| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, June 5, 2020
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‘Unabated’ Police Violence Second Health Crisis? COVID-19 Deaths Hit Blacks Hardest, Hospitals Could Have Bed Shortages  Los Angeles County health and elected officials again highlighted disparities in COVID-19 deaths among black residents Friday and also warned that a recent uptick in transmission rates could result in a lack of sufficient ICU beds in coming weeks if it continues. Supervisor Hilda Solis began the a coronavirus news briefing by saying that “unabated […]
  
LAPD Union Blasts Garcetti `Killers’ Remark: ‘You Really Believe’ LAPD Officers Are ‘Killers?’  The union representing Los Angeles police officers lashed out at Mayor Eric Garcetti Friday, objecting to his use of the word “killers” while discussing proposed law enforcement funding cuts with a group of black community leaders, but the mayor said his words were being “twisted.” “Eric, do you really believe that Los Angeles police officers […]
Did Newport Beach Surgeon And Girlfriend Drug, Sexually Assault Numerous Women? Judge Won’t Dismiss Charges A judge refused Friday to dismiss charges against a Newport Beach surgeon and his girlfriend, who are accused of drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women, and set a hearing for next Friday to consider whether the District Attorney’s Office should be kicked off the case. “The public’s confidence pursuing justice would be severely undermined if […]
Worker Dies in Fall at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood A construction worker in his 30s was fatally injured Friday in a fall at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The victim, whose name was withheld pending notification of family members, was pronounced dead at 11:10 a.m. The builder, Turner AECOM Hunt, issued a statement Friday afternoon confirming that an iron worker fell from the roof structure […]
From The Beach To Downtown, Southlanders Continue Protest Marches From the shoreline to downtown and beyond, thousands of Southland residents came out in force again Friday in protest of police brutality and in condemnation of the death of George Floyd while being arrested by a white police officer in Minneapolis. Friday morning, hundreds of people gathered in a line on the coastline sand from […]
OC Reports Nine More COVID-19 Deaths Orange County health officials Friday reported nine more COVID-19 fatalities, which makes 24 deaths in a three-day period, mostly involving skilled nursing facility residents. The death toll from the coronavirus in the county now stands at 174, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency, which also reported 296 newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases on Friday, […]
Local ADA Ride Share Service to Receive $330,000 U.S. DOT Grant The U.S. Department of Transportation Friday announced a $330,000 grant for a shared-ride service for disabled individuals in Los Angeles County, part of $3.5 million in funding aimed at improving access to public transportation and mobility for older adults, low-income communities and people with disabilities. Access Services will receive $330,000 for a mobile travel app […]
Deputies Discover Indoor Cannabis Grow During Fire in Menifee A fire next to a Menifee home culminated in authorities uncovering an indoor marijuana grow where more than 450 plants were being cultivated and nearly 200 pounds of processed cannabis was stored, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Tinker said the blaze in the 25000 block of Antelope Road, near Mapes […]
Newsom Orders Halt To Carotid Restraint, Backs Rules For Tear Gas, Projectiles Following a week of sometimes-contentious protests in the Southland and beyond that have prompted some allegations of excessive force by police, Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday called for the development of statewide protocols for the use of tear gas and rubber projectiles. Newsom also ordered that law enforcement officers in the state no longer be trained […]
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