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The news for Tuesday, May 11, 2021

LAPD Officer Jailed For Alleged Kidnapping, Assault With Deadly Weapon, Making Criminal Threats: Inglewood Cops Sent To Family Disturbance

jail cellsAn off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer arrested in Inglewood on suspicion of kidnapping, making criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon was behind bars Tuesday in lieu of $2 million bail. Details were sketchy as the LAPD acknowledged the arrest but referred questions to Inglewood police who made the arrest. However, Inglewood police […]
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With Vaccination Demand Dipping, LA County ‘Herd Immunity’ Now Expected in July

With the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations slowing in Los Angeles County, the public health director says it could take slightly longer than originally anticipated for the region to reach a point of so-called herd immunity. Early in the vaccination effort, health officials had estimated the bulk of the county’s population would be inoculated by the […]
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Where’s The Naan? Will Garcetti Have More On D.C. Trip Menu Than Infrastructure? Mayor’s Office Mum By Rumors Of Indian Ambassador

LA Mayor Eric GarcettiWill Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti quit his current job to become U.S. ambassador to India? That’s the rumor that’s been circulating in City Hall and elsewhere for days, and now the mayor’s office says Garcetti is scheduled to fly to Washington Tuesday to meet with federal officials. However, according to the official explanation, the […]
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Orange County Moves Closer to Yellow Tier in COVID Reopening Plan

Orange County is reporting just 46 new COVID-19 infections, while hospitalizations continue to trend down — a pattern that could soon allow the county to move into the less restrictive yellow tier of the state’s reopening plan. “Hopefully, if everything continues like this in another two weeks, May 25 would be the first day to […]
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Police Commission to Again Review LAPD’s $66.7 Million Plan Regarding Protests

The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday will hear additional information from the police department on an estimated $66.7 million plan to incorporate recommendations from three reports that found the department mishandled aspects of its response to last year’s protests against racism and police brutality. The commission may hold a vote to provide direction to the […]
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Average LA County Gasoline Price Rises for 18th Consecutive Day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Tuesday for the 18th consecutive day, increasing a half-cent to $4.154, its highest amount since Oct. 22, 2019. The average price has increased 12.8 cents over the past 18 days, including four-tenths of a cent Monday, according to figures from […]
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Two Critically Injured in Solo-Vehicle Crash in Lake Elsinore

Four people were injured, two critically, in a single-vehicle crash in Lake Elsinore Tuesday morning, authorities said. Firefighters responded at 2:37 a.m. to a stretch of Lakeshore Drive near Diamond Drive and found at least one person was ejected from the wreckage of the crash, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. A helicopter was […]
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Riverside County Reports Increase in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

voter stickersThe number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County increased by about 10% over the weekend, while the number of active coronavirus cases continued to wane, health officials reported. According to data released Monday by the Riverside University Health System, 70 people countywide were hospitalized with coronavirus, seven more than Friday. That includes 19 intensive care […]
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Riverside County Supervisors to Consider Policy Changes, Purchases to Improve Elections

The Nov. 3 general election posed challenges for the Riverside County Registrar of Voters’ Office and created confusion among some residents, but the process can be smoothed out in the future with policy changes, according to a report that the Board of Supervisors will review Tuesday. Under a board directive issued in early December, the […]
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Dodgers to Again Dedicate Seating Sections for Fully Vaccinated Fans

The Dodgers will open a nine-game homestand Tuesday evening and will offer dedicated seating sections for fans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The sections will be available for games Tuesday and Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, the Friday through Sunday series against the Miami Marlins and next week’s series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The […]
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