| | | | | The news for Saturday, March 5, 2022 |
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USC to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate for Students, Staff on Monday Following the lead of the state and Los Angeles County, USC has announced it will drop its requirement for students and staff to wear masks indoors at most university locations. “Although we are following the CDC and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in removing masking as a requirement, we want to be clear […]
LA County Mask Mandate Ends as COVID Metrics Improve Indoor mask-wearing is no longer mandatory in Los Angeles County, thanks to a new health order implemented in response to federal data showing a decreased impact of COVID-19 on the county’s health-care system. As of midnight Friday, mask-wearing went from mandatory to “strongly recommended” in most indoor spaces across the county. Masking is still required […]
LA Council President Introduces Motion to End Proof of Vaccination Requirement With the county easing back its COVID-19 masking and vaccine-verification rules, Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has introduced a motion to end the city’s mandate requiring proof of vaccination to enter many indoor establishments and large outdoor events. The city ordinance, which went into effect Nov. 8, requires people over age 12 to […]
Widow, Daughter of Man Killed in 2020 Plane Crash Sue Pilot’s Estate The widow and daughter of a passenger who was killed in a small plane crash in Newhall in 2020 are suing the estate of the pilot and the estate’s representative. Gina Solis brought the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit on behalf of herself and her 10-year-old daughter on Thursday against the estate of John Russell […]
Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped to levels not seen since mid-December, but newly reported deaths indicate fatalities for February will reach summer-surge levels. The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals dropped from 206 Wednesday to 202 Thursday, while the number of those patients in intensive care ticked down from 34 to 33. […]
Art Directors Guild Awards on Tap Saturday, Returning to In-Person Format “Dune,” “West Side Story” and “Licorice Pizza” are among the motion pictures up for best feature film trophies Saturday evening at the 26th annual Art Directors Guild’s Excellence in Production Design Awards. After the COVID-19 pandemic drove last year’s presentations to a virtual format, the 2022 edition of the awards show returns to an in-person […]
ACE Awards on Tap; `Belfast,’ `Dune,’ `Power of the Dog’ Among Nominees Film editors for “Belfast,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “No Time to Die” and “The Power of the Dog” are up for the best-edited feature film prize Saturday at the 72nd annual American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced last year’s ACE Awards to a virtual format, this year’s ceremonies return to in-person […]
`Selling Sunset’ Star Christine Quinn’s Home Targeted by Would-Be Robbers “Selling Sunset” reality TV personality Christine Quinn said a pair of armed would-be intruders attempted to break into her Hollywood Hills home overnight Friday, an encounter she called “the most horrifying moment of my life.” In a video posted on her Instagram page, Quinn said she and her husband — businessman Christian Richards — and […]
Man Arrested After Standoff With Police in North Hollywood An armed suspect surrendered to police Saturday morning in North Hollywood after a standoff that lasted nearly 5 1/2 hours. Police were called to a homeless encampment at approximately 8:15 p.m. Friday near the Sherman Way exit of the Hollywood (170) Freeway regarding a man with a weapon inside a homeless encampment, said a Los […]
Woman Fatally Shot in Commerce A woman was shot to death Saturday in an unincorporated area near Commerce. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded at 1:24 a.m. to the intersection of Garfield Avenue and Telegraph Road north of the Santa Ana (5) Freeway, said Deputy Miguel Meza of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. […]
One Year Ago Today (March 5, 2021)…DA Drops Bid for Death Penalty Against Alleged Double-Killer One Year Ago Today (March 5, 2021)…The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office dropped its bid to seek the death penalty against a Torrance man charged with raping and murdering a teenage girl and a young woman who were found dead less than a year apart. Geovanni Borjas, 36, is charged with murder and rape […]
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