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LA County Chief Medical Officer Rejects COVID-19 ‘Media Hype’

July 18, 2022 7:18 amJuly 20, 2022 6:24 am

“Two officials at one of the largest hospital systems in Los Angeles and Southern California dismissed government officials’ statements about another wave of COVID-19 hitting the region and the United States as ‘media hype,’” The Epoch Times reported Sunday. This...

LA County Reached CDC ‘High’ COVID-19 Level, Will Likely Reinstate Indoor Masking Mandate

July 15, 2022 12:50 pmJuly 15, 2022 12:51 pm

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced on Thursday that Los Angeles County has officially reached the “High” level of new COVID-19 cases and County hospitalization rates, giving the County two weeks to fall back below or else...

DA George Gascon to Dismantle Lifer Unit

July 14, 2022 6:49 amJuly 14, 2022 7:06 am

Perhaps Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon sees the handwriting on the wall, and this is his parting shot at a constituency on the verge of recalling the embattled D.A. Gascon’s office has announced that the Parole Unit, also known...

Starbucks Announces 6 LA Area Stores To Close Over Crime, Drug Problems

July 13, 2022 12:57 pm

The growing crime wave in Los Angeles and Southern California claimed a new retail victim on Tuesday when Starbucks announced that 6 stores in the LA area would be closing due to crime and safety issues. Starbucks had initially heavily...

High-Profile Crime Wave Fuels Growing Support of Recalling LA’s DA George Gascon

July 12, 2022 12:13 pmJuly 12, 2022 12:15 pm

A string of high-profile crimes in and around Los Angeles just since July 9th has led to a drastic increase of support for recalling Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon due to many seeing them as being caused by...

MLB All-Star Game in Los Angeles Threatened With Major Strike By Concessions Union

July 12, 2022 2:10 amJuly 11, 2022 9:38 pm

Unite Here Local 11, the union representing concession workers at Dodger Stadium, voted to authorize a strike on Sunday, threatening both Dodgers games and other major events in the area, including next weeks MLB All-Star Game, the first in LA...

LA County Healthcare Director Warns Indoor Mask Mandate May Return Soon

July 9, 2022 2:30 amJuly 8, 2022 9:05 pm

Los Angeles County Health officials said on Thursday and Friday that LA County may bring back public indoor mask mandates as soon as the end of July, signaling a regression in COVID-19 policies as new COVID-19 omicron variants come into...