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L.A. County Finally Ends COVID-19 State Of Emergency

April 1, 2023 2:30 amApril 1, 2023 2:31 am

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Friday that they would be ending the county COVID-19 state of emergency, becoming one of the last in the nation to do so. The state of emergency was in effect since...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Announces Ending State Water Restrictions

March 24, 2023 7:36 pmMarch 24, 2023 7:36 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that the state would be ending numerous water restrictions, while keeping those aimed at preserving groundwater and helping further recharge the Klamath River and Colorado River areas. For the past several years, the drought...

New Shuttle Service For LA DA’s Office Employees Sparks Criticism In Los Angeles

March 17, 2023 2:30 amMarch 17, 2023 2:31 am

A new shuttle program for worker’s in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office unveiled this week has drawn growing criticism. The shuttle was put in place following a growing number of criminal incidents against workers in the Civic Center area...

So Cal Water District Lifts Restrictions For 7 Million People Following Months Of Rainfall

March 16, 2023 2:35 amMarch 16, 2023 2:36 am

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California announced on Wednesday that emergency restrictions that had been in place since 2022 have been formally rescinded, allowing 7 million people to return to regular water usage for the time being. Restrictions were...

‘Boy Meets World’ Actor Ben Savage Announces Run For Congress

March 8, 2023 2:30 amMarch 8, 2023 6:29 am

Actor Ben Savage, best known for his role as Cory Matthews in the 90’s TV show ‘Boy Meets World’, officially announced that he would run for Congress on Tuesday. Savage will be running in the LA-centric 30th Congressional District, which...

Gov. Newsom Declares State Of Emergency With Storms In 13 Mountainous Counties

March 2, 2023 12:15 pmMarch 2, 2023 12:15 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 13 counties on Wednesday after storms lasting nearly a week dumped up to seven feet of additional snow in some areas and Los Angeles seeing its most significant snowfall since...

U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down LA County Flavored Tobacco Ban Challenge

February 27, 2023 12:21 pmFebruary 27, 2023 12:21 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday they would not be hearing a final appeal to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. County of Los Angeles, which had challenged a 2020 LA County decision to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco...