By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer The first shipment of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has arrived in California, and this afternoon, the first health care workers […]
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California launches COVID-19 tracker smartphone app
Yesterday, L.A. County reported 9,243 new COVID-19 cases and 75 related deaths. Currently, the county has 1,096 hospital beds and 129 intensive care unit beds available. […]
College district offers transitional housing to students
By Jose Ivan Cazares Contributing Writer MONTEREY PARK — The Los Angeles Community College District is offering room and board for students facing housing insecurity […]
LA prepares to receive 84,000 vaccines next week
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer LA County expects to receive its first 84,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week. High-exposure health […]
Southern California receives phone alert urging residents to stay home
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Today, Southern California residents received an Amber Alert-style notification urging people to stay home except for essential activity. As of […]
Three counties seek to split from Southern California, form new region in state’s COVID-19 regulatory plan
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley became the first regions in the state to implement a new stay-at-home […]
LA County Safer-at-Home text alert raises confusion
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Late yesterday, the city of Los Angeles revised its safer-at-home order — but ambiguous wording in a Notify LA text […]
Family doctor provides accessible, affordable care
RX REPORT By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer Telehealth is not new and is quickly becoming more commonplace. Medical offices and hospitals have implemented the […]
Striving for the power of love
PASTOR’S CORNER By Rev. O.L. Johnson Religion Columnist I have to give President Donald Trump credit. He has been able to do something in my […]
New cases in LA County spike past 7,500 in one day
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Today, L.A. County reported 7,593 new cases of COVID-19 — roughly 2,000 more than yesterday. The positivity rate has also […]