Governor Gavin Newsom's national recognition and approval rose to 25% from 12% in two months. Former President Trump's approval slipped to 45%, and 48% of respondents disapproved of his threats to deploy the National Guard to major cities. BART experienced a 20-minute delay through the Transbay Tube that could have affected holiday travel via SFO. Burning Man reopened and traffic flowed smoothly after severe weather. President Trump revoked Kamala Harris's Secret Service detail despite a prior extension. The CDC reduced its foodborne pathogen surveillance from eight to two pathogens. National gas prices dropped to $3.15 per gallon.
The same poll finds Trump's approval rating slipping to 45%, with a plurality of those polled, 48%, disapproving of his threats of National Guard deployments to major cities. [KRON4] BART was experiencing delays Friday morning due to an electrical or equipment issue. There was a 20-minute delay for trains going through the Transbay Tube, which could have impacted some leaving via SFO for the holiday weekend.
Vice presidents typically get six months of secret service protection after leaving office, but President Biden had signed a previously undisclosed directive extending this an extra year for Harris. [KRON4 / CNN] The CDC is scaling back its surveillance program that tracks pathogens in the food supply that cause foodborne illnesses, likely due to funding cuts. The joint federal and state program will now only require tracking of two pathogens salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli down from eight. [Associated Press]
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