| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Death Stalks Reopening Of Gyms, Museums, Sports Arenas In LA County  Businesses including gyms, museums, zoos, film studios and spectator-free sports arenas will be allowed to open in Los Angeles County beginning Friday, even as health officials warned again Wednesday that the spread of COVID-19 is increasing in the county. News of the business reopenings came as the county Department of Public Health confirmed 61 new […]
  
Los Angeles Activists Call On Police To End Use of `Less-Lethal’ Force Representatives of Black Lives Matter-LA and the Los Angeles Community Action Network said Wednesday they want to end police officers’ use of rubber projectiles, batons and other less-lethal force, particularly against peaceful protesters. Standing in front of Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, LACAN Executive Director Pete White emptied a bag of used rubber bullet shells […]
City Council Seeks Detailed Report On LAPD Handling Of Protesters Three Los Angeles City Council members filed a motion Wednesday to increase the scope of a report regarding the police department’s use of force and crowd control tactics during recent protests against police brutality. Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez and Councilmen Mike Bonin and Marqueece Harris-Dawson moved to include an analysis of the Los Angeles Police Department’s […]
Long Beach Police Suspend Use of Carotid-Restraint Control Hold The Long Beach Police Department issued an order Wednesday to suspend the use of the carotid-restraint control hold, or sleeper hold, according to Mayor Robert Garcia. The announcement came after recent protests in California and across the nation following the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 27, and the subsequent national dialogue […]
L.A. Looks To Ban `Wet Markets,’ Sale of Live Animals for Food Amid COVID-19 Los Angeles is getting closer to banning the sale of live animals at food markets, as the City Council voted Wednesday to have a report compiled on the feasibility of prohibiting such sales for human consumption. Introduced by City Councilman Paul Koretz, the motion cites the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has been widely […]
Universal CityWalk Begins Phased Reopening Universal Studios Hollywood remains closed, but the CityWalk entertainment district will begin a phased reopening at noon Wednesday as select retail shops and eateries open their doors for the first time in nearly three months. CityWalk will be open from noon to 8 p.m., and during the initial reopening, parking will be free. But health […]
OC Reports 13 New COVID-19 Deaths The Orange County Health Care Agency Wednesday reported 13 people succumbed to COVID-19, the second-highest number since the pandemic began, raising the death toll to 198. The county also reported 147 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 7,737. The number of people hospitalized stands at 306, an increase of two from the previous day, […]
USC Welcomes Reggie Bush Back as 10-Year Ban Expires Former USC football star Reggie Bush was welcomed back into the Trojan family Wednesday as his 10-year, NCAA-mandated ban from the school over a recruiting scandal officially expired. In a letter to Bush, USC President Carol L. Folt wrote, “I am pleased to inform you that all restrictions and prohibitions on your involvement in our […]
LAPD Officer Faces Assault Charge For Boyle Heights Arrest Caught On Video A Los Angeles police officer who was seen on cell-phone video repeatedly striking a trespassing suspect in late April in Boyle Heights is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on a felony charge of assault under color of authority,. Frank Hernandez, 49, was charged Tuesday. “In this case, we believe the force was neither legally necessary […]
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