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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...

LAC To Compensate For Kobe Bryant Chopper Crash

Los Angeles County has approved $2.5 million as compensation for the relatives of the people who died in the chopper crash that involved NBA legend Kobe Bryant. The LAC Board of Supervisors approved the settlement amounts for the Mauser and Altobelli families. The families were thought to have faced emotional distress because of accusations...

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...

Governor Announces Vaccination Order For California School Students

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California’s Governor Gavin Newsom made an announcement on a coronavirus vaccination requirement for the students, pending the FDA’s approval. The measure caused California to be the first US state to announce this kind of requirement for its students. As per the FDA’s emergency use authorization (EUA), Pfizer’s vaccine may be injected into students aged 12...

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...

Mu Strain In LAC May Have Immunity Resistance

From June 19 to August 21, 2021, Public Health discovered and sequenced up to 167 COVID-19 cases involving the so-called Mu variant of the virus. The WHO recently termed it a VOC (variant of interest) since it showed signs of escaping immunity created by earlier coronavirus infections as well as vaccines. The Los Angeles County...

Many LAPD Workers Seek Exemption From Vaccination

Over 2,000 Los Angeles Police Department workers have sought exemption from coronavirus vaccination on religious grounds. The AP reported that around 2,600 LAPD officers and other staffers sought it before the request deadline. In August, Los Angeles’s government approved the vaccination ordinance for every city employee, including the law enforcement agency and other US first...

LAUSD To Begin Vaccinations On School Grounds

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On August 30, 2021, the Los Angeles Unified School District started to offer coronavirus vaccines on campuses with mobile clinics. LAUSD workers, as well as students aged 12 years and above can make vaccination appointments online. That said, it is worth noting that for students aged from 12 to 15 years, taking the coronavirus...

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...