| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Mickey Mouse Helps Fight Coronavirus As Disneyland Is Vaccination ‘Super Site’  Orange County supervisors Tuesday voted to hire a public relations firm to help encourage acceptance of vaccines for COVID-19 as officials ramped up use of Disneyland as a “super site” for coronavirus vaccinations. The news comes as the Orange County Health Care Agency reported 28 more COVID-19 fatalities and 3,258 new cases, raising the death […]
  
Good News If You’re Over 65: New Vaccination Rules Say You Can Get Your Shot  People aged 65 and older and those with serious underlying health conditions in Los Angeles and across California could quickly become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, with federal officials urging states Tuesday to more widely distribute the shots Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s Health and Human Services secretary, said the change could be implemented within […]
LA Council To Trump: Get Out Now!  Four Los Angeles City Council members introduced a resolution Tuesday in support of the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, this time for alleged incitement of an insurrection. The resolution was introduced by Council President Nury Martinez and Councilmen Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Paul Koretz and Mitch O’Farrell. “The only way for our communities to heal and […]
Man Fatally Shot in Willowbrook, Suspect At Large Authorities Tuesday identified a 25-year-old man who was found fatally shot in a vehicle that crashed into a home in Willowbrook. Deputies responded about 4 p.m. Monday to a call of a traffic crash with a possible assault with a deadly weapon in the 13500 block of San Pedro Street, near East 135th Street, and […]
Children of Spike Lee Named 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday that the two children of filmmaker and three-time Golden Globe nominee Spike Lee and producer Tonya Lewis Lee will serve as “Ambassadors” at this year’s awards ceremony. Satchel and Jackson Lee will assist with duties during the Feb. 28 Golden Globe Awards ceremony, which will be hosted by […]
Billionaire Casino Owner Sheldon Adelson, GOP Benefactor, Dies at 87 in Malibu Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire Las Vegas casino owner and mega-Republican donor who was estimated to be the 19th richest person in the United States, died Monday in Malibu at the age of 87. Las Vegas Sands announced Adelson’s death in a statement early Tuesday. “Our founder and visionary leader, Sheldon G. Adelson, passed away last […]
Outdoor Dining Returns To LA – Maybe? The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to instruct city agencies and departments to pursue changes that will make it easier for the food and beverage industry to provide outdoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even before the pandemic, a lot of those who sought to open restaurants or bars complained legitimately about a lot […]
Los Angeles Police Commission Approves LAPD’s Facial Recognition Use Policy The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the Los Angeles Police Department’s use of facial recognition software to identify potential suspects. The policy was approved with a modification for the Inspector General to work with the commission’s executive committee to develop and ensure a “strong oversight system,” according to Commission President Eileen […]
Robbery in Santa Ana Turns Out to be a Phone Scam Instead What police initially suspected was a kidnapping-robbery turned out to be a con on an auto parts store manager in Santa Ana, police said Tuesday. Police were called about 6:30 p.m. Monday regarding an armed robbery at the AutoZone at 1101 S. Bristol St., said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. What actually happened was […]
Mayor Eric Garcetti And City Employees Reach Deal To Avoid Non-Sworn Layoffs Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Tuesday he reached a tentative deal with the city’s non-sworn employees to avoid layoffs amid the city’s economic downturn resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 crisis has caused the most devastating economic downturn Los Angeles has ever faced, and we have asked our labor partners to help us […]
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