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San Fernando Valley restaurants prepare for their ‘lifeline,’ outdoor dining, to return Friday

Jennifer Febre’s MacLeod Ale Brewing Co. has a strong fan base, but even with devoted customers, her Van Nuys business has been struggling to stay afloat since the pandemic swept across the city. With her staff reduced to a skeleton crew and operations reduced to takeout, even her “hardcore fans” started disappearing since stay-at-home orders went into effect in November. “It has been incredibly slow,” she said, noting that her brewery was able to operate as a restaurant because it has a kitchen...
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LA County touts improved vaccine signup site as coronavirus numbers continue to decline

With coronavirus statistics continuing to budge downward and a reimagined vaccination signup website to show off on Monday, Jan. 25,  Los Angeles County health officials expressed guarded optimism that the pandemic was started to ease up at last — with fingers crossed that they would get enough vaccines soon to make a bigger dent in the mammoth task of inoculating 10 million county residents. After state health officials today lifted all regional stay-at-home orders, including in the 11-county S...
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LAUSD students discuss political climate as Biden becomes president

Seeing a new administration take over the White House brings with it a feeling of excitement for Emely Cortez. At the same time, she struggles to remain hopeful that President Joe Biden will be able to get as much accomplished as she would like, given how fractured the country is. “In the last four years, when I’ve actually gotten into politics and I started paying attention, I’ve only seen a lot of bad stuff,” said Cortez, an 11th grader at Cesar E. Chavez Social Justice Humanitas Academy in Sa...
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Rep. Brad Sherman town hall on Covid-19 issues, impeachment and the Biden administration, Jan. 21

  WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: A protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S.Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation’s capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)   Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) holds a telephone town hall, 7-8 p.m. Jan....
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LA County schools chief recovering from COVID-19

Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools Debra Duardo, who has been quarantining since last week after contracting the coronavirus, gave a positive update about her recovery on Thursday, Jan. 14. “It’s been a difficult 10 days, but I’m happy to say that I am finally seeing major improvements in my health,” Duardo tweeted. “I have an incredibly strong team and I am grateful for the outpouring of support I’ve received. Thank you for all the well wishes. Stay safe & be well.” The schools chief ...
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Three local Walmarts and one Sam’s Club temporarily closed for COVID-19 cleaning

Walmart temporarily closed three of its Southern California Walmart stores and a Sam’s Club supermarket Wednesday afternoon so third-party cleaning crews have time to clean and sanitize the buildings to guard against the spread of COVID-19. The closures affected the company’s Downey Neighborhood Market at 1445 E. Foothill Blvd., its Torrance supercenter at 22015 Hawthorne Blvd., its Huntington Beach supercenter at 8230 Talbert Ave. and a Sam’s Club at 871 Firestone Blvd. in South Gate. The Walma...
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Photos: UCLA School of Dentistry gives out dental hygiene kits during food giveaway

The line of masked people stretched from Tyrone Avenue on to Victory Boulevard for the weekly Central Lutheran Church Mobile Pantry LA Food Bank Food Distribution in Van Nuys on Monday, Jan. 11. During this edition of the food giveaway, those in line would also receive information on dental hygiene and dental kits from the UCLA Dental School. “Dental care is under accessed, especially by underserved communities, and we want them to know there are benefits and access for them,” said Dental Hygien...
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Jammed LA County hospitals get assistance with overtaxed oxygen-delivery systems

As the massive volume of COVID-19 patients continues to strain hospitals throughout Southern California, state and federal agencies are stepping in to assist facilities needing to provide oxygen to individuals with respiratory issues. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, Jan. 4, that the state has convened an oxygen task force and devised a five-part strategy for addressing the higher-than-usual demand for oxygen and related equipment. Among these strategies was the deployment of U.S. Army Corps of En...
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Six overtaxed Los Angeles County hospitals to get Army engineers’ help

The state will deploy U.S. Army experts as soon as Saturday, Jan. 2, to evaluate and and upgrade oxygen-delivery systems at six older Los Angeles County hospitals overwhelmed by the unprecedented number of coronavirus patients with serious respiratory issues. The hospitals to be assisted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are: Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital,West Covina Mission Community Hospital, Panorama City Beverly Community...
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When can I get the COVID-19 vaccine? And other questions

After dealing with health concerns, restricted activities and a longing to return to normal for more than nine months, the arrival of not one but two COVID-19 vaccines is great news, right? Yes, but it’s also the start of a likely months-long process, and it comes with a whole new set of questions, some of which we don’t know the answer to yet. Read on for some of those questions, and the best answers we could find – and we’ll be updating this list as we learn more, so check back later for more ...
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Pandemic-Era Heroes: Teen founded a charity with sole(s) to help the homeless

