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More than 50 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Los Angeles County today, with 43% of the county's fatalities occurring in skilled nursing homes.
Gov. Gavin Newsom today lashed out at crowds who flocked to some Orange County beaches over the hot weekend, most notably Newport Beach, saying ignorance of social-distancing mandates is dangerous and could delay the state's ability to reopen businesses.
Again saying the state is "weeks, not months" away from relaxing stay-at-home orders, Gov. Gavin Newsom today outlined a risk-based, phased approach for the ultimate reopening of businesses, but said no exact timeline has been set.
Galperin unveiled his report at a news conference on a street corner in Canoga Park with Councilman Bob Blumenfield, chair of the Public Works Committee, and representatives of TreePeople.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to permanently enforce a social host ordinance holding parents responsible for parties with underage drinking or marijuana smoking in unincorporated areas of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
“I believe I’m doing the right thing,” Newsom said. “To the extent this issue is coming faster and sooner and I would be entrusted with executing 25 human beings, I cannot do that."
USC's Annenberg School of Journalism today announced it would independently investigate the "fundamental inequities" in the university's admissions system in light of the recent college entrance exam cheating scandal.
"At first I didn’t believe it was true," 17-year-old Zelda Saltzman said Tuesday. "I couldn’t fathom that something that has been standing for 400 years, and where I had just sung, was completely gone."
Former Los Angeles Unified School District board member Jackie Goldberg will look to rejoin the seven-member panel today when she faces former teacher and mayoral aide Heather Repenning in a runoff election.
Six Catholic dioceses across California, including Los Angeles and Orange, announced the creation today of a “compensation program” that will be available for victims of clergy sexual abuse as an alternative to pursuing lawsuits against the church.
Newsom's May budget revision includes $1 billion to combat homelessness by increasing emergency aid for local jurisdictions, making money directly available to cities and counties and funding permanent supportive housing and other innovative approaches.
According to the figures from this year's count, there are about 36,300 homeless people in Los Angeles, including those living on the streets or housed in some type of shelter.
