Tag: Los Angeles

Los Angeles Public Health Urges Returning Students to Get Vaccinated

It’s back-to-school season, and Los Angeles County officials, educators, health experts and parents tuned in to a recent virtual town hall with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to discuss the county’s return to in-person learning on Aug. 16.   Last month, Los Angeles County reinstated an indoor face mask mandate for all residents regardless of vaccination…


Los Angeles City Council Proposes COVID-19 Vaccination Passports for Restaurants, Theaters

Los Angeles City Council members introduced a measure Wednesday seeking a vaccination mandate for some indoor public spaces, including theaters and restaurants, coming after a similar mandate announced by New York City earlier this week. In an announcement on Twitter, City Council President Nury Martinez wrote that “many Angelenos stepped up and did their part,” and…


Woman Sues LA After Being Struck by a Car on a Street Where Tents Block the Sidewalk

By David Zahniser From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles woman has sued the city of Los Angeles, saying she was struck by a car after venturing into a Hollywood street where a homeless encampment was blocking city sidewalks. Debra Todd, 64, sustained injuries to her head, hip, back, arm, and leg when she…


LA City Attorney Pushes To Mandate Vaccines at Indoor Establishments

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer sent a letter to county leaders Aug. 3 urging them to follow the lead of New York City and require people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter indoor establishments such as restaurants, gyms and theaters. But while no such requirement appears to be on the…


Cedars-Sinai Officials Say Local and Statewide Vaccination Uptick Is Good News

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The number of people getting their first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine increased last week by 40 percent compared to the week before at Cedars-Sinai, and health officials statewide also are reporting an uptick in first-dose vaccinations. “More people are finally getting their shot,” Cedars-Sinai officials said Aug. 8 as they compared vaccine…


NBA’s Jaxson Hayes Arrested in Los Angeles After Struggle With Officers

LOS ANGELES—New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was arrested in Los Angeles after a struggle with officers who responded to a report of a domestic dispute and used a taser before handcuffing him, authorities said Thursday. The 21-year-old player was booked into jail on suspicion of resisting arrest, and a woman declined to cooperate with…


California is Experiencing a Crime ‘Tsunami,’ DA Says

California is experiencing a wave of crime despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims of a decrease during the past three decades, officials say. “You’ve got violent crime off the charts,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert told The Epoch Times. “You’ve got this tsunami of things that are happening. Violent crime, illegal guns, [and] rampant…


California is Experiencing a Crime ‘Tsunami’: Sacramento DA

California is experiencing a wave of crime despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims of a decrease during the past three decades, officials say. “You’ve got violent crime off the charts,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert told The Epoch Times. “You’ve got this tsunami of things that are happening. Violent crime, illegal guns, [and] rampant…


Feds Announce Medicare Claims Settlement with Placentia Company

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A Placentia-based company has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve a federal complaint that the U.S. Attorney’s Office said was triggered by Medicare claims for rehabilitation therapy that was considered unreasonable or unnecessary, officials said July 23. The settlement covers claims made from Jan. 1, 2006, through Oct. 10, 2014, from Interface…


Newsom Invites Nation’s Homeless Population to Live the ‘California Dream’

Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed the nation’s homeless into California July 19 after signing the largest homeless investment bill in state history. “The state is roaring back, and I’m proud people from around the world looking to California again for opportunity,” Newsom said during a Sebastopol, Calif. news conference. “That should not just be for certain people. All people, I…