| | | | The news for Sunday, December 13, 2020
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LA County Records 70 More COVID-19 Deaths, 11,476 New Cases  Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials have reported 11,476 new cases of COVID-19 and 70 more deaths. To date, health officials have reported 512,872 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of the county and a total of 8,269 deaths. A statement from the health department Saturday said, “Our daily case numbers are […]
  
1 Dead, Another Person Injured in All-Terrain Vehicle Crash in Llano A person was killed and another person was injured in a crash Sunday morning involving two all-terrain vehicles in Llano. The crash occurred a little after 4 a.m. in the area of Largo Vista Road and Pearblossom Highway, the California Highway Patrol reported. Paramedics dispatched to the crash scene rushed one person to an area, […]
Garcetti Among Speakers at Virtual Global Climate Conference Mayor Eric Garcetti was joined by Pope Francis, Chinese President Xi Jinping, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other worldwide leaders in speaking at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit. Garcetti spoke Saturday in his role as chair of C40 Cities, which bills itself as a network […]
LA’s Community Colleges Exploring Unarmed Security Model Los Angeles Community College trustees have voted unanimously for a six-month extension of an agreement for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to continue providing public safety services at the district’s nine campuses. Saturday’s vote came one month after district officials announced plans to seek a new security contract after failing to reach agreement with […]
Orange County Reports 2,091 New Cases of COVID-19, Record Hospitalizations Orange County has reported 2,091 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 additional deaths, while again setting a new record for hospitalizations related to the coronavirus. County officials reported 1,150 hospitalizations Saturday, with 273 people in intensive care units. That was an increase over Friday, when 1,122 were hospitalized and 265 in ICU. The previous record […]
Orange County DA Blasts Judge’s Order to Cut Jail Population by Half  Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has criticized a judge’s ruling ordering Sheriff Don Barnes to reduce the county’s jail population by half to allow for more social distancing among inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Superior Court Judge Peter J. Wilson issued the order Friday in response to a lawsuit brought by the American Civil […]
Woman Alleges She Was Fired for Complaining About Work Conditions A former employee of a cheese making factory is suing the company and a staffing agency, alleging she was wrongfully fired for complaining about the lack of social distancing in the workplace given the outbreak of the coronavirus. Sandra J. Larios de Bravo’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Personnel Staffing Group LLC and Saputo […]
Lakewood Suspends Tickets for Street-Sweeping Violations The city of Lakewood will not issue parking citations for street-sweeping violations for at least the next few weeks due to the latest statewide Stay At Home order, city officials announced Sunday. The policy change was made “because many people are at home now and can’t easily find off-street places to park,” a city statement […]
White Former Worker Alleges Discrimination at Biltmore Hotel A white former employee of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel is suing her ex-employer, alleging her Chinese-American boss discriminated against her because of her race and called her a “dumb woman.” Christina Clark maintains she was wrongfully fired in 2019 for complaining about her treatment. Her Los Angeles Superior Court suit against Biltmore owner M&C Hotel […]
Suspect Who Struck Patrol Car Arrested After Chase from Koreatown to Buena Park  A suspect who led police on a high-speed chase from Koreatown to the front lawn of a home in Buena Park had crashed into an Los Angeles police patrol car during a street takeover, authorities said Saturday. The officers responded at 11 p.m. Friday to reports of street racers at Seventh Street and Western Avenue, […]
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