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California restricts business travel; studies show continued inequity amongst marginalized groups; State colleges change to accommodate in state students; couple fined for destruction of over 30 endangered Joshua trees; Youtube lends it's name to performance venue.

Highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant spreading fast; Garcetti appointee quits redistricting panel; Sheriff's Department ordered to release misconduct, use-of-force records

Delta variant of Covid-19 begins to spread; California vaccine rate climbs; San Francisco requires city workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19; Gavin Newsom recall gathers enough signatures to move forward.

In two very different California disputes, Supreme Court affirms private property rights; L.A. Unified board approves record $20-billion budget for pandemic education recovery;LAPD launches investigation into officers' relationship with Ring; Britney Spears wants out of her 13-year conservatorship: ‘I'm so angry it's insane;' Elton John to perform his last-ever concerts in U.S. at Dodger Stadium in 2022

LA County extends eviction moratorium; Garcetti top aid Ana Guerrero; Venice boardwalk homeless sweeps continue; Covid-19 infection rates disproportionately high for Black and Latino residents; SoCal housing costs continue to reach all time highs.

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California to pay $116.5 million in gifts, cash to those who get COVID vaccinations; New California COVID relief could include checks, business grants, child savings accounts; California voters will decide in 2022 whether to allow sports betting; Lakers extend Staples Center lease for 20 years; 2022 Oscars pushed back a month, will return to usual venue

LAPD shootings remained near historic low in 2020, but are up in 2021; Amazon to buy MGM, studio behind James Bond and ‘Shark Tank,’ for $8.45 billion; Angels fire pitching coach Mickey Callaway after investigation of harassment claims; Disneyland starts selling tickets to travelers from outside California; Last-minute Memorial Day weekend ideas from Catalina to San Diego

Biden administration unveils offshore wind plan for California; A bold plan for UC admissions: Reduce out-of-state students; Southern California home prices jump 20% in April, knocking down another record; L.A.’s biggest LGBTQ theater fires artistic director Michael A. Shepperd after sexual misconduct allegations; L.A. County Fair is moving from scorching September to cooler May

LAUSD schools will reopen fully, five days a week in the fall; Vaccination rates up among Latino, Black Californians; Half of L.A. County adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19; LAX unveils West Gates expansion with new checked-bag system; A dozen dead whales have washed ashore in the Bay Area

Getting coronavirus after being vaccinated incredibly rare in LA County; Scores of freeway pellet gun shootings unnerve drivers and stump CHP; California’s highest-in-the-nation gas taxes are rising

California postpones decision on relaxing mask and distancing rules for workers; Support for death penalty declining in California, poll shows; L.A. Pride plans in-person events after parade canceled; Lakers make playoffs

California considers dropping mask rules at workplaces if everyone vaccinated; LA County sheriff will name deputies 30 days after they shoot a civilian; Echo Park Lake to reopen May 26

LA won’t immediately follow CDC’s relaxed mask rules; Newsom proposes COVID grants up to $25,000 for thousands more California businesses; California could become first state to let adults add parents to healthcare plans

Newsom proposes transitional kindergarten for all California 4-year-olds in budget plan; California could lift most COVID-19 mask requirements by June 15; Californians see Kamala Harris as ready to step into the presidency

Gov. Newsom proposes $12 billion to house California’s homeless; Opposition to Newsom recall grows; Orange County could leap into yellow tier

Newsom promises additional $600 stimulus checks; LA County expected to hit COVID-19 herd immunity by end of July; Only 7% of LAUSD high school students return to reopened campuses

Beginning Monday, LA will offer appointment-free COVID-19 vaccinations; California high schoolers are saying no thanks to reopened campuses; Californians are finally acknowledging Asians are ‘frequently’ discriminated against

Orange County and other California sites to close mass COVID-19 vaccination centers; HFPA members vote in favor of proposed reforms; L.A.’s Pride parade is a no-go again this year

California COVID-19 hospitalizations are lowest since pandemic’s start; Federal charges filed against alleged boat captain in deadly smuggling wreck; Orphaned ducklings find lettuce and love at Huntington Beach wildlife center

80 percent of LA County residents 16 or older could be vaccinated by June; LAUSD students suffered ‘alarming’ academic harm during pandemic; Most California voters in new poll oppose recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom

LA, OC to hit orange tier; Dodgers, Angels authorized to sell more seats; State bar charges famed attorney Tom Girardi with misappropriating millions from clients

Cal State students keep GPAs up during pandemic; Bullet train contractor warns of further delay; Comic-Con announces dates for November in-person ‘Special Edition’

LA County public health officials urge vigilance as holidays approach; Cal State LA vaccination site could close next month; San Diego Convention Center to shelter first 500 migrant girls this

