LOS ANGELES—Three Los Angeles County residents and one Orange County resident were among the first 15 winners chosen June 4 to receive $50,000 each in the state’s COVID-19 vaccination incentive program. The winners were picked from among 21.5 million eligible California residents who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine prior to…
3 LA Residents, 1 From Orange County Among $50,000 Winners In COVID Vaccine Incentive
June 4, 2021
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Gascon Recall Organizers Collect Signatures Near His Long Beach Home
May 30, 2021
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LONG BEACH—Organizers of an effort to recall District Attorney George Gascon collected petition signatures near where he lives, setting up in front of a school across from his house in the Naples area of Long Beach. The recall supporters collected “dozens and dozens” of signatures on the sidewalk in front of Naples Elementary School in…
Wife, Mother of Murder Victims Urge Support for Recall of District Attorney
May 27, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The widow of a sheriff’s sergeant who was shot to death while responding to a call of a burglar and the mother of a murder victim who was dumped off a cliff in Azusa Canyon called on the public May 26 to support a recall effort for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon….
Police: Suspect in Custody May Be Tied to Spate of Freeway BB Gun Shootings
May 26, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities are investigating whether a suspect arrested May 26 in Riverside County may be responsible for a score of BB gun freeway shootings that have left more than 100 vehicle windows shattered across the Southland in recent weeks. “An arrest was made this morning from an incident that occurred in Riverside County yesterday evening,”…
Signature-Gathering Approved For Recall Effort Against DA George Gascon
May 21, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Petitions are available May 21 for the effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. Elected officials must be in office for at least 90 days before a recall effort can be started. Gascon was sworn in last Dec. 7. Recall organizers announced May 20 they had received approval to gather signatures….
LA County Approves Pilot for Guaranteed Basic Income
May 18, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 May 18 to approve proposals for a pilot guaranteed income program, one of which calls for $1,000 per month to be paid to 1,000 residents for at least three years. Supervisor Kathryn Barger was the dissenting vote, expressing concerns about lack of research into the…
Caltrans Announces $40 Million Investment in Los Angeles and Orange Counties
May 17, 2021
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aLOS ANGELES—The California Transportation Commission allocated more than $39 million to Los Angeles County transportation infrastructure projects and more than $1 million toward improvements in Orange County, Caltrans announced May 17. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority got the most funding, $27.8 million, to buy 78 light rail vehicles, with the option to buy an…
Housing Affordability Falls Across Southern California
May 11, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Housing has gotten less affordable in all Southern California counties, compared to a year ago, a real estate group said May 11. Statewide housing affordability reached its lowest level since mid-2018, as higher prices fueled by a shortage of homes for sale pushed the state’s median home price more than 22 percent higher on…
Grocery Workers in Costa Mesa to Receive Pay Hike During Pandemic
March 18, 2021
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Costa Mesa city council approved a hazard pay urgency ordinance March 16, requiring grocers and retail drug stores to boost the salaries of frontline employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ordinance, which takes immediate effect, requires stores to increase the hourly wage of frontline workers by $4 for 120 days. It applies to stores with…
Los Angeles Has Two of the Worst Traffic Corridors in Nation: Study
March 9, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Even with a reduction in driving caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles had two of the worst traffic corridors in the nation last year and is ranked as the fifth most congested city in the United States, according to an annual study released March 9. Drivers on the Hollywood (101) Freeway to the…
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