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Thousands of LA City Workers Protest Vaccine Mandates At City Hall

November 9, 2021 2:19 amNovember 9, 2021 9:21 am

Thousands of city workers and those opposed to the Los Angeles City employee vaccine mandate protested outside of Los Angeles City Hall Monday, hoping to turn around the law before the extended December deadline. The city worker mandate, similar to...

Los Angeles Approves New Proof-of-Vaccine Law To Enter Indoor Businesses

November 8, 2021 11:58 amNovember 9, 2021 9:22 am

A new COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination law in Los Angeles that requires those ages 12 and up to be fully vaccinated or have a recent negative COVID-19 test to enter most indoor businesses and public areas went into effect on Monday. The...

LA County Sheriff’s Department Sees Massive Loss of Employees, Applicants Due To Vaccine Mandate

October 30, 2021 2:15 amNovember 1, 2021 11:18 am

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a statement on Friday that 30% of the Department’s 18,000, or roughly 5,400 employees, are no longer available to work due to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors vaccination mandate for...

Revolution Prep Co-Founder Ramit Varma Enters LA Mayoral Race

October 28, 2021 5:04 pm

Encino Businessman and co-founder of the test preparation company Revolution Prep, Ramit Varma, announced his candidacy for the Mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday at a special event at Banc of California Stadium. Varma enters the race with no prior...

Los Angeles City Council Passes $40 Million Universal Basic Income Pilot Program

October 27, 2021 2:15 amOctober 26, 2021 9:18 pm

The Los Angeles City Council approved a pilot universal income program on Tuesday, appropriating nearly $40 million to test out a one year program. For the last several years, several Californian cities have passed and have even run universal basic...

Ports of LA, Long Beach To Start Charging Shipping Companies If Containers Are Not Moved Out Of Port Quickly

October 26, 2021 11:29 am

According to a statement by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Monday, shipping companies are to receive large fines if their cargo stays too long on port grounds, with storage areas for containers rapidly shrinking in the...

Dock Workers Warned Officials of Potential Port Backlog Crisis; Maintain It’s Not Their Fault

October 22, 2021 3:42 pmOctober 22, 2021 9:56 pm

Dockworkers, represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), said on Friday that the port crisis is not their fault and that heightened measures, such as the National Guard being deployed to some ports, will not help alleviate the...