LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set Aug. 2 to ratify a local emergency declaration in response to the monkeypox outbreak. Board Chair Holly Mitchell issued a proclamation late Aug. 1 declaring the emergency in Los Angeles County, where 400 monkeypox cases have been identified so far—nearly double the amount from a…
Board of Supervisors to Ratify Local Monkeypox Emergency
August 2, 2022
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Citizenship No Longer Required for LA County Jobs
August 1, 2022
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on July 26 to allow the county to hire noncitizens, except for the positions where U.S. citizenship is required by state and federal law. Under the new “inclusive hiring” policy, all departments must waive the citizenship requirement for both current and future county positions. However, applicants…
LA County Opts Against Reinstating Indoor Mask Mandate
July 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Citing continued downward trends in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Los Angeles County scrubbed plans July 28 to re-impose a universal indoor mask-wearing mandate that would have taken effect the next day. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told reporters in an online briefing that the county’s average daily number of new COVID cases over the…
More Cities Vote Not to Enforce LA County’s Mask Mandate Proposal
July 27, 2022
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With a decision expected tomorrow on whether Los Angeles County will re-impose an indoor mask mandate due to COVID-19, officials from several cities said they will not enforce such a rule if it is implemented. Officials of Long Beach, Pasadena, and El Segundo said July 26 they would not follow such an order after evaluating the…
Petition Signature Collecting Company Sues Recall Gascón Committee
July 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A company that gathers petition signatures for state and local ballot measures sued the committee attempting to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón Monday, alleging in federal court that recall organizers owe the signature-collecting firm at least $469,596 for unpaid work. Let the Voters Decide alleges that the Committee for the Recall…
Biden’s COVID-19 Coordinator Supports Los Angeles County Reinstating Indoor Mask Mandate
July 18, 2022
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President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 response coordinator, Dr. Ashish Jha, has voiced his support for a mask mandate to be reinstated in Los Angeles County amid an increase in COVID-19 cases. In an interview with ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Jha pointed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation to wear face coverings in crowded places, regardless of…
LA County DA Gascón to Dissolve Unit That Notifies Victims of Assailant Parole Hearings
July 16, 2022
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Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is dissolving an office unit responsible for notifying crime victims and their families when their assailant has parole hearings. Made up of victims’ advocates, the Parole Unit—also known as the Lifer Unit—will be disbanded by the end of the year. “While a victim has a right to be notified,…
Gascón Recall Proceeds, Requires Full Validation of Signatures
July 15, 2022
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A count of a random sampling of signatures for the recall of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón pushed the endeavor into a new phase July 14 as the county clerk will now need to verify the rest of the submitted signatures. The LA County Clerk reviewed about 36,000 signatures at random, which is 5…
Los Angeles Homeless Count Delayed Again Due to COVID-19
July 15, 2022
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The results of the 2022 homeless count in Los Angeles County will not be published until September, delaying it from its previous June deadline, citing COVID-19 interruptions. The lead agency that provides resources for the homeless in the county, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), conducts annual homeless counts in all of the county’s…
Los Angeles County May Reinstate Indoor Mask Mandate July 29
July 15, 2022
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Los Angeles County will reinstate its indoor mask mandate on July 29 unless COVID-19 hospitalization numbers fall, according to Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. While “it’s never too late to reverse course,” Ferrer said, “It’s hard to imagine that two weeks from now the hospital data metric will drop.” As of Thursday, the average daily rate…
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