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The couple were walking in an Orange park last weekend when a man ran up and punched them. The suspect is also being investigated in a verbal attack against a Japanese American Olympic athlete in the same park.
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SeaWorld was the first to welcome them. But a state public health spokesperson confirmed that if fully vaccinated against COVID-19, people living outside California can attend. Disneyland and Universal Studios aren’t ready yet.
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Minutes before a press conference on where footage of the mass shooting was to be released, Orange County’s district attorney raised concerns that the investigation would be adversely impacted.
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The fact that half of LAPD staff still haven’t been vaccinated suggests a large number of officers have chosen not to receive the shots.
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Governments rely on data that doesn’t differentiate between groups of Asian Americans , but wealth gaps, language barriers, technology can all make a big difference
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Gov. Newsom has declared a drought emergency in Mendocino and Sonoma counties but said he was not prepared to issue statewide water-use restrictions.
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LAUSD Supt. Beutner guided the district through a tumultuous teachers strike and a year of unprecedented coronavirus-forced school closures.
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A deputy at the Orange County Jail mental health ward is suspected of deliberately burning the arms of an inmate with hot water.
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L.A.'s ordinance would prohibit providing or offering disposable items to dine-in and takeout customers, except when requested.
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California’s latest seven-day new case rate — 40.3 per 100,000 people — is dramatically lower than the nationwide rate of 135.3 over that same time period.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s spending plan for the 2021-22 fiscal year proposes a slight increase for the LAPD, disappointing advocates who want those funds used for social services.
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California can do for flooded highways and eroding beaches what it has mostly failed to do for fire — prepare, plan and make changes.
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Caitlyn Jenner has not shown interest in government until now. Maybe she should start with something less stressful than governor of California.
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The former L.A. mayor said, “68 is the new 38.” Better would be a candidate for governor who is actually 38.
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The proposals reflect the shift that has taken place at City Hall since last year, when Angelenos filled the streets to protest police brutality and racial inequality.
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California’s latest seven-day new case rate — 40.3 per 100,000 people — is dramatically lower than the nationwide rate of 135.3 over that same time period.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti included a $24-million Basic Income Guaranteed program in his city budget to be released Tuesday.
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LAUSD Supt. Beutner guided the district through a tumultuous teachers strike and a year of unprecedented coronavirus-forced school closures.
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For eight years, there has been a high-profile argument over whether an active earthquake fault runs directly through the site of a proposed development in Hollywood.
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The sites at Cal State L.A., Crenshaw Christian Center, Dodger Stadium, Hansen Dam, Lincoln Park, Los Angeles Southwest College, Pierce College, San Fernando Park and USC will operate Wednesday.
With five new additions, 38 of California’s 58 counties are now in the orange tier. Three are in the final yellow tier, 17 remain in the red tier.
New COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Palmdale and Lancaster Metrolink stations will offer free shots with no appointments required.
CORE, co-founded by Sean Penn, has launched a campaign to increase shots in communities of color hit hard by the pandemic.
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With testing a requirement as schools reopen for in-person classes, 72 staff members and 105 students were found to have the virus.
The county’s latest allocation, approximately 362,000 doses, is up nearly 39,000 from last week, according to the Department of Public Health.
COVID-19 has again prompted San Francisco to cancel its marijuana festival in Golden Gate Park.
Still, California ranks 32nd among all states in the proportion of its population that’s considered fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.
An annual survey about quality of life revealed stark differences by socioeconomic status, telling a “tale of two L.A.s.”
Several businesses in Southern California have published books about themselves to tap another revenue source after a disastrous year.
California officials say they do not plan to require vaccine verification, but new rules incentivize private venues to seek proof of tests or inoculation.
Lawmakers in California and other states are rethinking how they set and enforce speed limits, giving local authorities more power to slow drivers.
In-person schooling looks very different from neighborhood to neighborhood, especially at the elementary school level.
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Accepted students are in the power position this month as competitive colleges try to impress them to say yes in a year of record applications to the University of California and other elite schools.
