California’s July 4 coronavirus warning: ‘Assume everyone around you is infectious’
California is entering a perilous Fourth of July holiday weekend: Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are…
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COVID-19 silenced this singing activist, but not her spirit
The tiny woman with the big straw hat has spent the last 30 years doing…
Santa Barbara grand jury blasts county supervisors over marijuana industry
The Santa Barbara County grand jury criticized county supervisors this week for allowing “unfettered access”…
Consulting firm accuses city of L.A. of concealing evidence in DWP billing case
Consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is seeking at least $8 million from the city of Los Angeles…
Truck driver posts regrets about party a day before dying of coronavirus
After months of diligently isolating, truck driver Tommy Macias, 51, made one error that cost…
Beaches close across California for Fourth of July weekend as coronavirus cases surge
As beach closures went into effect to stem the spread of the coronavirus over the…
California lawmakers take quick action to advance expansion of paid family leave
California would require some of the state’s small businesses to offer job-protected leave to new…
Its two hospitals overrun, Imperial County halts in-store retail and indoor religious services
Gov. Gavin Newsom warned Imperial County officials Friday that he would “intervene” if they didn’t…
San Francisco cracks down on archdiocese for violating coronavirus rules
The Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed to stop celebrating public Mass indoors and to…
L.A. County’s new $0 bail rule permits police to crack down on protesters, legal advocates say
The Los Angeles County Superior Court recently approved a temporary measure setting bail at $0…
Orange County inflated its coronavirus test numbers by mistakenly including antibody tests, officials say
The total number of COVID-19 tests conducted in Orange County was mistakenly inflated for more…
Rainfall season was a ‘roller coaster ride’ when two wettest months turned dry
The 2019-20 rainfall season that ended on June 30 was nearly average for most of…