| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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More Protests, More Curfews  Protesters took to Southland streets again Wednesday to decry police brutality and condemn the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and Los Angeles County imposed another curfew, but pushed it back by three hours. It was the fourth straight day the county has imposed a curfew, but Wednesday night’s restrictions won’t take effect until […]
  
Right-Wing Militia Group Symbols On OC Deputy At Protest? Sheriff Probe Launched  An Orange County sheriff’s deputy has been placed on administrative leave for wearing symbols associated with right-wing militia groups on his uniform at Costa Mesa’s protest against police misconduct on Monday. Sheriff’s officials were made aware of the incident through video posted on Reddit and Twitter, according to Carrie Braun, a department spokeswoman. An internal […]
Uh-Oh: OC Spike In COVID-19 Hospitalizations  Orange County health officials Wednesday reported eight more COVID-19 fatalities and 137 new cases, along with a spike in hospitalizations. The number of hospitalized patients increased from 240 to 279, with the number of patients in intensive care climbing from 97 to 120. The death toll now stands at 158 and the cumulative coronavirus case […]
Protests Shut Down Coronavirus Testing COVID-19 testing was impacted again Wednesday throughout Los Angeles County due to safety concerns arising from continuing protests against police brutality, with only two city testing locations operational and hours limited at some county-run sites. The city-run testing sites at Dodger Stadium and the Crenshaw Christian Center at 8901 S. Vermont Ave. were the ones […]
Multiple Demonstrations in Orange County Over Death of George Floyd Several demonstrations kicked off Wednesday in Orange County tied to last week’s in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Anaheim police closed several streets around City Hall to provide a safe space for protesters in advance of a 10 a.m. demonstration. By 10:30 a.m. a small, peaceful crowd could be seen gathering in front of […]
Court Delays Hearing on Bid to Keep Probe Into Bryant Crash Photos Private A hearing on an initial bid by the union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies to keep the results of an in-progress internal inquiry into the alleged dissemination of photos from the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash sealed was postponed Wednesday, according to an attorney for the county. Lawyer Andrew Baum said the hearing […]
Ex-City Hall Fundraiser Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Charge A former City Hall fundraiser pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal bribery charge for arranging a $500,000 bribe for a council member. Justin Kim, 53, is the first of four defendants to formally plead guilty in the ongoing “pay-to-play” public corruption probe being conducted by federal authorities. Kim entered his plea by videoconference to a […]
L.A. Council Votes to Limit Food Delivery Company Charges to Restaurants Under action taken Wednesday by the Los Angeles City Council and expected to be made official by the mayor, third-party food delivery services will not be able to charge restaurants more than 15% of the cost of an order, and that limit will remain in place for 90 days after the city allows on-site dining […]
Report: California’s COVID-19 Cases Rising, Bucking National Trend California, where health experts warn of a potential second wave of the coronavirus as the economy reopens, is seeing cases rise at a rapid clip, even as other states have seen the first wave fade, it was reported Wednesday. Numbers compiled by Johns Hopkins University show that California is one of about 20 states where […]
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