This year over 7.8 Million Californians participated in the California ShakeOut, a state-wide earthquake drill, trumping last year’s participant number of 6.9 million.  Our Tours4Fun Team also participated in the drill, dropping underneath our desks at the strike of 10:21 am, the time the drill was designated to occurr. The shakeout is held on the 3rd Thursday in October every year, and is practiced by other states as well.  The ShakeOut recommends practicing a drill of dropping to the floor, covering underneath a desk, and holding on until the shaking stops.

Headlines you might have missed this weekend…

Monday, October 11th
@v_shakthi: Google’s Self-Driving Car is Just the Beginning
Sick of your drive-time commute?  How about take a nap on your way to work, while your car drives for you!  This idea becomes a reality, since Google is in the works of making a self-driving car.  Their test vehicles have logged over 140,000 miles of automated driving with little human interference.  Get Full Story

With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, many of you are probably looking to get away for a few days.  Most people believe that the prices for flights and hotel skyrocket during the holidays, and while that is usually true, if you look hard enough and avoid procrastinating on planning your vacation, it’s not impossible to score a much deserved trip that’s well within your budget. 

For one night only, West Hollywood becomes the 7th largest city in California, reaching a population of over half a million people from all over the world!  This night is the 23rd Annual West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval.  If you love feeling the energy of being immersed in a giant crowd, flowing down the streets as one, then this is the place for you.  The Carnaval kicks off at La Cienega Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd at 7pm Halloween night.  From there masses of masked party-goers will begin their merry journey along Santa Monica Blvd.