Councilman Gil Cedillo introduced a motion to prohibit LA hotels from holding migrant children
LOS ANGELES, CA — Councilman Gil Cedillo introduced a motion Tuesday to prohibit Los Angeles hotels from holding migrant children and families who have been detained by private security companies for being in the country illegally. Cedillo said he was “absolutely appalled” by a report…
Grocery store essential workers demanding $2 increase
LOS ANGELES, CA — Grocery and drug store workers are calling on Albertsons, Vons Grocery, and Rite Aid to maintain a $2 per hour pay increase for essential workers during the pandemic as the number of cases and deaths due to the virus rise statewide….
San Francisco hospitals are now helping prisoners infected with COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Some San Quentin prison inmates who’ve been infected with the coronavirus amid an outbreak that’s spiraled out of control at the historic prison has been sent to multiple Bay Area hospitals including in San Francisco, KPIX reports. At least 25 inmates…
San Francisco’s unemployment rate is not improving
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CA — The unemployment rate in San Francisco County is at a stalemate. The county’s 12.6-percent unemployment rate in May remained unchanged from 12.6 percent in April, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. This compares with…
Bay Area AMC Theatres may never reopen
BAY AREA, CA — If going to the movies in Emeryville or San Francisco is a favorite entertainment option, you may be disappointed to learn that the AMC Theatres may never reopen. AMC Theatres said Wednesday it has “substantial doubt” the company can remain in…
Protestors continue to march the Los Angeles streets
LOS ANGELES, CA — Thousands of protesters marched in Hollywood as protests started early across Los Angeles County Tuesday. By early afternoon thousands had taken to the streets in Beverly Hills, Venice, Manhattan Beach, at Cal State Northridge and in Hollywood. The Hollywood march, organized…
1 dead in Los Angeles, CA after a triple shooting
LOS ANGELES, CA — A triple shooting in South Los Angeles Sunday left one person dead and sent a man and a woman to a hospital, while the shooter remains at large, according to Los Angeles police. The shooting happened in the 8900 block of…
Questions are rising about the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority operation strategy
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which oversees the region’s efforts to combat homelessness but has faced some questions over the speed and scope of its work, unveiled an operational strategy Tuesday that it says will mirror responses to natural disasters….
Los Angeles County cases are slowing down while more businesses open
LOS ANGELES, CA — The easing of shutdown orders in Los Angeles County got off to a rocky start with health officials identifying beachgoers flouting mask and social distancing rules and hundreds of businesses opening without adhering to health restrictions, according to county health officials….
San Diego County is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — San Diego County officials reported 233 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths Friday, even as they announced the loosening of restrictions on several recreational activities. The new cases represent the highest daily case increase since the pandemic began, but it…