| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, December 8, 2021
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LACo Health Officials Urge Pediatric COVID Shots Ahead of Holidays  Saying unvaccinated teens are nine times more likely to be infected with COVID-19, Los Angeles County health officials made another plea to parents Wednesday to get their children inoculated ahead of the holiday season. According to the county Department of Public Health, COVID cases among school-aged children dropped by 30% between late September and late […]
  
Plan to Sell Angel Stadium Called Violation of Surplus Land Act  The state Department of Housing and Community Development Wednesday sent a notice of violation to Anaheim regarding the city’s plan to sell and develop property at Angel Stadium — saying the plan violates the Surplus Land Act and its requirements for encouraging lower-income housing. The move followed a letter from the state agency, sent to […]
Judge Mulls Bid for Injunction vs. LAUSD Student Vaccine Mandate  A judge said Wednesday he is inclined to deny a request by two parent groups for a preliminary injunction against the Los Angeles Unified School District’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students, but he took the case under submission after a raucous hearing in which he twice admonished the crowd against outbursts. In front of a […]
Council Members Raman, Krekorian Seek Independent Redistricting Commission One day after the Los Angeles City Council approved new borders for the city’s 15 council districts, two council members Wednesday introduced a motion to start the process for a ballot measure in November 2022 for voters to consider establishing an independent redistricting commission to handle the process in 2031. “In Los Angeles, the redistricting […]
`Western Bandit’ Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Deadly Crime Spree An ex-con who killed two people and shot at numerous others on or near Western Avenue in Los Angeles in attacks attributed to the so-called “Western Bandit” over a three-year period was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, with some victims and their families clapping as the term was handed […]
Probe Continues into Fatal Shooting of Boy, 14, in Boyle Heights Crisis counselors were on hand at Roosevelt High School Wednesday following the shooting death of a student in the Boyle Heights area, and police were continuing to search for a possible second suspect in the slaying. Jeremy Galvin, 14, of Los Angeles, was shot about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at First and Savannah streets, near First […]
Council Members Seek Reforms To LA’s Sidewalk Repair Program Councilmen Mike Bonin and Bob Blumenfield Wednesday introduced a motion aimed at improving Los Angeles’ system for repairing sidewalks based on a report by Controller Ron Galperin that found the city’s program was broken like many of the sidewalks themselves. In his Nov. 17 report, Galperin called for a comprehensive assessment of the city’s 9,000 […]
Judge Ponders LAPD Union’s Request for Injunction Against Vax Mandate The union representing LAPD officers appeared poised to lose a round Wednesday in its lawsuit alleging unfair labor negotiations related to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for municipal employees — with a judge saying he was inclined to deny its members’ request for a preliminary injunction against the directive. The Los Angeles Police Protective League alleges […]
AG Opens Probe into Torrance PD Following Report of Officers’ Racist Texts The state Attorney General’s Office opened an “independent review” of the Torrance Police Department Wednesday, following revelations of racist text messages shared among a group of officers for years that have led to the dismissal of hundreds of criminal cases in which the officers were involved. “Police departments are on the front lines of that […]
City of Hope Announces Acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers City of Hope cancer hospital in Duarte announced Wednesday it has reached a deal to acquire Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a nationwide network of oncology hospitals and outpatient care centers. “This is a defining moment in the fight against cancer and a powerful opportunity to reach more cancer patients with the leading treatments, care […]
Authorities Seek Help Finding Missing Man in Palmdale Authorities sought the public’s help Wednesday to find a man who went missing in Palmdale. Steven Charles Scott, 24, was last seen Tuesday in the 7300 block of Gila Court, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Scott is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. He has brown hair, brown eyes […]
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