LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County elementary schools will able to resume in-person instruction as early as this week thanks to dropping coronavirus rates, with a formal announcement expected Feb. 16, but Los Angeles Unified campuses will likely remain closed as the teachers’ union demands vaccinations before returning. In-person instruction has been unavailable to the vast majority…
Community-Focused COVID-19 Vaccine Site to Open at Cal State LA
LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A new COVID-19 vaccine site, part of a joint effort between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the governor’s Office of Emergency Services, is set to open Feb. 16 at Cal State Los Angeles. The community-focused site will be able to vaccinate up to 6,000 people per day for both drive-thru and walk-up…
Huntington Beach Wants to Crack Down on Abandoned Personal Property
February 15, 2021
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In an effort to make the community safer, Huntington Beach is proposing a law that would prohibit the storage of personal property on public land. The law would allow city officials to leave a notice at unaccompanied personal property, giving the owner 24 hours’ notice to remove or dispose of it. If the items are determined to be contaminated or pose…
Aliso Viejo Joins Push to Ban Child Marriage
Aliso Viejo could become the latest Orange County city to ban child marriage. A resolution during its Feb. 17 meeting calls on council to end the marriage of anyone younger than 18, without exception. It’s legal for minors to get married with parental consent and judicial approval in California. Sexual relations between minor and adults are…
Anaheim Considers Rental Forgiveness Program for Tenants and Landlords
February 15, 2021
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The City of Anaheim is proposing a local rental assistance program for landlords to receive 80 percent of unpaid rent for up to a year, if they agree to waive the remaining 20 percent and not pursue evictions. The rental assistance will provide coverage from April 2020 through March. The rent subsidy program was created for landlords who “are having a hard…
Irvine’s Hero Pay Ordinance Sees Narrower Scope of Applicable Stores
February 15, 2021
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Modifications to Irvine’s recently-approved “hero pay” for grocery workers are being made in an effort to shield small businesses from the measure, say some city councilors. Updates to the proposed ordinance sought to remove some of the smaller stores by increasing the minimum number of store employees from 15 to 20, and increasing the nationwide number of employees from 300 to 500….
GOP Helps Finance Newsom Recall Efforts as Campaign Heats Up
February 15, 2021
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The Republican National Committee is financially backing an effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom to the tune of $250,000. Of that, the California Republican Party (CAGOP) allocated $125,000 to Rescue California, which will put the money toward signature gathering, organizers said Feb. 13. The other half of the donation is expected to support the…
LAPD Investigating Report of George Floyd ‘Valentine’
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an internal investigation after an officer reported that a photo of George Floyd with the words “You take my breath away” in a Valentine-like format was circulated among officers. Police Chief Michel Moore said Saturday that investigators will try to determine how the image may have come…
Cuomo Defends New York’s Response After NY Post Report on Nursing Home Deaths
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday responded to the growing criticism of his handling of the CCP virus situation in the state’s nursing homes, coming after several reports were published that suggested the administration attempted to delay the release of COVID-19 deaths in state-run health care facilities. “The New York State Department of Health…
Californians Part of ‘Cal-Exit’ Say Why They Left
Mike Kimmel and his wife, native Californians, moved to Arizona last year. Kimmel speaks of his love for California—but in the past tense. “We loved the area and state we were born in,” he told The Epoch Times via email. “The beauty and diversity of the state stayed constant across those years. But the taxes…
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