Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors agreed to end the county’s local emergency declarations due to COVID-19 at the end […]
Tag: County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer
Judge rules against LAUSD student vaccine mandate
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Finding that the Los Angeles Board of Education’s authority is great, but not unlimited,” a judge ruled July 6 […]
County extends mask mandate for public transportation
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — With COVID-19 case numbers steadily rising — enough to push Los Angeles County into the “medium” virus risk level […]
Supervisor calls for reexamining mask mandates
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — One day after Mayor Eric Garcetti and Gov. Gavin Newsom were caught posing for mask-less photos inside SoFi Stadium, […]
County prepares for latest coronavirus variant strain
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county is preparing for the anticipated appearance of the newly identified Omicron variant of COVID-19, circulating information to […]
Tier change having little impact on some businesses
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Although Los Angeles County moved into the least restrictive yellow tier on May 6, allowing businesses […]
County advancement to next state tier put on hold
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s weeks-long decline in new COVID-19 case rates stalled April 6 with the release of updated state […]
County moves to next tier in COVID-19 blueprint
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has officially qualified for an advance to the less-restrictive orange tier of the state’s COVID-19 business-reopening […]
Supervisor ‘disgusted’ with vaccine line jumpers
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A “disgusted” Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis lashed out at people who have been gaming the COVID-19 vaccination […]
Elementary schools get approval to reopen
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Elementary schools could soon be resuming in-person classes across Los Angeles County, with the county’s rate of new COVID-19 infections […]