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One photo shows someone wearing a T-shirt that says “Catholics vs. Convicts III,” another shows Cathedral players making a gang sign
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The late state Sen. William Craven of Oceanside promoted the school’s founding, but he upset many with his remarks in the 1990s about immigrants.
Housing & Homelessness
There is something to be said for shaking a fist and demanding better. But I also know from personal experience that you can’t impose magical deadlines for getting people off the street,
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The region’s median home price rose 15% in March, extending a pandemic-fueled housing boom. In L.A. County, the median price rose 17% to $750,000.
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Clear homeless people from skid row by October? This is a judge’s bold order for L.A.
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A federal judge has ordered the city and county of Los Angeles to offer some form of shelter to skid row’s entire homeless population by October.
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Critics accused celebrity doctor David ‘Dr. Drew’ Pinsky of promoting policies that criminalize homelessness.
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The Hollywood fault runs through some of the most densely populated parts of Los Angeles.
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The magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported Tuesday at 2:48 a.m. 37 miles from Fortuna.
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The magnitude-4.0 California earthquake occurred at 11:50 a.m. Monday eight miles from Healdsburg.
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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 9:30 p.m. Thursday 18 miles from Fortuna, Calif.
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Californians react to the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who could be sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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Cops like Derek Chauvin can’t continue to be the norm in America. Nor can a cop getting convicted for breaking the law continue to be the exception.
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The Rodney King verdict made it hard for me to believe there would be justice for George Floyd. I’m relieved I was wrong.
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Leimert Park became a meeting ground in the wake of the George Floyd killing. Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict is met with relief.
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Detectives believe Kristin Smart was buried for some time under a deck at the home of suspect Paul Flores’ father.
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Attorneys and victims say class action settlement of UCLA doctor alleged sexual abuse aids cover-up.
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At flashpoint of George Floyd protests, Fairfax Avenue praises verdict and hopes for justice
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The city of Los Angeles shut down Dodger Stadium on Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of mass demonstrations after the murder conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin.
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Sporadic celebrations erupted after the former police officer was convicted in the death of George Floyd.
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Fire crews contained the blaze to 5 acres after about an hour.
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The LAPD issues a moratorium on using certain projectile weapons at protests after a federal judge rules for Black Lives Matter-L.A. and other groups.
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Starting in May, School of Rock students have the option to return to live learning. “I miss playing on stage with my band,” says 12-year-old Daniel.
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U.S. water officials are projecting that man-made lakes will fall to historically low levels and trigger an official shortage declaration for the first time.
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Police officials investigating the case honed in on hours of drinking beer and whiskey, while another review focused on a PTSD diagnosis.
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California health officials have repeatedly said they have no plans to institute official COVID-19 vaccine passports, but their rules for reopening indoor live venues incentivize businesses to demand such proof.
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Police shootings of Latinos aren’t more widely known because the problem is us. Latinos too easily forget our history.
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Will the Cinerama Dome movie theater suffer the same fate as some L.A. movie palaces — torn down for a parking lot? Or will it be saved for future generations?
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The ArcLight Hollywood with its Cinerama Dome means a great deal to Hollywood the neighborhood. Here’s hoping for a rescue that saves it but doesn’t try to reinvent something that works.
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Senate Bill 93 requires employers in hospitality and business services industries to offer new positions for similar work to employees laid off during the pandemic.
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A key legislative committee approves bills to help overhaul the EDD’s operations as the agency apologizes for another error that interrupted payments.
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Officials moved the lone remaining occupant of the category, Merced County, into the less-stringent red tier after reexamining the region’s data.
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The lone remaining denizen of the purple tier is Merced County after Inyo County advanced to the less-restrictive red tier Tuesday.
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California reopens enrollment for its state health insurance exchange as new federal assistance could lower monthly premiums by $1,000 or more.
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Your questions about vaccination-related civil liberties, privacy and discrimination are answered.
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June 15 is the targeted reopening date California officials unveiled, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to fall and more people are getting vaccinated.
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