| | | | The news for Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Santa Ana-Driven Brush Fire in Silverado Canyon Burns 3,600 Acres, Prompts Evacuations  A wind-driven brush fire in Silverado Canyon sparked by a house fire exploded to 3,600 acres Thursday morning and was growing rapidly as mandatory and voluntary evacuations were ordered for residents in a large portion of Orange County. Mandatory evacuations were in effect in the Modjeska, Silverado and Williams Canyon areas and voluntary evacuations were […]
  
LA County Continues Seeing Elevated COVID-19 Cases; ICU Space Jeopardized Health officials are warning that left unabated, the surge of COVID-19 cases ravaging Los Angeles County could threaten the availability of intensive-care unit beds by Christmas. “Based on current modeling, unless there has been and continues to be changes in community transmission, we do anticipate that we will have a shortage of ICU beds over […]
LAPD Could See Layoffs as City Struggles With Budget Deficit City officials say layoffs at the Los Angeles Police Department are “on the table” as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the local economy and take its toll on government coffers. Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday he hopes laying off city employees, including LAPD personnel, will be a last-resort measure, but the city is prepared […]
1 Person Killed, Another Critically Injured in Westwood Apartment Fire One person was killed and one critically injured Thursday morning in an apartment fire in Westwood. Firefighters responded to the 1700 block of Kelton Avenue, north of Santa Monica Boulevard, at about 2 a.m. and found smoke coming from a two-story apartment building and fire in the rear of the second floor, according to Nicholas […]
Santa Ana Winds Put Southland Under Wildfire Warning  Red flag warnings continued in the Southland Thursday, as Santa Ana winds raised the risk of wildfires and prompted warnings of power cutoffs. The warning will continue until 10 p.m. Saturday in the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Los Angeles County mountains, Angeles National Forest and Santa Clarita Valley. A separate red flag warning will […]
Hospitalizations, COVID-19 Rates Continue to Climb in OC Coronavirus patients continue to stream into Orange County’s hospitals, with health officials reporting an additional 41 patients on Wednesday, including an increase of 13 admitted to intensive care units, a trend that is close to matching peak rates in July. The Orange County Health Care Agency also reported 1,208 new COVID-19 diagnoses and one additional […]
Protests Set for 10th Straight Day at Garcetti’s Residence The 10th consecutive day of demonstrations outside Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s official residence is planned for Thursday in an attempt to persuade President-elect Joe Biden not to appoint Garcetti to his cabinet. The theme of the protest will be “Defund the police,” according to organizers. About 100 people gathered Wednesday morning outside Getty House […]
Three-Vehicle Crash Injures Five in Acton A speeding Mercedes rear-ended an SUV towing a trailer in the unincorporated Acton area near Palmdale, then veered into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle, injuring five people, authorities said Thursday. The crash occurred in the 4000 block of Sierra Highway, near Crown Valley Road, at about 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. Ryan Bodily […]
Rep. Waters Criticizes Caltrans for Removing People From Empty El Sereno Homes Rep. Maxine Waters criticized Caltrans Wednesday for having people evicted from vacant homes the state agency owns in El Sereno as part of the abandoned 710 North Freeway Extension Project. “The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has posed a severe threat to our communities for nearly a year now, but the pandemic is unrelenting and continues to […]
Garcetti Issues ‘Targeted Safer at Home Order’ Mirroring County’s  A “Targeted Safer at Home Order” intended to reduce the spread of the coronavirus was issued Wednesday evening by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, mirroring a similar order from Los Angeles County. Like the county order, all people living within the city are ordered to remain in their homes but there is an extensive list […]
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