| | | | The news for Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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Huntington Beach Oil Spill Spurs More Calls for Offshore Oil Drilling Bans  Calls for banning or more strictly regulating offshore oil drilling increased Tuesday as Orange County federal lawmakers attended a field hearing on the impact of the Huntington Beach oil spill. The Joint Oversight and Investigations and Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee hearing featured testimonials from Michael Ziccardi, director of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network; UC […]
  
LA County COVID Hospitalizations Fall Slightly; Vaccinations Urged Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 hospitalization numbers dipped slightly in the latest data, while health officials again warned of increased risk of infection among the unvaccinated population, compared to their vaccinated counterparts. According to state figures, there were 632 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Monday, down from 638 on Sunday. Of those patients, 183 […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Fall Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to fall, reaching levels not seen since late July, according to the latest data. Hospitalizations dropped from 210 on Friday to 175 on Monday, with the number of intensive care unit patients declining from 39 to 34, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency, which does not update statistics […]
3,000 Gallons of Antifreeze Spilled When Semi-Truck Crashes A semi-truck collided with a freeway wall and led to the spilling of approximately 3,000 gallons of antifreeze on a freeway near Dodger Stadium, according to a report released Tuesday by the California Highway Patrol. According to CHP Officer Austin Heredia, Juan Aguilar, 64, was driving a 2009 Freightliner semi-truck on the southbound Golden State […]
LA County Considers Call to Ramp Up Services for LGBTQ+ Jail Population  The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion Tuesday to expand mental health treatment and other supportive services for LGBTQ and transgender people, both inside and out of county jails. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, the motion’s lead author, said the proposal also addresses a concern that too many women — including those who […]
LA City Council to Meet Tuesday, with Indicted Ridley-Thomas Taking `Step Back’ Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was indicted last week on federal bribery and conspiracy charges stemming from his time on the county Board of Supervisors, will not take part in Tuesday’s council meeting — telling his colleagues he will “immediately step back” but that he intends to remain in office and resume participating […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Continue to Dip; 4 New Virus Deaths Reported The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Riverside County continued to decline, while four new virus-related deaths were reported in the latest data. According to the Riverside University Health System, COVID-related hospitalizations countywide dropped to 271 Monday, compared to 278 on Friday. The number of those patients in intensive care was 65, down from 70 […]
One Dead in Crash on Santa Monica Freeway One person was killed Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash in West Los Angeles. Officers were called at 2:05 a.m. to the eastbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway near Manning Avenue, said Officer Patrick Kimball of the California Highway Patrol. A Ford Mustang ended up in a ditch off the freeway and the victim was pronounced dead […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises For Eighth Consecutive Day  The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Tuesday for the eighth consecutive day, increasing 1.2 cents to $4.511, its highest amount since Oct. 20, 2012. The average price has increased 7 cents over the past eight days, including a half-cent on Monday, according to figures from the […]
L.A. City Council Could Seek Law to Crack Down on Street Racing Promoters The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday will vote on whether to explore the feasibility of making it illegal to encourage, promote, instigate, assist, facilitate, aid or abet a street race or reckless driving exhibition. The idea for the ordinance — which would be modeled after one adopted by San Jose — was introduced by Councilman […]
One Year Ago Today (October 19, 2020)…Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Mayor Garcetti Accused of Sexual Harrassment One Year Ago Today (October 19, 2020)…A former deputy chief of staff to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was accused evening of sexual harassment and assault over the past six years and Garcetti accused of doing nothing about it. The accusation was lodged by Yashar Ali, a former deputy chief of staff to Gavin Newsom […]
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