Pandemic-Era Heroes Name: Lindsay Sobel Hometown: Chatsworth Age: 17 Role: Collects donated shoes for the homeless Quote: “I want to try to give the best experience to all the people. I don’t want to give them a pair of shoes that are beated down or worn down. I don’t want them to think that’s their self-worth.” Latest installment in a series of stories about people who have made a big difference in the community during a time framed by the coronavirus pandemic As a youngster, Lindsay Sobel...
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Nearly 500 COVID deaths in L.A. County over holiday weekend if new fatality numbers are confirmed

Nearly 500 people in Los Angeles County died of COVID-19 over the long holiday weekend if the latest reports of coronavirus-related fatalities are confirmed — a development that would also bring the total number of COVID-related deaths since the start of the pandemic to just under 10,000, county public health officials said Monday, Dec. 28. Adding to that grim news was the fact that 6,914 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in L.A. County on Monday, another record for daily hospitalizations, acc...
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State teams to assist Lancaster’s Antelope Valley Hospital, under severe strain from coronavirus

Its main hospital strapped for staff amid the worsening pandemic, Antelope Valley Hospital received a team of nurses, emergency medical technicians and respiratory doctors on Monday, Dec. 28, Lancaster officials said. The support came through the California Emergency Services Authority, according to the city. As cases rise to an unprecedented surge in Los Angeles County, Antelope Valley faces increasing strain as healthcare workers on the frontline of battling the virus have themselves fallen il...
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Photos: Looking back at 2020, via the lens of staff photographer Brittany Murray

Saying 2020 has been a difficult year is almost cliche now, which is sad. For far too many people, 2020 has truly been their worst year. For others, 2020 has been a minor inconvenience and shown that we all should be thankful for what we have. Personally, I am thankful for many things, one of which being my career. I’ve been a photojournalist for 22 years and I can honestly say that 99 out of 100 days I love it, a pretty good percentage by any standards. Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield. l...
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Pandemic-Era Heroes: She stitched together a crusade to spread masks around the region

Pandemic-Era Heroes Name: Cathey Sinai Hometown: Calabasas Age: 73 Role: Mask maker Quote: “It gave me something productive to do while housebound. The DAR ladies nationwide have made over 700,000 pieces of PPE during (the pandemic). I’m like a drop in the bucket. I’m nothing, some made thousands.” Latest installment in a series of stories about people who have made a big difference in the community during a time framed by the coronavirus pandemic   Cathey Sinai was initially snubbed by a l...
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COVID, BLM, Kobe, fires and more: Pixels from 2020, by staff photographer David Crane

Back in January I visited my friends’ house and noticed he had a huge box of 500 surgeon’s masks in his entry hallway which had just been delivered by Amazon. I thought it was a strange purchase as he is not a doctor or works in the medical field, and in fact, has been retired for a few years. He went on to tell me about a virus in China and he thought it might spread to other countries so he figured he should order some masks just in case and asked if I would like some. At the time, I told him ...
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Pandemic-Era Heroes: West Hills couple focuses on helping now — and helping to forge the next generation

  Pandemic-Era Heroes Names: Andrew and Deanna Thomas Ages: Andrew, 53; Deanna, 55 Hometown: Both raised in Northern California, now reside in West Hills. Role: Andrew and Deanna are the founders of Young Ambassadors Leadership Academy (YALA), devoting their time to guide young African-American boys into men of character, who are responsible leaders. The program features focus on community service, career perspectives and college tours, as well as providing an etiquette day and financial li...
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Pandemic-Era Heroes: Couple focuses on helping now – and helping to forge the next generation

  Pandemic-Era Heroes Names: Andrew and Deanna Thomas Ages: Andrew, 53; Deanna, 55 Hometown: Both raised in Northern California, now reside in West Hills. Role: Andrew and Deanna are the founders of Young Ambassadors Leadership Academy (YALA), devoting their time to guide young African-American boys into men of character, who are responsible leaders. The program features focus on community service, career perspectives and college tours, as well as providing an etiquette day and financial li...
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As Christmas arrives, hope endures for flock at fire-damaged Mission San Gabriel

Carrie Evanilla sighed, then spoke about a morning she will never forget. “It was very devastating,” she said Wednesday, of the four-alarm fire on July 11 that swept through the church at the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, which next September will celebrate its 250th anniversary. “My husband woke me up because he had woken up at 4:30 in the morning. He read a text from someone saying, ‘There’s a fire at the mission.’ “ Evanilla, 67, has been a parishioner there all her life. She was baptized the...
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Judge denies Torrance, Long Beach tattoo shops challenge to health order

There will be no tattoos in Torrance and Long Beach in time for Christmas. A federal judge has rejected a legal challenge — led by the owner of a tattoo shop in Old Torrance shuttered under the latest state health orders intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus — that argued such parlors had a First Amendment right to remain open. Tiffany Garcia-Mitchell, owner of Black Raven Tattoo, along with the owners of tattoo shops in Long Beach and Thousand Oaks, had sought a temporary restraining o...
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Dennis McCarthy: I am sooooo sick of 2020. What, you too!?!?

