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UCLA public health and urban planning experts said they have developed a predictive model that pinpoints which populations in which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus.
L.A. County health officials defended new business and social gathering restrictions, stressing that absent an immediate downturn in COVID-19 case numbers, hospitals could be overwhelmed.
USC researchers pointed to a study finding that people of all ages grew tired of complying with pandemic rules as early as two months into the pandemic.
After two straight days of coronavirus case numbers exceeding 3,000, county health officials were weighing possible new restrictions in an effort to reverse a surge in infections.
Marilyn Koziatek, a Granada Hills Charter High School staffer who ran a spirited and well-funded challenge of Los Angeles Unified School District board member Scott Schmerelson, conceded defeat today.
With challenger George Gascón maintaining a steady lead since Tuesday's election, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey today conceded defeat.
Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, was celebrating today an unexpectedly lopsided victory in her race against Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson to replace termed-out Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas in the county's 2nd District.
As of Tuesday morning, 57% of voters supported Measure J, a charter amendment requiring that a minimum of 10% of the county's unrestricted general funds be spent on alternatives to incarceration.
Measure RR, the $7 billion bond measure that will provide LAUSD with a steady flow of money to improve its facilities and technology, as well as increase safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, was approved by voters.
Police across the Southland will be on heightened alert today as voting wraps up in a highly contentious presidential election that has led to fears of large protests.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey is fighting to keep her seat for a third term despite an aggressive challenge by self-styled reformer George Gascon, a former LAPD Assistant Chief of Police, Chief of Police in Mesa, Arizona and S.F.
The Justice Department announced its plans for voting rights monitoring in Los Angeles and Orange counties and throughout the country for Tuesday's general election.