This post was updated April 29 at 7:18 p.m. All Los Angeles County residents, both with and without symptoms, can receive a free test for the novel coronavirus as of Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County residents can now receive a free test for COVID-19 even if they do not have any symptoms, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Defying stay-at-home orders, scores of protesters drove to Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday to demand the city reopen nonessential businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. The protest is one of a series of “Operation Gridlock” rallies across the country, including a similar march at Huntington Beach on Friday, criticizing the stay-at-home orders’ effect on the economy. Read more...
Photo: Alma Villanueva, a supporter of President Donald Trump, waves an American flag on top of a convertible circling around Civic Center. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles will offer coronavirus testing to all essential workers, both with and without symptoms, starting Thursday. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that asymptomatic health care professionals, grocery store workers, first responders, critical government personnel and other essential workers will now also be able to receive tests for the coronavirus. Workers should contact their employers to learn how to obtain the priority testing at one of 34 testing sites in the city of LA and LA County, Garcetti said. Read more...
Photo: All essential workers in Los Angeles will be able to receive tests for the coronavirus starting Thursday, even if they are asymptomatic. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
John Sungkamee’s Westwood restaurant Emporium Thai was on the cusp of its 20-year anniversary when Los Angeles restaurants were ordered to switch to delivery and takeout only. Read more...
Photo: Sequential government orders have limited restaurants and bars in Westwood Village to takeout and delivery options. The economic toll of the limits and the coronavirus pandemic has even forced some to close and has left others on the edge. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles County will subsidize rent and expand tenant protection using emergency funding, according to a plan approved Tuesday. The program aims to provide subsidies of a maximum of $1,000 per month for up to three months for families whose income is impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Students in on-campus housing can simply end their housing contract, but students living in off-campus apartments may not have an easy way out of their leases. Given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, state and local governments have enacted some protections and support for tenants. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A section of Wilshire Boulevard closed April 2 to expedite the construction of the Purple Line subway extension, but there are no confirmed plans to do the same in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: The Purple Line Extension is a high-speed subway project that will connect Westwood with Downtown Los Angeles. A portion of the project in Beverly Hills is being expedited while traffic is low during the COVID-19 shutdown. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 10 at 9:03 p.m. Los Angeles County officials announced Friday that the “safer at home” order will extend to May 15. Read more...