All California adults can get COVID-19 vaccine next month; USC to pay $1.1 billion to settle decades of sex abuse claims; California’s top court ends cash bail for some defendants who can’t afford it

LA’s biggest quake threat sits on overlooked part of San Andreas, which may be good; Los Angeles now has a road map for 100% renewable energy; Echo Park becomes a crucible of the city’s homeless policies

LA, OC reach orange-tier coronavirus numbers; LA to start accepting rent relief applications March 30 from landlords and tenants; City plans to close Echo Park Lake and clear homeless encampment

Hate crimes against Asian Americans rose in LA in 2020; Parts of California to reopen more businesses; COVID-19 vaccine rates in Brentwood, Santa Monica twice as high as poorer LA County areas

Worrisome' California and N.Y. coronavirus variants raise specter of new outbreaks; Newsom strikes deal to reopen California schools; LAUSD to get enough vaccines to open elementary schools

LA County teachers eligible for vaccine starting today; Some parts of LA avoided the winter COVID-19 surge; Victims rights advocates launch recall effort against newly elected LA Dist. Atty. George Gascón

LA County discovers 806 additional COVID-19 deaths; LA Unified will get 40% of school staff vaccine doses; Teens younger than 16 may not be tried as adults

Tiger Woods rollover crash was ‘purely an accident,’ no charges planned, sheriff says; L.A. City Council approves ‘hero pay’ wage boost for grocery workers; Cluster of U.K. variant coronavirus cases hits on USC campus

California’s coronavirus strain looks increasingly dangerous; Newsom vows changes after vaccine earmarked for hardest-hit communities improperly used by others; Major expansion of Cal Grant financial aid proposed

Vaccine access codes for Black, Latino communities improperly used in affluent L.A. areas; California legislators approve $7.6-billion COVID-19 package; Families demand wider school reopening as LAUSD moves toward limited in-person instruction

Divide emerges on COVID school reopening in rich, poor areas; Los Angeles sites run out of COVID-19 vaccine early; Coast Guard to enact safety reforms

LA County teachers, essential workers to get COVID-19 vaccine; Dodger Stadium Covid-19 vaccination site to close temporarily; and Kobe Bryant crash findings give a boost to safety reforms

Kobe Bryant helicopter crash caused by pilot’s poor decision making and disorientation; LA Super Bowl committee releases logo and plans for 2022 game; and LA County Fair is canceled for the second year in a row

LA Latino, Black seniors trail whites in COVID-19 vaccine; Alcohol abuse, liver disease rises amid COVID-19 pandemic; and California utilities to spend $13 billion to cut wildfire risk

LA County severely limited in 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccines; Supreme Court ruling allows in-person church services; and NFL stadiums to be available as coronavirus vaccination sites

COVID-19 in LA County finally on a sustained decline; LA councilman wants to sue LA schools to reopen; and California lawmakers propose raft of reforms for EDD

Schools can safely move to reopen even if teachers are not all vaccinated, Newsom says; New COVID-19 vaccine sites will focus on elderly without transportation access; and California lawmakers demand EDD changes

It’s Monday, January 18th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny but not as warm, with a high of 77 and a low tonight of 56. Our top story: On Saturday, Los Angeles County surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases since it reported its first infection nearly one year ago. The county also recorded its first instance of a more contagious variant of the virus.

It’s Friday, January 15th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be sunny and very warm, with a record-breaking high of 87 and a low tonight of 58. Our top story: 1 in 3 Los Angeles County residents have been infected with the coronavirus according to new estimates by county scientists. That means more than 3 million of LA County’s 10 million residents are estimated to have been infected so far.

It’s Thursday, January 14th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and a low tonight of 56. Our top story: All California residents age 65 and older are now allowed to get the coronavirus vaccine. Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a notification system that would tell people when they become eligible.

It’s Wednesday, January 13th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and a low tonight of 51. Our top story: Health officials will begin distributing COVID-19 vaccines this week at Disneyland. That’s according to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Most people who are eligible for the vaccine will be contacted through their employer to set up an appointment.

It’s Tuesday, January 12th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and a low tonight of 49. Our top story: Los Angeles Unified students will need a COVID-19 vaccine in order to return to campus. Superintendent Austin Beutner made the announcement yesterday. He did not suggest that campuses remain closed until the vaccines are available.

It’s Monday, January 11th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and a low tonight of 51. Our top story: Los Angeles County’s 4 public hospitals are preparing to take the extraordinary step of rationing care. That's after a deluge of COVID-19 patients overwhelmed health services.

It’s Friday, January 8th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 71 and a low tonight of 50. Our top story: California residents are being asked not to travel more than 120 miles from their residences for non-essential reasons. That’s according to updated guidance from the California department of public health.