Los Angeles residents will no longer be required to wear masks indoors – regardless of vaccination status – starting Friday. The LA County Department of Public Health announced Thursday that it would lift the indoor mask mandate because of lower COVID-19 transmission. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health lifted their indoor mask mandate Thursday, citing declining rates of COVID-19 community spread. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Candidates for the Los Angeles City Council District 5 representative election discussed public safety, homelessness, transit development and other issues at a virtual town hall Monday. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Office of the External Vice President held a town hall with several candidates running to become the next Los Angeles City Council District 5 representative. Candidates answered questions from members of the office and students about policies such as transportation and combatting homelessness. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Volunteers in Westwood conducted the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count this past week after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 100 volunteers fanned out across Westwood for two hours Wednesday to participate in the annual homeless count. Read more...
Photo: More than 100 volunteers attended the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count in Westwood on Wednesday night, initially meeting at the Westwood Presbyterian Church. The volunteers walked through different areas to help determine how many people are experiencing homelessness in Westwood. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
Several candidates for the Los Angeles mayoral election are advocating for stronger actions to be taken toward addressing homelessness in LA. The mayoral candidates expanded on their policies to decrease homelessness in a debate Tuesday and in subsequent campaign communications. Read more...
Photo: Multiple candidates running to be the next mayor of Los Angeles agreed homelessness in LA is a significant issue, advocating for stronger agendas including expanding housing construction and improving mental health care. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 5:32 p.m. Los Angeles County will lift its indoor mask mandate in places requiring vaccine verification beginning Friday. Based on declining COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced in a press release Wednesday that fully vaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks indoors, provided businesses verify their vaccination status. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that fully vaccinated individuals may not have to wear masks in indoor settings that require vaccine verification starting Friday.
UCPD recorded 509 unique entries in its January daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Justin Jung, city and crime editor. Interactive by Laurel Woods, Data editor. Read more...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion in mid-November to take steps to decriminalize bike violations. The board motion followed a Los Angeles Times article that found racial disparities in how LA County sheriff’s deputies handled bike stops. Read more...
Photo: The county of Los Angeles is working to decriminalize biking violations, following reports of racial bias in policing. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
