LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4–0 to terminate all unvaccinated county employees on Feb. 8, after dozens of residents called in to oppose the measure. The move would terminate about 18,000 county employees in various departments, with 4,000 of those workers being deputies in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD)….

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is set to lose 4,000 employees who have not been vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19. The LA County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on the potential termination of 18,000 employees who have not complied with the COVID-19 vaccination requirements on Tuesday, the Los…

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced on Nov. 1 an economic relief program of approximately $300 million to reduce utility debt for over 250,000 qualifying low-income customers who are financially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the “most comprehensive” utility debt assistance initiative in the city’s history, the program aims to…

LOS ANGELES—The Port of Los Angeles is beginning the hard work of convincing terminal operators, importers, warehouses owners, and trucking firms to embrace moving more cargo at night. “It’s not a single lever we can pull today to open up all the gates,” Executive Director Gene Seroka said on Thursday. On Wednesday, the White House…

LOS ANGELES—Nearly 1 million Los Angeles County households reported being food insecure during the pandemic, and among the most impacted residents were single parents, according to a report released Thursday by Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin for World Food Day. According to Galperin, food banks reported serving 10 times more working and low-income families…

LOS ANGELES—The delicate, gold-specked mosaic that hangs above the entrance to St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church on the edge of Chinatown was marred with bright red paint Monday morning in an apparent act of vandalism, officials said. A small crowd had gathered at the building by noon, where detectives investigating the scene said it appeared…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced today it has extended Friday’s deadline for its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, requiring now that workers receive at least one dose by Friday and a second by Nov. 15. Workers must have at least one dose by Friday to continue reporting to work, according to…

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County officials agreed today to spend $5 million to crack down on illegal cannabis grow operations in the Antelope Valley and dispensaries in unincorporated areas countywide as part of a $39.3 billion budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Supervisor Kathryn Barger had pushed hard for the funding, even as community advocates sought…

LOS ANGELES—Two Southland residents were arrested today in connection with an alleged fraud scheme that induced people into purchasing thousands of Target gift cards, which were then used at stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties to purchase electronics and other goods. Bowen Hu, 26, of Hacienda Heights, and Tairan Shi, 27, of Diamond Bar,…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council will consider an ordinance tomorrow to require people to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before entering indoor restaurants, bars, gyms, shopping centers, entertainment venues, and personal care establishments beginning Nov. 4. Starting Oct. 21, indoor public spaces that fall under the ordinance would be required to display advisory…