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According to the California American College of Emergency Physicians, ER volumes have been down 40% to 70%. Doctors say part of that is due to people staying at home, and avoiding trauma or injuries so they don't wind up in the ER.
In the weeks since the pandemic hit California, anti-Asian incidents have made some in the community feel straight-up unwelcome, and led to a demand for action at the top levels of county government.
Local immigrant advocates said they believe the administration is using the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to further tighten already strict immigration rules.
Since the coronavirus forced schools to move most instruction online, internet providers have promoted deals aimed at bridging this digital divide.
The office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti released its proposed city budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes substantial funding cuts in many departments as L.A. leaders face reduced revenues due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The American Lung Association just released its annual "State of the Air" report and, as usual, Southern California didn't fare well. The Los Angeles and Long Beach areas, which they lump into one area for this list, have some of the worst air nationwide.
The first inmate at a state prison has died of COVID-19 complications. He was incarcerated at the California Institution for Men in Chino. The state prison system says the unidentified inmate died at an outside hospital on Sunday.
There are approximately 3.7 million small businesses in California, and only 3% of them received help from the Paycheck Protection Program. The federal coronavirus-related stimulus fund ran out of money last Wednesday.
Weeks after officials promised extraordinary efforts to shield thousands of homeless people from the coronavirus pandemic in trailers, hotel rooms, and new shelters, only a small portion of the promised infrastructure has actually come online.
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced most people to stay at home, there's been a spike in calls to L.A. County's domestic violence hotline, as well as to some shelters for abused women.