Approximately 6,500 school buses will return to operate in Quito to transport students from various sectors. ^[1] The return to school in Quito in September 2026 will increase traffic and change family routines. ^[2] Dulbecco said Torani will adopt AI without breaking its no-layoff streak, focusing on what its 500 employees are doing to add value rather than treating AI purely as a cost-cutting tool. ^[3] Torani, a 101-year-old syrup and beverage company based in San Leandro, California, has not laid off a single employee since the Great Depression, including during the 2008 recession, globalization, automation, and the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[4] Families and students are advancing their schedules to face traffic, crowded buses, and longer routes. ^[5] In 2020, as COVID-19 caused cafes and restaurants to shut down, Torani moved to its current San Leandro campus after a two-and-a-half-year planning period; Dulbecco said the only way to keep the business afloat without layoffs was to complete the move and get new equipment running. ^[6] Melanie Dulbecco, Torani's CEO for 35 years, joined the company in 1991 when it was a nine-employee operation generating about $700,000 a year. ^[7] Rebeca Colcha's parents, Lorena Maroto and Carlos, must reorganize their schedules to drop her off and pick her up at a school in the city center. ^[8]