendivil said. “But sales have not been normal as they used to be.”Their experience reflects what many Latinos are facing. A new study from Pew Research shows Hispanic businesses were hit especially hard by COVID-19. In May 2020, nearly six in 10 said they live in households that experienced job losses or pay cuts, compared to 43 percent of the overall U.S. population.“Hispanic businesses however went from a 3.9 to nearly 20 percent unemployment, so it jumped a lot more than it did for whites and African Americans,” Jack Strauss, an economist and professor at the University of Denver, said.“Less than a year ago,” he explained, “Hispanic businesses in general and Hispanic unemployment nearly matched that of the overall U.S.” He said one of the reasons this group was hit hard, is because so many Hispanic-owned businesses make up some of the hardest-hit industries.“Hispanics tend to concentrate in leisure and hospitality, which we all know has been hit very hard by COVID. Their second industry is retail, and then construction as well. All three industries were hit severely hard,” Strauss said.“We work in the service industry, we are in restaurants, we are in cleaning services, we work in the meat industry, and Latino workers, they don't have the privilege to work from home,” Berenice G Tellez, Secretary of the Latino Chamber of Commerce in Denver, Colorado, said in a group Zoom meeting to discuss the topic. They all spoke about how language barriers played a role in the immediacy and availability of new information to Latino businesses owners.“Some of them are running on fumes, so to speak,” Pete Salas, chair of the chamber said.And many Hispanic-owned businesses are family run -- like Oasis.“We've always tried to keep someone in our family working at all times,” Mendivil said.Another aspect unique to these businesses, is they provide cultural space for the community.“Something that really changed also is that people used to come in here on weekends. And a lot of people would be in here and eat and stay a long time and due to this, we have to manage how much people can be in here and how much time,” she said.“I want to share the Americado experience, which is part of my Mexican culture, with everybody,” Francis Nieve Blanca, owner of Volcan Azul Catering and Food Truck, said. “The impact has been really on the amount of clients that we have, it has totally lowered our clients.”“I have two jobs and the income for both actually has gone down, and that has impacted my family,” she said.In a recent Pew Research survey, 70 percent of Latinos said the worst of the problems due to COVID-19 are still to come.“This impact is going to last probably up to several years,” Strauss said.However, these businesses aren’t ready to give up.“We’ve been trying to incorporate new technology which is not very common for us,” Mendivil said. “So we can maybe go into doing deliveries.”“It’s like my mom said, when money is not enough, you just tighten your belt. It's a saying in Spanish. Apretarse el cinturón, meaning that you just spend less,” Nieve Blanca said. 3800