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LA County Inches Closer To Mandatory Indoor Mask Mandate

December 2, 2022 2:31 amDecember 2, 2022 1:20 pm

Los Angeles County inched closer to returning to an indoor mask mandate on Thursday, with the rising number of COVID-19 cases moving the County back into the “medium” COVID activity level. Since the repeal of state and local indoor mask mandates...

LA County Department of Public Health Pushing Indoor Masking With Increase in COVID Cases

November 22, 2022 2:30 amNovember 22, 2022 6:42 am

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reaffirmed their stance on recommending masking inside public indoor places on Monday amid a jump of COVID-19 in the past few weeks. Since the repeal of state and local indoor mask mandates in...

Congressman Mike Garcia Defeats Christy Smith 3rd Time To Win 27th House District

November 17, 2022 12:37 pm

Congressman Mike Garcia (R-CA) was announced as the winner of the 27th District House race on Wednesday, defeating former Assemblywoman Christy Smith for the third time in a row, and being the deciding race in helping the GOP clinch a...

Two On-The-Fence Congressional Elections In California May Hold Key to GOP Flipping House

October 10, 2022 2:30 amOctober 9, 2022 11:05 am

With only a month to go before the mid-term elections, polls have found that two California congressional districts, the new 22nd and and 27th districts, are currently toss-ups and may play a big part in if the GOP takes control...

First US Monkeypox Death Recorded in LA County

September 13, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 12, 2022 8:01 pm

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced on Monday that the first U.S. death of monkeypox occurred in the County. Due to patient confidentiality and privacy laws, no...

4 Million Residents in LA County Facing Outdoor Watering Ban until September 20th

September 6, 2022 12:44 pmSeptember 6, 2022 12:45 pm

Starting on Tuesday, residents of multiple Los Angeles County cities impacting 4 million people will have to completely cut all outdoor watering, including hand watering, for the next 15 days due to pipeline issues. While most of California has seen...

Parent Lawsuit Gaining Steam Against LA Public Health Dept. Over Indoor Mask Mandate

September 6, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 7, 2022 4:37 pm

A new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of a group of parents seeks to immediately halt any plans to bring back an indoor mask mandate on school children, claiming that the Los Angeles Department of Public Health “is...