| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, February 1, 2021
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Desperate Grocery Workers Lose Jobs: Ralph’s Closes Long Beach Stores Instead Of Giving Forced ‘Hero Pay’  Grocery company Kroger announced Monday it will be shuttering two of its stores in Long Beach — a Ralph’s location and a Food4Less store — in response to a city ordinance requiring a $4 “hero pay” salary boost for some workers. “As a result of the city of Long Beach’s decision to pass an ordinance […]
  
Scary Frustrated Failure Finding Vaccine Appointment? Health Honchos Say It’s Worse In Texas. Illinois  While the pace of administering COVID-19 vaccines has been dragging due to limited supplies, Los Angeles County health officials insisted Monday the county is exceeding the progress of other large jurisdictions and is getting doses into people’s arms as quickly as possible. “Although our doses are limited, we have immunized so many amongst the most […]
Terrified Rape, Murder Victim Named Ex-Boyfriend As Killer Before Attack: Body In Palm Springs Desert, Death Row Appeal Denied  The California Supreme Court Monday affirmed a judgment against a man on death row for raping and murdering his ex-girlfriend, whose decomposing body was discovered in the Palm Springs area. Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye’s opinion on behalf of the full court, written in response to an automatic appeal, began by quoting the victim. “Judy Palmer […]
Frightening Dangerous Dogs On The Loose? Riverside County Crackdown The Riverside Board of Supervisors Tuesday was slated to authorize the Riverside County Department of Animal Services to initiate revisions to an ordinance specifying how dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs should be handled, improving methods of monitoring owners of the canines for public safety. Agency Director Julie Bank said in documents posted to the board’s […]
SpaceX Plans First All-Commercial Astronaut Mission Orbiting Earth Want a ride in space? Hawthorne-based SpaceX announced plans Monday for what it calls the “world’s first all-commercial astronaut mission to orbit,” carrying private citizens on a multi-day trip orbiting the Earth. The company plans to fly the mission, launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida, by the end of this year. The mission will raise […]
Probationer Who Joined Cohort in Fatally Hacking MoVal Man Sentenced A probationer who took part in the kidnap-murder of a 65-year-old Moreno Valley man, who was hacked to death with a machete because of unpaid drug debts, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Riverside jury in October convicted 32-year-old Victor Mendoza of first-degree murder and found true a […]
Orange County Reports 47 More COVID-19 Deaths As Hospitalizations Decline Orange County logged 47 more COVID-19 fatalities Monday, raising the cumulative death toll to 3,109, while new 1,003 new cases were reported and hospitalization rates continued a downward trend. The county’s cumulative case count now stands at 233,394. Of the fatalities reported Monday, 10 were skilled nursing facility residents and eight were assisted living facility […]
Vaccinations Moving Slow In LA County, But Ahead Of Other Large Counties While the pace of administering COVID-19 vaccines has been dragging due to limited supplies, Los Angeles County health officials insisted Monday the county is exceeding the progress of other large jurisdictions and is getting doses into people’s arms as quickly as possible. “Although our doses are limited, we have immunized so many amongst the most […]
East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project Now Eligible For Federal Funding The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Monday that the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project is now eligible for federal funding opportunities. The Federal Transit Administration granted the project a Record of Decision, which officially certifies that the project meets federal guidelines for environmental analysis, according to Metro, which may now […]
Orange County Reports 47 More COVID-19 Deaths As Hospitalizations Decline Orange County logged 47 more COVID-19 fatalities Monday, raising the cumulative death toll to 3,109, while new 1,003 new cases were reported and hospitalization rates continued a downward trend. The county’s cumulative case count now stands at 233,394. Of the fatalities reported Monday, 10 were skilled nursing facility residents and eight were assisted living facility […]
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