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This is an update for the meeting: City Council Regular Meeting - Nov 16 2020
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City Council Regular Meeting - Nov 16 2020

President-elect Joe Biden is pushing for a new stimulus package even as he plays coy on if he's spoken to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. A reporter asked Biden if he has spoken to the Kentucky Republican since winning the election. Biden says another round of stimulus checks to families is still in play.       Six million San Francisco residents are being told to stay at home starting this weekend. The order to limit the spread of the coronavirus kicks in when certain regions hit 85-percent capacity in their ICUs. The city is close to that but didn't want to wait. Taking action now speeds up the timeline so the order can end on January 4th.        President Trump wants to withdraw U.S. troops from another country. The Pentagon announced Trump has ordered "the majority of personnel and assets" out of Somalia by early next year. There are roughly 700 troops serving in the African nation, but the Defense Department noted it doesn't change U.S. policy.       A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative. The ruling requires the program to be open to new applicants for the first time in three years. A DACA [[ DOCK-uh ]] lawyer told CBS News the ruling provides an opportunity for over one-million immigrant youth to apply and "secure their future" in the U.S.        The massive increase in online shopping for the holidays is having an impact on at least one delivery company. U-P-S is limiting how many packages it can deliver from six retailers, including Nike and Macy's. Macy's says it has added curbside pickup to help.        Some Michigan lawmakers are urging the owner of the Detroit Lions to bring a native son home. They've written a letter to Sheila Ford Hamp and asked her to make 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh the team's next head coach. The 41-year-old Saleh went to Northern Michigan before being hired by the 49ers in 2017.       

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