Excuse me, officer, but can you give me directions for the quickest route to 2021?  I’m so done with 2020, I thought maybe I could pull out a few days early. Get a little time off for good behavior? Columnist, Dennis McCarthy, during the 2019 Daily News Successful Aging Expo was held at The Odyssey in Granada Hills on Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) I’ve spent most of my life breaking New Year’s resolutions, but this is the first time a year br...
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Second vaccine approved for California as LA County’s coronavirus surge endures

Los Angeles County reported 13,315 new cases of COVID-19 and 58 additional deaths on Sunday, Dec. 20, accompanied by another new record for hospitalizations propelled by the coronavirus. Nonetheless, a new wave of hope is expected to arrive this week in the form of the second COVID-19 vaccine, from Moderna. The numbers brings the county’s totals to 623,670 cases and 8,875 fatalities since the pandemic began in March. But while the daily statistics continued to show no sign that the recent surge ...
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Survey shows parents want LAUSD to offer in-person learning option next semester

Nine months into a global pandemic that has upended the nation’s school system, two education advocacy groups in Los Angeles released the results of separate surveys on Wednesday, Dec. 16, looking at some of the obstacles imposed by distance learning. One survey, by the group Speak UP, addressed parents’ opinions about school reopenings while a second poll, conducted by Educators for Excellence-Los Angeles and USC’s Rossier School of Education, focused on the challenges of distance learning thro...
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Artist turns anger into inspiration for project for healthcare professionals

The headlines were all the same; there was not enough personal protective equipment to meet the demand as the novel coronavirus overwhelmed the healthcare system early in 2020. For Ali Tayyeb, an assistant professor in the Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing in the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services at Cal State Los Angeles, it was time to do something. The former U.S. Navy corpsman and a frontline nurse was angry about the lack of protective equipment and the healthcare workers dy...
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LAUSD sued over level of in-person instruction for highest-needs students

Two children’s advocacy groups are asking the state’s highest court to compel the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide instruction and other services in person to students who have suffered the greatest learning loss during distance learning. LAUSD should have to provide in-person services to students with disabilities, English learners and others who can’t participate in their education online the same way as most other students, attorneys for the L.A.-based Alliance for Children’s Ri...
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Some cities struggle with how best to enforce mask rules, as coronavirus worsens

Whether it’s through citation or education, some communities around Southern California are struggling with how to put some enforcement heft behind their efforts to get citizens to abide by orders requiring them to wear masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. When non-uniformed staff or volunteers are tasked, some have have faced pushback, even threats. But officials have grappled with whether it’s appropriate to devote law enforcement’s time, resource and personnel to the effort. The b...
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LAUSD board names district’s permanent police chief

The Los Angeles Unified school board voted unanimously Tuesday, Dec. 8, to name Leslie Ramirez as the district’s permanent police chief, a position she has held on an interim basis since July after her predecessor resigned in protest of a board decision to slash the police department’s budget by $25 million. Ramirez’s contract will run through June 30, 2022. A product of Los Angeles Unified, Ramirez graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School. She began her career as a campus officer in 1991 a...
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L.A. County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass 3,000, state reports

Los Angeles County hit another milestone, with the number of COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized surpassing 3,000 for the first time, the state reported Monday, Dec. 7, the same day  the county’s health department reported that the number of health care workers testing positive for the coronavirus has more than doubled in one week’s time. Although state data show 3,113 patients hospitalized in L.A. County, the county reported a slightly lower — though similarly alarming — figure of 2,988 pa...
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Pasadena limits outdoor diners: Only household members may sit together

As of midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Pasadena restaurateurs and diners have a new restriction to contend with, as the city will soon require outdoor diners to sit only with members of their own household. The rule will be in place until Dec. 20, according to a city news release. The move was met with some confusion from Pasadena restaurant owners who weren’t sure how this would really be enforceable. “It’s moot, really,” said Frank Gale, owner of Russell’s, a restaurant in Pasadena. “How do you ...
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LA County’s card rooms deal final hands before shutting down again amid coronavirus restrictions

Nghi Nguyen of Garden Grove plays a hand at The Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens on Sunday November 29, 2020. The casino shut down Sunday at 10 PM which was the last day they’re allowed to operate. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer) Customer Service Representative Mike Vassal cleans a table space before a new player sits down at The Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens on Sunday November 29, 2020. The casino shut down Sunday at 10 PM which was the last day they’re allowed ...
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