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L.A. Councilman Wants Streets Partially Open to Non-Motorists amid Coronavirus Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin is calling for the city’s streets to be more open for residents to walk and bike during the coronavirus pandemic. Bonin said Monday his office has received an increasing number of requests from residents, especially seniors and families with children, to make the streets temporarily accessible for them. “During […]
2 Dozen More Coronavirus Deaths Reported in L.A. County The coronavirus death toll has surged above 300 in Los Angeles County while the area’s mortality rate from the illness continued to rise, but only 239 new cases were reported, the lowest daily increase since late March. Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health, on Monday reported 25 new deaths from the […]
L.A. Residents Can Apply for Coronavirus Prepaid Debit Cards Starting Tuesday Low-income Los Angeles residents and those whose earnings have fallen during the coronavirus pandemic will be able to apply for prepaid debit cards beginning Tuesday. The program will provide debit cards with $700, $1,100 or $1,500 to residents with incomes below the federal poverty line prior to the Safer at Home orders or if they’ve […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Drop To Lowest Amount Since July 2017 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Tuesday to its lowest amount since July 28, 2017, decreasing 1.5 cents to $2.935. The average price has dropped 44 consecutive days, decreasing 62.2 cents, including four-tenths of a cent on Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil […]
Civil Liberties Group Sues County Over Restrictions on Religious Gatherings A San Francisco-based civil liberties group has filed a federal lawsuit against Riverside County and other entities statewide over barring religious gatherings in the name of coronavirus mitigation. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Riverside on Monday, seeks an injunction against measures that reflect a “gross abuse of power” that have been invoked […]
COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,283 in Orange County Orange County health officials have reported nine new COVID-19 cases — the lowest day-to-day increase since March 17 — while the county’s death toll remained unchanged at 19. The number of COVID-19 cases stands at 1,283, with 103 people hospitalized and 51 in intensive care, Orange County Health Care Agency officials said Monday “Overall, our […]
Riverside Country Reports 132 New Coronavirus Cases, 9 Deaths Riverside county’s fourth coronavirus testing site will open in Perris Tuesday after health officials reported 132 new coronavirus cases and nine more fatalities, bringing the number of deaths to 50. The new cases reported Monday raised the county’s total to 1,751. The number of people who have recovered from the virus jumped by 103, reaching […]
Coronavirus Cases Still Increasing Despite Reduction in Jail Population With Los Angeles County residents staying home due to COVID-19, crime is down significantly, but efforts to reduce the jail population by 25% have not kept the virus completely at bay, Sheriff Alex Villanueva has said as he announced that a custody assistant is on life support. “We’re just praying and rooting for him that […]
College Foundation Supplies Students with Computers for Remote Learning Roughly 200 students from Mt. San Jacinto College will be equipped with computers they otherwise couldn’t afford in order to continue receiving instruction while at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, campus officials say. Mt. San Jacinto College, which also operates a satellite location in Menifee, stopped in-person classes on March 16 in response to the […]
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