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LA Gets $9.50 Million As A Federal Grant For Its Community Projects

Los Angeles city will get $9.50 million from the federal government for more than one community-based project. Announcing the funding on March 16, 2022, LA Mayor Eric Michael Garcetti attributed it to President Joe Biden’s passage of the consolidated appropriations bill a day before. Mayor Garcetti stated that state and local representatives in the capital...

Rams Become Super Bowl Champions With A Late Victory

On February 13, 2022, the Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals with 23-20 to be NFL champions. Quarterback of the LA Rams Matthew Stafford showed a last-gasp touchdown drive and found Cooper Douglas Kupp to help the team take its first lead after the second quarter. From that point onwards, the defense of...

Los Angeles County Fire Kills LAC Firefighter Jonathan Flagler

On January 06, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said that firefighter Flagler died after addressing a Rancho Palos Verdes blaze. There was a call over the blaze in the US city around 02:49 am, and the Department stated that it left Flagler severely injured. Then, Flagler was taken to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center...

California Takes Further Steps In Tackling LA Port Backlogs

Governor Gavin Newsom visited the Port of Los Angeles the other day and discussed how the backlogs there are being tackled. Newsom discussed multiple steps in progress that have contributed to a 32% decline in the sitting container count over the past few days. Newsom stated that big changes in customer habits that are driven...

Coronavirus Leads To USC Versus Cal Game Postponement

The football game between California Golden Bears and USC Trojans has been postponed thanks to a coronavirus outbreak in the former team. Athletic director of California Golden Bears Jim Knowlton announced this piece of news and stated that some players of his team were tested COVID-19 positive. Knowlton stated that the decision to postpone the...

How Indoor Vaccine Orders In Los Angeles City And LAC Differ

On October 06, 2021, Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti passed a vaccine ordinance requiring vaccination proof for indoor public space admission. The Los Angeles indoor vaccination ordinance will be effective on November 04, 2021, and may impact many LA business locations. Los Angeles County (LAC) has set its own indoor vaccine ordinances that affect...

Federal Charges Make Ridley-Thomas Withdraw From Council Meetings

As per reports, Los Angeles Councilor Mark Ridley-Thomas would immediately withdraw from city council meetings following federal corruption accusations. He has not yet disclosed that he plans on resigning from the position of a city council member. In a letter to the city council, he stated that he intends to fight the accusations and...

LAC Council Bans Protests Around Politician Houses

The Los Angeles City Council has passed a motion to ban protests in the vicinity of LA politicians’ private residences. It only required 12 votes in favor of the ordinance for the LAC Council to pass the motion, but there was 1 more vote than that. Nevertheless, District 4 representative Nithya Raman and 11th...

The US Evacuated Over 13,000 People From Afghanistan Since Mid-August

Addressing the process of evacuating from Afghanistan, President Biden said that around 13,000 individuals have been evacuated since military airlifts started. Biden also stated that the US administration helped to evacuate “thousands more” with the help of private flights. The US is doing everything possible to offer safe evacuation to its Afghan partners, allies, and...

Indoor Mask Mandate Lifted For Completely Vaccinated Individuals

According to the latest recommendation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it is no longer a requirement for people who are fully vaccinated to wear masks indoors. However, all people should keep their masks on while using public transportation. As per this newly updated recommendation, fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear...