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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials announced free service will be provided on Election Day, Nov. 3, and vote-by-mail ballot drop off boxes have been placed at 19 rail and bus stations.
On a day that indoor shopping malls were permitted to reopen at limited capacity, Los Angeles County today reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in six weeks.
Members of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party said people should cast their ballots as early as possible for the Nov. 3 election to ensure the process goes smoothly. The three ways to vote are by mail, in person or by using the drop-off boxes.
Supervisor Janice Hahn sent a letter to the Los Angeles Registrar Recorder/County Clerk's office, asking officials to assist skilled nursing facilities in ensuring their residents are able to vote in the Nov. 3 general election amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a report released by the Chicano Federation, there are significant and systemic barriers preventing Latinos in San Diego County from receiving COVID-19 testing and participating in contact tracing efforts.
Nine parents of Los Angeles Unified children filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that distance learning plans are inadequate and violate students' rights to a basic public education. It also alleges minorities are disproportionately impacted.
Long Beach is teaming with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles to launch a new COVID-19 testing program focused on Latinx and undocumented communities.
Firefighters continued battling the 44,393-acre Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest today, after successfully protecting the Mount Wilson Observatory and nearby broadcast towers.
Los Angeles County won't authorize any more business reopenings until at least the end of the month so officials can determine if the recent Labor Day weekend will cause the same spike in COVID-19 cases seen after recent holidays.
The sheriff's department acknowledged today that they are investigating their arrest of KPCC/LAist reporter Josie Huang while she was covering the ambush shooting of two deputies in Compton and an ensuing protest.
The Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest has blackened 23,890 acres and is 0% contained. Seven San Gabriel Valley foothill communities remain under an evacuation warning.
The Los Angeles City Council declared a fiscal emergency to try to recoup as much anticipated lost revenue as possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.