| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Sex Offenders Get Coronavirus Early Release: DA Outraged Over ‘Most Dangerous’ Criminals  Seven sex offenders arrested for alleged parole violations were released from custody, apparently as part of the state Supreme Court’s efforts to keep jail populations lower than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. “These kinds of high-risk sex offenders are the most dangerous kind of criminal and the […]
  
Undocumented Unemployed Get $75 Million In Coronavirus Crisis: Taxpayers Group Says ‘No’ In Court  A taxpayers’ group filed court papers Wednesday to block Gov. Gavin Newsom’s allocation of $75 million in coronavirus-related aid to undocumented immigrants ineligible for unemployment insurance. The still unofficial Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch Inc. represents the two plaintiffs, state taxpayers Robin Crest and Howard A. Myers. The plaintiffs are asking […]
Another 50-Plus Coronavirus Deaths In LA County: Minorities Hit Hard, Social Distancing To Continue  With more than 50 new fatalities, COVID-19 continued to amass victims in Los Angeles County Wednesday, as health officials lamented a continuing disparity in deaths among lower-income and ethnic groups, and also warned that physical-distancing rules will remain for months, even if businesses start reopening. The county Department of Public Health reported 56 more deaths […]
Discount Tire Centers Ordered to Pay Back Wages to Worker Who Self-Quarantined Anaheim-based Discount Tire Centers must pay an employee $2,606 in back wages for denying him sick leave after his health care provider advised that he self-quarantine while awaiting a family member’s COVID-19 test results, federal investigators announced Wednesday. The investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that Discount Tire Centers […]
Sewing Group Seeks Volunteers to Provide 30,000 Cloth Masks A group of sewers seeking to create 30,000 cloth face masks for front-line health care workers in Los Angeles issued a call Wednesday for additional volunteers to help in the effort. “We are looking to help health care workers and hospitals,” said Anna Kitabjian, a local nurse practitioner and an organizer for The Sew Helpful […]
LA City Council Adopts Laws to Protect Laid-Off Workers After COVID-19 The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday adopted ordinances to protect jobs of hospitality, janitorial and tourism workers who have been laid off during the coronavirus pandemic. “In the city of Los Angeles, you should not have to work your entire life to pull yourself and your families out of poverty into a good life, only […]
Santa Monica Forms Task Force for COVID-19 Recovery Santa Monica city leaders have formed a task force to help the city emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, with the city facing a projected $300 million budget gap over the next 26 months. At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, officials announced the Santa Monica Economic Recovery Task Force, a collaboration between city staff in several […]
Orange County Reports Three More Deaths From Coronavirus Two more COVID-19-related deaths were reported Wednesday, bringing Orange County’s death toll to 44, as the overall case count rose to 2,252. The Orange County Health Care Agency announced 108 new confirmed coronavirus cases, and also reported that the number of hospitalized patients dipped from 178 on Tuesday to 175, with the number of patients […]
Phillips 66 Facing Lawsuit Over Pollution Concerns in Carson, Wilmington A Los Angeles County environmental rights organization provided notice Wednesday to Phillips 66 of intent to sue for alleged “repeated and ongoing” violations of state pollution laws at the company’s Wilmington and Carson refineries. The notice states that San Francisco-based Earthjustice intends to file a citizen complaint against Phillips 66 in Los Angeles federal court […]
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