Tag Archives: Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles Times reports: A major wildfire in northern Los Angeles County continued burning Monday evening southeast toward Pyramid Lake, scorching more than 15,000 acres to become the state’s largest blaze of the year. The Post fire was 15,611 acres as of 7:34 p.m. Monday and 20% contained. It was burning in steep, hard-to-reach areas and threatening homes as …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Tuesday afternoon conceded to former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna in Luna’s bid to succeed him as head of one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the U.S. “I want to wish the incoming sheriff well,” Villanueva said at a press conference. During news conference, Villanueva …

The Guardian reports: A campaign to recall the progressive Los Angeles district attorney, George Gascón, did not get enough signatures to qualify for the ballot and will not move forward, election officials announced on Monday. The failure of the initiative to remove Gascón in the middle of his first term is a victory for criminal justice reform advocates and a …

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department: With the urgent need to reduce transmission risk and increase vaccination coverage in L.A. County, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) will begin requiring verification of vaccination in select high-risk settings by October 7, 2021. Public Health will issue a modified Health Officer Order later this week that would …

Los Angeles’s CW affiliate reports: Los Angeles County is reimplementing its mask mandate indoors — regardless of vaccination status— amid an increase in coronavirus case numbers and concerns over the delta variant, officials announced Thursday. The new masking order goes into effect 11:59 p.m. on Saturday. “We’re not where we need to be for the millions at risk of infection …

ABC News reports: Los Angeles County has issued a new safer-at-home order that places stricter limits on gatherings and occupancy at businesses, as well as closes playgrounds and cardrooms. The new order, which takes effect Monday and will last at least until Dec. 20, comes as the county sees a disturbing surge in COVID-19 cases. All public and private gatherings …

The Washington Post reports: Los Angeles County, the most populous in the United States, will implement a host of new restrictions — including a curfew — in an attempt to slow rampant spread of the coronavirus, officials announced Tuesday evening. Beginning Friday, restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries must close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., while all businesses allowed to …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer [photo] acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. Ferrer, though she didn’t issue an official order, said that timeline would only change if there was a “dramatic change to the virus and …

Deadline reports: Los Angeles County saw a second consecutive day of fewer COVID-19 deaths, as local health officials confirmed a “flattening of the curve” as residents continue to practice social distancing. Meanwhile, however, the county’s stay-at-home and business-closure orders were extended to at least May 15. The earlier order was set to expire in nine days. Officials said that while …