| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, July 1, 2020
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Indoor Dining Banned By Gov. Newsom In Restaurants In LA, Orange, Riverside And Other Counties Where Deadly Coronavirus Cases Soar  Responding to continued spikes in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday ordered a halt to indoor dining and barred other indoor activities at businesses such as wineries, museums and casinos in counties that have been on the state’s COVID-19 “watch list,” including Los Angeles and Orange. “The bottom line is, the spread of […]
  
LA School Police Force Cut By 35%: School Board Votes 4-3  The Los Angeles Board of Education has approved an immediate 35% cut to its school police force, a reduction of $25 million, in response to weeks of protests by student activists and community groups who had called for the elimination of the department. The board action on Tuesday also calls for officers to give up […]
LA Hospitals Nearing COVID-19 Patient Peak, But Beds Still Available  The number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in Los Angeles County reached its highest point in months Wednesday, nearing peak highs of about 1,900, as local health officials again issued urgent pleas for residents to avoid family or public gatherings over the Fourth of July weekend. The county Department of Public Health reported that 1,889 people […]
LA Police Budget Slashed $150 Million: City Council Votes To Fund Community Programs The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to cut $150 million from the police department’s budget next fiscal year, following weeks of demands from activists to reduce funding for law enforcement. The City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee voted recently to reduce the cut to the Los Angeles Police Department by about $17 million and […]
He Sexually Assaulted Couple In Palm Springs Condo: 37 Years To Life A probationer convicted of breaking into a Palm Springs condominium and sexually assaulting a married couple in their bed has been sentenced to 37 years to life behind bars. Thomas Dean Mabe, 49, was found guilty in March of two counts each of assault with intent to commit rape and elder abuse, as well as […]
O.C. Shutters Bars Ahead of Holiday Weekend As COVID-19 Soars With coronavirus cases spiking, Orange County officials Wednesday ordered the closure of all bars effective at midnight and continuing until further notice. The order affects all bars, pubs, breweries and brew pubs that do not offer dine-in meals. Establishments that do serve dine-in food can only sell alcohol in the same transaction as a meal. […]
Man, Two Girls Killed in Possible Domestic-Related Shooting in Watts A man and two girls were killed Wednesday in a possible domestic violence incident in Watts, authorities said. Officers were sent to the 9200 block of Success Avenue at about 8:15 a.m., said Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department. Two people died at the scene and a man died at a hospital, […]
Sheriff: Altadena, Marina del Rey Stations Won’t Be Closed Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Wednesday that his department’s Altadena and Marina del Rey stations will remain open, despite what he called “devastating budget cuts.” On May 4, the sheriff had announced that he planned to shut the two patrol stations — amid other cuts — to reduce a projected budget deficit of […]
Father Settles Suit Over Son’s Shooting Death at End of Police Pursuit The father of a man who died after being shot more than 20 times by Torrance police at the end of a pursuit in 2017 settled his wrongful death lawsuit against the city, court papers obtained Wednesday show. Lawyers for Victor Reyes, the father of the late Michael Lopez of San Gabriel, filed a request […]
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