| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, May 4, 2020
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State To Allow Additional Businesses To Reopen This Week, With Modifications  In an announcement that will bring relief to business owners in the Southland and across the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday California’s stay-at-home order will be eased later this week, allowing some “lower-risk” retail stores to reopen with restricted operations. Newsom said the state on Thursday will release guidelines that applicable businesses will have […]
  
COVID-19 Deaths Continue in L.A. County; Business Reopening Plans Expected Another two dozen deaths from COVID-19 were announced Monday in Los Angeles County even as plans moved forward to allow the reopening of some retail businesses, although it was not immediately clear how widespread those openings will be locally. Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health, announced 28 new deaths due to […]
Orange County Reports 107 More Cases of Coronavirus Five new COVID-19-related deaths were reported Monday in Orange County, bringing the death toll to 57 as the cumulative case count rose to 2,819. The county announced 89 new cases on Monday, and also reported that the number of patients hospitalized declined from 187 on Sunday to 169, and the number of patients in intensive […]
LAUSD Will Begin School Year Aug. 18, But No Timeline on Returning to Schools  Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner announced Monday the district’s 2020-2021 academic year will begin Aug. 18, but it remains unclear how classes will be held amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The timing remains uncertain because the science is still uncertain,” Beutner said. “At a minimum, a comprehensive system of testing and contact tracing […]
L.A. County Provides $500,000 in Small Business Grants Grants totaling $500,000 have been awarded to 59 small businesses, nonprofits and for-profit community organizations since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, saving 311 jobs, the Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services announced Monday. Supervisor Kathryn Barger said small businesses are critical to the county’s economic health. “The Employer Assistance Grant Program in […]
Southland Kroger Grocery Store Workers Will Get Free COVID-19 Testing The union that represents about 22,000 grocery workers at Ralphs and Food 4 Less in Southern California announced Monday that their employer has agreed to provide them with access to free COVID-19 testing. “That UFCW members successfully compelled Kroger to provide testing is a significant victory for the public’s health,” said John Grant, president of […]
Los Angeles Times Wins Pulitzers for Art Criticism, Audio Reporting The Los Angeles Times won two Pulitzer Prizes Monday, for coverage by art critic Christopher Knight on the redesign of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and audio reporting on the Trump administration’s “remain in Mexico” policy. Times reporter Molly O’Toole worked with Vice News freelancer Emily Green, who is based in Mexico City, […]
Taxpayers Seek TRO Against Newsom Plan to Help Undocumented Immigrants Less than a week after suing Gov. Gavin Newsom over his allocation of $75 million in coronavirus-related aid to undocumented immigrants ineligible for unemployment insurance, two taxpayers Monday filed court papers in Los Angeles seeking a temporary restraining order against the plan. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was brought last Wednesday by Judicial Watch […]
L.A. County Fights Child Sex Trafficking, Hopes Lessons Are Adopted Broadly  The Los Angeles County Department of Probation released a report Monday detailing its efforts over eight years to fight the commercial sexual exploitation of children, including many personal stories from survivors and probation officers. Department officials said the problem continues even during the COVID-19 crisis and hopes that the lessons outlined in “All Hands on […]
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