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L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner pushes for schools to become vaccine centers, which also would become part of his plan to open campuses safely.
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A security specialist warns that the cost of unemployment fraud in California could be much higher than the $4 billion that was previously reported.
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Le Petit Cirque is like a mini Cirque du Soleil for kids. How the Inglewood circus studio has adapted to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first two weeks of 2021 saw 59 shooting victims in South L.A. compared with seven last year, Chief Michel Moore says.
Los Angeles County surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases since recording its first infection nearly a year before.
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Nearly half of the 245 infections involve students living on campus.
Vaccine supply problems could add to a chaotic vaccine rollout, just as the state seems to be gaining ground
‘Light at the end of tunnel’ or a small blip? Flattening COVID-19 numbers bring guarded optimism in California.
Health officials hope to eventually distribute up to 4,000 coronavirus vaccinations a day at the Forum in Inglewood.
COVID-19 vaccinations will be given at five sites: Pomona Fairplex, the Forum, Cal State Northridge, L.A. County Office of Education and Six Flags.
More than 530 Californians are now dying every day from COVID-19, pushing a number of counties past new, grim milestones.
There are always bad drivers in L.A., but these days we can’t blame the tourists. After months of staying at home, we’re all driving like tourists.
L.A. County races to vaccinate as many people as possible against the coronavirus before a strain thought to be even more contagious takes hold.
Only 5% of residents living in California’s long-term care homes had been vaccinated as of Sunday, data show.
Tahoe’s western shore will be partly reopened for the holiday weekend, helping the economy but renewing fears about COVID-19 and crowds.
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The new stimulus bill passed by Congress includes $25 billion in rental relief for struggling tenants, $2.6 billion of which is coming to California. Can I apply?
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