| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, June 19, 2020
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Marches, Parades, Discussions Mark Juneteenth in L.A. County Thousands of people gathered for parades and marches Friday to mark Juneteenth in Los Angeles County, and multiple organizations gave their employees at least part of the day off on the anniversary of the day the last slaves in the Confederacy were freed. The 11th annual “Juneteenth Celebration — A Rally For Black Independence” will […]
  
Health Officials: County Making Progress in Virus Fight, Despite Deaths, Cases  As more businesses reopen, Los Angeles County health officials Friday offered assurance that local indicators tracking the pace of coronavirus were continuing to decrease or hold steady, but they again stressed the importance of wearing face coverings to prevent COVID-19 from spiking. “I get a lot of questions about why this is important, especially from […]
Orange County Reports 288 New Cases of COVID-19, 7 More Deaths As Orange County officials opened more businesses such as nail salons Friday, the Health Care Agency reported seven more COVID-19 deaths, making it the deadliest week since the pandemic began. Last week, officials confirmed the deadliest week, but this week’s death toll topped it. Since last Friday, 55 people have succumbed to COVID-19, eclipsing the […]
Lakers CEO Jeanie Buss Posts Fan’s Racist Tirade  Los Angeles Lakers CEO Jeanie Buss posted a fan’s hate-filled letter to her Instagram account Friday to demonstrate that racism still exists. “After much thought, I decided to share this letter I received on Monday so that everyone can see the hate is real and living out there. This is happening in our world TODAY. […]
Garcetti Signs Executive Directive to Place Emphasis on Racial Equity Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive Friday to address racial equity in Los Angeles by requiring city departments to plan for the reinstatement of affirmative action in California and for city employees to take implicit-bias training. “We have a lot of work to do to correct the inequities that are baked into a system […]
Sheriff’s Deputy Fatally Shoots Fleeing Armed Suspect Near Gardena An investigation is underway Friday into the fatal shooting of an armed suspect who fled from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies near Gardena when — according to the man who employed him as a security guard — law enforcement personnel pulled “their guns on him and he ran because he was scared.” The shooting […]
Man’s Conviction Upheld for Slayings of Gas Station Clerk, Dispensary Owner A state appeals court panel Friday upheld a Los Angeles man’s conviction for murdering a clerk at a Los Feliz gas station and the owner of a Mar Vista medical marijuana dispensary during robberies carried out one day apart and caught on video. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal found that […]
Los Angeles Metro to Change, Enhance Services to Bus Lines on Sunday The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Friday it will make changes to its bus service lines on Sunday to enhance social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Metro said it will add 95 trips and increase frequencies of stops on its current heavily used bus lines and adjust running times based on faster, current […]
Port of Los Angeles Claims World Record of Single-Stop Cargo Move  The Port of Los Angeles announced Friday that its partner shipping companies and local union members moved 18,465 containers during a single stop, setting a world record. Port officials said the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., APM Terminals Los Angeles and International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals 13, 63 and 94 successfully moved the containers from […]
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