LOS ANGELES—As new COVID-19 cases and positivity rate continues dropping in Southern California, more programs are available for people to gain better access to testings, masks, and financial support. On Jan. 27, Los Angeles County had 23,796 new cases reported, down from 43,091 the previous Friday, according to the county’s Department of Public Health. To…
SoCal COVID Cases Continue Dropping; Free N95 Masks and Longer Paid Sick Leave
January 29, 2022
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Orange County Board of Education Files Lawsuit Over Voting Map
January 28, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—An ongoing dispute among education officials regarding the Orange County Board of Education voting maps may be solved with the intervention of a judge. The Orange County Board of Education filed a lawsuit on Jan. 21 against the County Committee on School District Organization—who recommends the board’s district maps—after a month-long debate over…
Orange County Law Enforcement Warns of New Car Theft Scheme Targeting Latinos, Over 50 Vehicles Stolen
January 28, 2022
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Orange County, California, authorities are warning of a new scheme used by thieves that has resulted in over 50 vehicles being stolen from Latino residents since last July. Victims are lured into the scheme first by answering a wanted ad on Facebook that they can earn up to $5,000 by providing their car to transport…
Cities Grapple with Rollout of New CA Organic Waste Law
January 28, 2022
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A key component of a new California law that will forever change how residents and businesses sort their food scraps and landscaping trimmings took effect Jan. 1 and, so far, Orange County cities are in various stages of rolling out their respective programs. Some are already in full compliance with the new law, which is…
Orange County Authorities Warn of Car Theft Ring
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County authorities Jan. 28 warned the public about a car theft ring that hooks victims through a Facebook ad. Investigators suspect the thieves are targeting the Latino community because they may be less inclined to report the con. The thieves post Spanish-language ads on Facebook Marketplace and other social media platforms ostensibly…
Kaiser Permanente Faces Potential Lawsuit for Alleged Wrongful COVID-19 Death
January 27, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—The family of Nerissa Regnier, a mother of three, announced on Jan. 26 at a press conference that they planned to sue Kaiser Permanente for causing wrongful death after refusing her the COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibody treatment. Regnier, of Mission Viejo, had been suffering from multiple sclerosis before she was tested positive for COVID-19…
Orange County Officials Pledge to Fight ‘Fentanyl Epidemic’ Amid Rising Death
January 25, 2022
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As the fentanyl epidemic leads hundreds to an early death each year in Orange County, the county’s Board of Supervisors vowed to stand with law enforcement to combat the threat of fentanyl during a Jan. 25 meeting. “In our community, we lost a young man and his girlfriend. … They thought they were taking Xanax,”…
United States Postal Service Grants 7-Year-Old Cancer Patient Honorary Title
January 24, 2022
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Before doctors diagnosed seven-year-old Jacob Hayward with stage four Wilms Tumor, a type of kidney cancer most commonly found in children, he would dress up like a mailman every day to greet the carrier, and then hand the bundle of mail to his mom and dad. Jamie Hayward, Jacob’s mother, said he immediately…
AAA: LA Gas Price Hikes Likely Coming Soon
January 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Gas price increases are expected in a few weeks with the start of the traditional “spring spike” season that typically brings increases averaging 50 cents a gallon, according to an Automobile Club of Southern California spokesperson. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County increased reached $4.67 on Jan….
Omicron Surge Keeps Pounding Southern California
In the past few weeks, the new Omicron variant has swept across southern California, with high numbers of new COVID-19 cases continuing to emerge in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County. Many school districts have been hit hard by the COVID-19 surge. The second largest school district in the nation, Los Angeles…
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