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A firefighter works at the scene of the Bobcat Fire burning on hillsides near Monrovia Canyon Park in Monrovia, California on September 15, 2020. | Photo by RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images
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.
People eat outside a restaurant in Los Angeles, California as the state becomes the second in the US to surpass one million coronavirus infections, November 12, 2020. | ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images
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.
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More than 60 new coronavirus deaths were reported today by Los Angeles County health officials, who also confirmed another 2,651 cases.
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Councilman David Ryu introduced a motion today that seeks to increase penalties against property owners who skirt building and safety rules or city laws, such as the Los Angeles party house ordinance.
An empty bottle of alcohol is seen on the ground at the entrance of the mansion Palazzo Beverly Hills, where a large party was held in defiance of coronavirus-related health order. August 6, 2020. | Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images
The county now meets five of the state's six coronavirus-monitoring benchmarks, but large gatherings, parties and indoor church services could threaten the recovery effort.
 Shoppers following COVID-19 protocol, in face coverings at a street market in Chinatown on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 in Los Angeles. | Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, several California mayors described how the crisis has affected their cities, from an impending “homelessness armageddon” to the success of pedestrian-oriented streets.  
During the global coronavirus Mario Tejada walks with his son Mario Tejada, Jr. age 3, on his shoulders both wearing masks in Tom Bradley international at LAX on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 in Los Angeles. | Francine Orr / Los Angeles
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.
A Passenger Service Representative for Avianca Airlines in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX takes the temperature of Cindy Perla on Nov. 16, 2020 in Los Angeles. | Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
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.
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I am tired of hearing California described as a “bellwether” state, the state that “sets the tone” for the rest of the country and even the world.
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Get involved by getting prepared and making the city greener.
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This week you'll have plenty of opportunities to give your thanks, time and a few hard-earned samoleans.
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No discussion of charter schools gets far without the United Teachers LA coming up.
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