By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer
Several counties across California are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Health officials say data collected over the next few weeks will determine if a surge is incoming. — KTLA, NBC Los Angeles
Researchers have discovered that L.A.’s first case didn’t come from China, but from a strain brought to New York from Europe. — ABC Los Angeles
"To die from this plague is a tragedy. To witness a loved one do so is a merciless, unrelenting kind of sadness — prolonged and filled with false hope." This made me cry. https://t.co/JhkBcLVLHL
— ilana kaplan (@lanikaps) October 9, 2020
Starting today, small businesses that have been closed throughout the pandemic can apply for $30,000 in grant funding from the Los Angeles County Development Authority. — NBC Los Angeles
One of the country’s most consistently reliable voting blocs — senior citizens — is struggling to vote while in assisted living and nursing home facilities. — L.A. Times
(289/?) https://t.co/TVO7RIFYbk
— Dave Jorgenson (not JD Vance) (@davejorgenson) October 9, 2020
Masked pedestrians wait at a bus stop in Koreatown. Photo by Afonso Salcedo.
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