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The experience at Dodger Stadium will be decidedly different under guidelines announced by the team today as it prepares to welcome back fans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Los Angeles County is hoping to encourage landlords to lease entire apartment buildings to homeless individuals holding rental subsidies, with the Board of Supervisors today millions in incentives.
Los Angeles Unified campuses are expected to begin reopening in mid-April, Superintendent Austin Beutner announced today, and the district will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to family members who remain hesitant to return their kids to the classroom.
After a year of closures, museums in red-tier areas were allowed to open indoors spaces at 25% capacity three of which are the California Science Center, Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, and the Autry Museum of the American West.
In a week that homeless people became officially eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations, Los Angeles County officials today reported a sharp decline in infections among that population.
Los Angeles County continues its progress in beating back the pandemic, with the daily rate of new infections sliding again. With the rate now falling to 4.1 per 100,000 residents, the county finds itself in striking distance of possibly advancing to the next tier, orange.
Los Angeles Unified's school campuses are expected to reopen next month after being closed for more than a year due to COVID-19, but early survey results show that many families will be reluctant to get kids back in the classroom.
Highlighting the continuing problem of people trying to obtain COVID-19 vaccines before they're eligible, the Pasadena Public Health Department announced it has canceled a vaccination clinic because of a "large group" of ineligible people who had obtained the appointment registration link.
Disneyland, Universal Studios and other theme parks across the state, along with outdoor ballparks and stadiums, will be able to reopen soon, subject to counties' rates of COVID-19 spread and with strict capacity-control mandates and required mask-wearing.
Southern California counties and others across the state could be cleared to open more businesses and lift other restrictions sooner than anticipated under a plan announced today that will prioritize COVID-19 vaccines in communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to approve funding from the federal and state governments for a second round of the city's COVID-19 Emergency Renters Relief Program, which will help thousands of families.
The pool of residents eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations vastly expanded in Los Angeles County today, with teachers and other essential workers added to the list of those who qualify for vaccines.