Los Angeles County residents will not see vaccine mandates for indoor public spaces for now, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors signaled Aug. 31. “I wasn’t convinced that I was ready to pull the trigger on proof of vaccination,” Supervisor Janice Hahn said during the city council meeting. On Aug. 10, the Board of Supervisors approved…
Los Angeles County to Hold Off On Vaccine Mandates for Indoor Public Spaces
Death Row Inmate Resentenced Amid Intellectual Disability Claims
A man charged with double murder in 1985 was resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after his intellectual disability deemed him ineligible for the death penalty. “The death penalty has been shown to not deter crime, has a history of racial bias, and is fiscally irresponsible,” District Attorney Gascón said in an…
Los Angeles County Registrar Office Verifies 1 Million Recall Ballots Ahead of Election Day
Southern California registrar offices are working to provide a secure recall election on Sept. 14 as 300 unopened vote-by-mail ballots were found in a parked car in Torrance earlier this month. According to the Los Angeles County registrar’s office, the ballots obtained by the Torrance Police Department were “unopened and unvoted,” spokesperson Mike Sanchez told…
California Church That Defied COVID Rules Will Get $400,000 From Both County, State
LOS ANGELES—A Sun Valley church that repeatedly flouted health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic will be paid $800,000 to settle its legal battle with Los Angeles County and the state—with the county Board of Supervisors voting Aug. 31 to pay half that cost. Los Angeles County has already spent more than $950,000 in attorneys fees…
California Church That Broke COVID Rules Will Get $800,000 From County, State
LOS ANGELES—A Sun Valley church that repeatedly flouted health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic will be paid $800,000 to settle its legal battle with Los Angeles County and the state—with the county Board of Supervisors voting Aug. 31 to pay half that cost. Los Angeles County has already spent more than $950,000 in attorneys fees…
LA Teachers’ Union Leader Says Learning Loss During Pandemic Is a Myth
The leader of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), which represents more than 30,000 employees in the nation’s second largest public school district, said in a recently published interview that learning losses during the pandemic are a myth. “There’s no such thing as learning loss,” UTLA President Cecily Myart-Cruz told Los Angeles in what the magazine…
South Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty in Fireworks Explosion Case
LOS ANGELES—A South Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of illegally transporting tons of explosives, including dangerous homemade fireworks that were detonated by police in his neighborhood, leading to a massive explosion that destroyed a specially designed containment vehicle and injured 17 people. Arturo Ceja III entered his plea in Los…
Malibu Declares Local Emergency Over Homelessness, LASD Continues Homeless Cleanups
The Los Angeles Sheriff Department (LASD) is preparing to deploy members of the Homeless Outreach Services Team (HOST) to Malibu after the city council declared a local emergency over homelessness last week. Malibu’s City Council unanimously approved the resolution to declare a state of local emergency over the city’s homeless encampments, and to create a…
California Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics Delayed to 2022
Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) controversial bill that decriminalizes psychedelic drugs was delayed until 2022. Senate Bill 519 (SB 519) was set to appear before the state assembly Aug. 26, but was postponed at Weiner’s request. Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said in a tweet: “Success in slowing this bill is due to those of…
Motorcycle Ride From Los Angeles to New York to Honor 9/11 Firefighters Underway
LOS ANGELES—A group of motorcyclists began a cross-country ride to New York City today from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s training center to honor the memory of the first responders who lost their lives while trying to save others during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Ralph Terrazas and…
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