Tag: Los Angeles

DoorDash Launches New Safety Features for Deliverers Hours After Shooting

LOS ANGELES—DoorDash is launching two new safety features in its app to improve safety for food deliverers—the safety reassurance call and the emergency assistance button. The announcement came hours after a woman was shot while making a DoorDash delivery in La Mirada. Sheriff’s officials said the woman was followed by suspects in a silver sedan,…


LA County to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Kids 5–11

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County will begin offering pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to kids aged 5-11 on Nov. 3, one day after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave final approval of the shots. The county received its first shipment of the vaccines on Tuesday, and county officials will gather…


Judge Denies Application to Halt Vaccine Mandate for LA Students 12 and Up

A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge denied on Oct. 29 an emergency application to pause the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all students 12 and older in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). As a result, unvaccinated students can still attend school in person until January next year, but may be excluded from extracurricular activities….


California Redistricting Commission Considers Moving Several Cities Into Other Counties

The citizen-led California congressional and legislative redistricting commission is considering maps that could move several Southern California cities into other counties. During an Oct. 27 meeting of the California Citizens’ Redistricting Commission (CCRC), which draws the state’s legislative and congressional districts every ten years based on census data, proposed maps during its Oct. 27 meeting placing…


Disneyland Fans Eagerly Wait for Trams to Return

Since Disneyland’s reopening earlier this year, visitors have endured almost a mile-long walk from the parking garage to the theme park gates as the park’s tram services halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While some seem not to mind the stroll, others are waiting until they do not have to walk 15 to 20 minutes…


LA Sheriff on Vaccine Mandates: ‘Something’s Rotten and We Need to Fix It’

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva challenged the county’s leaders Nov. 2 to open public debate over vaccine mandates, citing a possible loss of up to one-third of sworn personnel by the end of the year. Typically, the department loses 500 to retirement and another 300 to injuries each year. So far, 655 employees have…


LA Sheriff: ‘Something’s Rotten and We Need to Fix It’

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva challenged the county’s leaders Nov. 2 to open public debate over vaccine mandates, citing a possible loss of up to one-third of the department by the end of the year. Typically, the department loses 500 employees to retirement and another 300 to injuries each year. This year, the department…


Los Angeles Chargers to Relocate from Costa Mesa to El Segundo

The Los Angeles Chargers announced Nov. 1 they will be constructing a new headquarters and training facility in El Segundo, moving away from Costa Mesa where they have been since 2017. Located off of Nash Street and around 3 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the new 14-acre facility designed by Gensler Sports will…


LA City Council to Spend $2M to Post Signs for Anti-Camping Enforcement

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved on Nov. 2 spending $2 million from its homeless services fund for the printing and installation of signage to enforce a new law prohibiting people from sleeping and camping on sidewalks and in parks. The law, which went into effect Sept. 3, prohibits sleeping, sitting, camping, and obstructing…


More Than 1,300 LAPD Employees Have Not Reported Vaccination Status

LOS ANGELES—Over 1,300 department employees had not submitted their vaccination status as of Friday, and each commander has received a list of their names to begin enforcement of the city’s vaccination and testing mandate, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Nov. 2. Each officer who has not yet reported their vaccination status will receive a…