| | | | The news for Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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Ridley-Thomas Faces Arraignment as LA City Council Considers Suspending Him  Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, while just a few blocks from the downtown federal courthouse, his council colleagues will vote on whether to suspend him from office. The motion to suspend Ridley-Thomas was introduced Tuesday by Council President Nury Martinez and seconded […]
  
Four Tie Firings to Ageism, Coronavirus Protocol Complaints Four former employees of Methodist Hospital of Southern California are suing the Arcadia facility, alleging age discrimination and retaliation for complaining about health and safety in the workplace during the coronavirus. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was brought Tuesday by Fiona John, Shelly Perks, Lisa Marquez and Harold Hayes, who are scheduled to appear […]
Orange County’s Weekly COVID-19 Averages Show Declines As Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations ticked up again, weekly averages showed a continued decline in infection rates, according to the latest data. The county’s weekly COVID case rate per 100,000 residents, which are released on Tuesdays, improved from 7 to 6.6, while the testing-positivity rate fell from 2.7% to 2.5%. The county’s Health Equity Quartile […]
L.A. County Reports 26 More COVID Deaths, 825 New Cases Los Angeles County reported another 26 COVID-19 deaths in its latest data, along with 825 newly confirmed infections, while the number of people hospitalized with the virus held mostly steady. The new fatalities lifted the county’s death toll from the pandemic to 26,442. The 825 new cases gave the county a cumulative total of 1,479,421. […]
Dodgers Seek to Even NLCS After Rallying for Game 3 Victory The Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to even the National League Championship Series at two games apiece Wednesday at Dodger Stadium after rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3. Cody Bellinger hit a game-tying three-run homer in the eighth inning and Mookie Betts doubled in the game-winning run three batters […]
Man Shot in Beverly Hills was Victim of Apparent Robbery  Detectives are continuing their investigation Wednesday of a man who was shot in the leg outside a restaurant in what police say was an attempted robbery in Beverly Hills. The shooting was reported about 8:45 p.m. in the 300 block of North Canon Drive, near Rodeo Drive, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. The […]
Fire at Commercial Building in Canoga Park Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Hospitalized Charred human remains were found in the rubble of a Canoga Park commercial building that housed an apparent drug-processing operation and erupted into flames Monday, while fire officials confirmed that another man who was burned in the blaze died at a hospital. Firefighters sent to the 8400 block of North Canoga Avenue about 12:20 p.m. […]
L.A. May Give Unvaccinated Workers Two More Months to Comply with Mandate The deadline is Wednesday for Los Angeles’ mandate that all city employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, but a proposal could give workers some extra time to comply. Under the proposal submitted Tuesday by the city administrative officer, pending City Council approval, workers would have until Dec. 18 to show proof of vaccination. In the meantime, […]
Riverside County’s COVID Hospitalizations Continue to Drop; 12 New Virus Deaths Reported  The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Riverside County continued to decline, according to the latest data, while 864 new cases were confirmed and 12 new virus-related deaths were reported. According to the Riverside University Health System, COVID-related hospitalizations countywide dropped to 268 Tuesday, compared to 271 on Monday. The number of those patients in […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises For Ninth Consecutive Day The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday for the ninth consecutive day, increasing 1.4 cents to $4.525, its highest amount since Oct. 20, 2012. The average price has increased 8.4 cents over the past nine days, including a half-cent on Monday, according to figures from the […]
One Year Ago Today (October 20, 2020)…Former Garcetti Aide Accused of Harassment Takes `Leave’ From Activities One Year Ago Today (October 20, 2020)…A former deputy chief of staff to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he will take a leave” from his nonprofit work and volunteer political activities for the mayor in response to renewed allegations of sexual harassment and assault. “For the past 17 years, I have dedicated myself to […]
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