| | | | The news for Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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Los Angeles to Offer Same-Day COVID-19 Testing for People with Symptoms  Same-day or next-day testing is now available for Los Angeles city and county residents who report having symptoms of the coronavirus. Mayor Eric Garcetti said because the city and county now have enough test kits, individuals will not be prioritized based on risks associated with the virus. People who had underlying health conditions or those […]
  
Gunfire Prompts Officer Needs Help Call in Hollywood Hills, Suspect in Custody A suspect was in custody Wednesday morning after officers reported hearing shots fired in a Hollywood Hills neighborhood. Officers responded to the 3000 block of Ellington Drive, south of Cahuenga Boulevard, about 12:45 a.m., where they heard gunshots and put out an officer needs help call, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No officers […]
Average L.A. County Gas Price Drops For 45th Consecutive Day The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Wednesday to its lowest amount since July 27, 2017, decreasing 1 cent to $2.925. The average price has dropped 45 consecutive days, decreasing 63.2 cents, including 1.5 cents on Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information […]
L.A. County Seeks Pilot to Make Temporary Homeless Successes Permanent As Los Angeles County workers move up to 15,000 homeless people into hotel and motel rooms to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Board of Supervisors has voted to develop a pilot program to keep seniors housed. Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Janice Hahn co-authored a motion calling for a plan to expand on the county’s […]
Riverside County’s Coronavirus Cases Edging Toward 2,000  Riverside County has had its largest single-day increase in the number of coronavirus cases — 210 — and the county’s top health official says that, with a total 1,961 documented infections, the process of relaxing austerity measures imposed on the public will not happen immediately. “There is a modest slowing because of social distancing,” Public […]
State Commissioner Warns Insurers to Cover Business Interruption Claims The California Department of Insurance is examining numerous complaints from businesses and public officials about insurance representatives trying to discourage policyholders from filing business interruption claims. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a notice requiring insurance companies and other businesses licensed by the department to comply with their contractual, statutory, regulatory and other legal obligations and […]
Palm Springs Police Begin Enforcing Mandatory Face Covering Order Police officers have begun dropping by essential business in Palm Springs to inform management about the city’s new mandatory face covering order, according to the police chief, who says education, not fines, will be his officers’ first tool in enforcing the order. No citations have been given since the order was issued Monday, Palm Springs […]
L.A. County Reports 40 More Coronavirus Deaths—Largest Single-Day Increase More than 40 additional deaths due to coronavirus have been reported in Los Angeles County in the largest single-day jump in fatalities since the pandemic began, while the overall number of cases topped 10,000. The sharp increases came one day after the county reported its lowest number of new cases — 239. County public health […]
OC Coronavirus Cases Stand at 1,299 with 13 Fatalities  Orange County’s COVID-19 cases stand at 1,299 with 19 deaths. The number of hospitalized patients increased from 103 to 122 on Tuesday, and the number of those in intensive care jumped from 51 to 62 from Monday to Tuesday, Orange County Health Care Agency officials said. It was the first time the number of those […]
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