| | | | The news for Saturday, March 28, 2020
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L.A. County Reports 5 More Coronavirus Deaths as Cases Near 1,500  Five more deaths due to coronavirus have been reported in Los Angeles County, raising the total to 26, and the county’s mortality rate from the illness rose above the levels seen across the country and in New York City, which has been particularly hard-hit by the virus. Barbara Ferrer, head of the county Department of […]
  
Orange County Sheriff to Begin Early Release of Some Inmates Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has announced he will soon begin releasing inmates with 60 days or less to go on their sentences in an effort to reduce the population of the Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana during an outbreak of the coronavirus. Barnes has the authority to begin releasing inmates, but went to […]
L.A. City Council Approves Package of Relief Measures Amid Coronavirus The Los Angeles City Council has approved several emergency measures intended to help people through the coronavirus pandemic, including extending the halt on residential and commercial evictions, requiring paid sick leave for certain employees and protections for people who are working for businesses deemed “essential”. “I’ve always been and will always be an advocate of […]
LAX FlyAway Bus Service Modified Due to Decreased Ridership Due to decreased ridership amid the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles World Airports will reduce the frequency of FlyAway bus service on the Van Nuys and Union Station routes Saturday, and temporarily suspend operations on the Hollywood and Long Beach lines. “Ridership has declined sharply since the beginning of March, with 29.4 percent fewer riders March […]
Disneyland Will Stay Closed Indefinitely During COVID-19 Emergency  Disneyland officials have confirmed the theme park will be closed indefinitely during the coronavirus emergency. “While there is still much uncertainty with respect to the impacts of COVID-19, the safety and well-being of our guests and employees remain The Walt Disney Co.’s top priority,” a statement said. “As a result of this unprecedented pandemic and […]
Orange County Unveils New Data on Coronavirus Orange County health officials have released more details about coronavirus cases in the county, including a breakdown by city, with Irvine showing the highest number of confirmed cases. County health leaders, however, implored residents to not read too much into the data, because a higher number of cases in one spot could be attributed to […]
Riverside, Moreno Valley Top Riverside County in Coronavirus Cases Riverside County public health officials have announced 78 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 185, and shared more detailed data showing Riverside, Moreno Valley and Palm Springs among the highest concentrations of infections. The number of deaths remained unchanged at eight. “I just want to be perfectly honest with you, and very clear with […]
LAUSD Providing 100,000 Masks To Area Hospitals The Los Angeles Unified School District is providing 100,000 N-95 masks to 10 area hospitals, Superintendent Austin Beutner said Saturday. The district had purchased personal protective equipment, including masks, to use for emergencies such as fires, Beutner said. Los Angeles Unified employees and volunteers are using a portion of the masks for staff at the […]
710 Freeway in Commerce To Close For Two Nights For Paving Work  The Long Beach (710) Freeway in Commerce will be closed overnight through Monday for paving work. All lanes of the freeway will be closed from the Santa Ana (5) Freeway to Bandini Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday, when one lane will be open to motorists in each direction, according to Caltrans. […]
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