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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...

Judge Blocks Council’s Appointment Of Former Councilor Herb Wesson

A judge from LA Superior Court approved a restraining order that prevents former council member Herb Wesson’s appointment to fill the 10th district vacancy. The order follows a lawsuit from The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California that demanded the reinstatement of councilor Mark Ridley-Thomas. The Los Angeles City Council suspended Ridley-Thomas last...

LA Plans On Easing Outdoor Mask Ordinance ‘Post Surge’

When coronavirus disease metrics keep coming down, Los Angeles County (LAC) plans on easing the existing outdoor mask order immediately after the hospitalization count stays below 2,500 for seven days. When the county reaches that many coronavirus hospitalizations for a week, The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health would make face masks not necessary...

LAUSD Schools Ban Cloth Masks

The Los Angeles Unified School District will not permit the utilization of cloth face masks any longer. The move is part of LAUSD-wide masking regulations, which require higher-grade face masks featuring nose bridge wires. The LAUSD regulation applies to staffers and students; LAUSD employers must wear at least surgical-grade face masks whether they go outdoors...

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...

CDC Makes Quarantine Time For COVID-19 5 Days Fewer

The CDC has recommended a quarantine period of five days for COVID-19 instead of ten days. When gathering information about the coronavirus Omicron strain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has discovered that transmission happens mainly during the early phase of experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. So, the US CDC is suggesting not only a...

LAUSD To Postpone Vaccination Mandate For Students

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education members voted to postpone its vaccination mandate for students until the 2022 fall term. According to the original mandate, every student aged 12 years and above had to get fully vaccinated on or before January 10, 2022, which will mark the beginning of the springtime term. Up...

LAUSD Fires 496 Workers For Their Vaccination Rule Compliance Failure

LAUSD dismissed around 500 people from their jobs as they failed to comply with its coronavirus vaccination rules. It has about 73,000 staffers. Before their terminations, it put many of those workers on unpaid leaves after they failed to meet the deadline for vaccination. Interim Superintendent of LAUSD Megan Reilly regarded getting the workers fired...

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...