| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, November 15, 2021
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Funding For LA Transit, Port And More In $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill President Joe Biden Monday signed a $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill into law, bringing billions of dollars to California for public transit projects, wildfire preparation, bridge and road repair, electric vehicle charging networks and more. Mayor Eric Garcetti attended the bill’s signing on the White House’s South Lawn Monday afternoon. “The infrastructure deal means funding […]
  
Film & TV Workers Narrowly Ratify Contract with Producers  Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees representing behind-the-scenes production workers narrowly ratified new contracts with film and TV producers, the union announced Monday. Just 50.3% of the popular vote was cast in favor of the two agreements — the Basic Agreement and the Area Standards Agreement — with the Basic Agreement actually […]
No-Burn Order Extended Through Tuesday Night for Many Parts of Southland  The South Coast Air Quality Management District Monday extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland until Tuesday night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban now extends through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday for all those in the South Coast Air […]
COVID Hospitalizations Tick Upward Again in LA County COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County ticked upward again Monday as health officials encouraged people to get vaccinated, again warning that unvaccinated residents are far more susceptible to becoming severely ill or dying if they get infected. According to state figures, there were 632 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Monday, up from 600 […]
Recall Effort Against LA City Councilman Kevin De León Terminated A petition for the recall of Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León was terminated at the request of its leading proponent, but the effort could begin anew in January. The petition was terminated Friday by Pauline Adkins, who was leading the recall effort, according to the Los Angeles City Clerk Election Division. Adkins wrote […]
Man Allegedly Sets Fires Inside Long Beach Gas Station Stockroom A man was arrested Monday after allegedly setting fires in a stockroom of a Long Beach gas station. The incident occurred about 9:15 a.m. in the 3300 block of Atlantic Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Sean Patrick Flanary, 51, of Bellflower was booked on suspicion of arson, and bail was set at […]
Pasadena Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Cyberstalking A British national who lived in Pasadena was sentenced Monday to 37 months in federal prison for making a series of graphic online threats to harm, rape and kill. Sam Hughes, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer, who described his conduct as “horrendous,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Hughes pleaded […]
L.A. County Kicks Off `United Against Hate Week 2021′ Los Angeles County’s “United Against Hate Week 2021” has launched — a blend of art, social media and educational resources urging communities to reject hate and bigotry and promote inclusion and understanding. The campaign officially began Sunday and runs through Saturday. “The increase in hate crimes this past year reinforces the need to speak up […]
Man, 27, With Schizophrenia and Depression Reported Missing in Lancaster Authorities Monday sought the public’s assistance to locate a 27-year-old man who suffers from schizophrenia and depression who was last seen in the Lancaster area. Kameron David Bryant was last seen on Oct. 20, though his last approximate whereabouts was not known, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Eva Jimenez. Bryant is Black, 5-feet-8 […]
Santa Clarita Man Gets Over 4 Years in Prison for COVID-19 Funds Fraud A Santa Clarita Valley man was sentenced Monday to 51 months in federal prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain about $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Hassan Kanyike, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips, who also ordered him to pay a $20,000 fine and over $1.3 million in restitution to the […]
OC COVID-19 Statistics Remain Stable Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fell by more than a dozen patients from Friday while five more fatalities were logged, according to data released Monday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 fell from 219 on Friday to 204 on Monday, with the number of patients in intensive care […]
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