Eugene Yu, the CEO of Konnech, a computer company based in Mighigan, was arrested about a week and a half ago for allegedly stealing and storing the personal data of Los Angeles County election workers on servers in China. This comes as Konnech, which provides computer services to the election departments of various counties, was…

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s guaranteed basic income program is underway, with 1,000 residents receiving $1,000 monthly for the next three years, officials said Aug. 30. The recipients were chosen randomly from more than 180,000 people who applied for the program. “Given the huge number of L.A. County residents who applied, it’s abundantly clear that a…

LOS ANGELES—Personal information about the operators of hundreds of food trucks or other mobile-food facilities that underwent health inspections over the past two years was erroneously posted on the county Department of Public Health’s website, the county announced Aug. 24. The information—including names, driver’s license numbers, and possibly dates of birth—has since been removed from…

Los Angeles County will lift its mask mandate for outdoor mega-events and for outdoor K–12 schools and childcare centers on Feb. 16—just days after many Super Bowl LVI attendees, including Mayor Eric Garcetti, went unmasked. On Feb. 16, COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county will fall below 2,500 for the seventh consecutive day—reaching the benchmark previously…

Los Angeles County will lift its mask mandate for outdoor mega-events and for outdoor K–12 schools and childcare centers on Feb. 16—just days after many Super Bowl LVI attendees, including Mayor Eric Garcetti, went unmasked. On Feb. 16, COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county will fall below 2,500 for the seventh consecutive day—reaching the benchmark previously…

In a lawsuit against Novo Cafe last week, the Los Angeles County has accused the Italian restaurant, in the city of Westlake Village, of violating COVID-19 health orders and regulations, racking up fines totaling nearly $100,000. In court documents obtained by The Epoch Times, the county accused Novo Cafe of “putting the health of their workers, customers,…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Probation Deptartment is asking a judge to overturn a ruling that allowed a member of the department, who had a relationship with a convicted felon, to be retained with a suspension rather than be fired, as recommended by a hearing officer. The Probation Department petition, filed Jan. 3, deals with…

Los Angeles County’s sweeping mandate requiring all county employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 took effect at midnight on Oct. 8, leaving unvaccinated county employees uncertain of their fate. Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis issued an executive order in August mandating all county workers be vaccinated by Oct. 8—an order which the…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday was mourning the death of a retired homicide detective whose body was found inside a freezer in the garage of her Riverside home. The sheriff’s department confirmed that Miriam E. Travis, 87, was a 27-year employee of the agency, retiring in 1990 as a detective sergeant. She…

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—With the coronavirus surging again, Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas plans to introduce a motion July 28 to develop a policy requiring all city employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and to report their vaccination status to the appropriate city department. The move, if enacted by the council, would bring the…