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Los Angeles County public health officials reported 429 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,826,077 as of Tuesday, March 22. Officials reported 17 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,508 deaths since tracking began. There were  no new hospitalizations reported since Monday, keeping the total

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to officially support a statewide ballot initiative to require the CalRecycle program to adopt and enforce provisions to reduce single-use plastic packaging and require producers to pay for plastic pollution cleanup and waste management. “It’s estimated that by the year 2050 there will be more

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 370 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,825,423 as of Monday, March 21. Officials reported 29 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,491 deaths since tracking began. There were 67 fewer hospitalizations reported since Sunday, bringing the total

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Spring flowers dot the hillsides near O’Melvney Park in Granada Hills Monday, February 28, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of  meetings in the San Fernando Valley. March 21

The no pain no gain of running 26 miles during the 37 annual Los Angeles marathon, Sunday, Century City CA, March 20,2022. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) The running fashion during the 37 annual Los Angeles marathon, Sunday, Century City CA, March 20,2022. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) The running fashion during the 37 annual

LOS ANGELES — It was a dominant back-to-back win for John Korir at the 37th Los Angeles Marathon. Jennifer Butler of San Fransisco roots for her brother Don Butler near Beverly Hills during the 2022 Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, March 20, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Runners move head past Oscars

Luis Gutierrez, of Rancho Cucamonga, wins the LA Big 5K near Dodger Stadium on Saturday, March 19, 2022.(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Sunday’s 37th LA Marathon is the major running event of the weekend, but Saturday’s semi-main event was a big deal as well. Actually, there were two of them. The sold-out LA Big

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Sherman Way in Van Nuys. (Google Street View) March 19 The Feast of St. Joseph – Guardian of the Redeemer: Southern California Renewal Communities with the Rev. Bob Garon and Dominic Berardino lead an event celebrating St. Joseph, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A Mass will be celebrated. Admission $35. St. Didacus

The Los Angeles County Metro Construction Committee has approved buying 100 long-range electric buses, providing a resolution that will keep the popular Silver Line, which delivers riders from the port town, through downtown Los Angeles and to El Monte without the need for a transfer. In 2020, plans were unveiled to electrify the Silver Line

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 864 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,815,379 as of Wednesday, March 16. Officials reported 34 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,372 deaths since tracking began. There were four fewer hospitalizations reported since Tuesday, bringing the total

Tomatomania! starts up on March 18, 2022 at Tapia Bros. in Encino. In the file photo, people shop for tomato and pepper plants at Tomatomania! at Tapia Bros. farm stand in Encino on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in

Legendary Disneyland cast member Maynard Smith has announced his retirement, after 28 years working attractions including the Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise and more. He has become well known over the years for his comic impressions and antics, to the point that sometimes visitors seek him out at whichever post he happens to be working. In

By MARGARET SHUTTLEWORTH | City News Service LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles began work Thursday to remove an encampment from a Little Tokyo plaza before closing and fencing it off to the public — drawing protests from local homeless advocacy groups, but also an impassioned defense from City Councilman Kevin de León.

Discount retailer Burlington Stores is opening a new location Friday, March 18 in Granada Hills, bringing the company’s California total to 90 stores. The 25,000-square-foot store at 10801 Zelzah Ave. will employ about 65 workers. The discount retailer sells a variety of men’s and women’s wear and accessories, children’s clothing, shoes, home decor items, toys

San Pedro’s iconic Walker’s Cafe moved closer to getting Los Angeles City Historic-Cultural Monument status Thursday, March 17, when the Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously in favor of granting the designation. The Los Angeles City Council must provide final approval. But Councilman Joe Buscaino, who represents the 15th District in which the cafe resides, supports

After a year in which it ran in November instead of March because of the coronavirus pandemic, the LA Marathon is back in its regular time slot and will be contested Sunday on the streets of Los Angeles. The 26.2-mile course will begin at Dodger Stadium and culminate on Avenue of the Stars in Century

Words and terms we now use frequently in our daily lives include: COVID-19, Coronavirus, SARS, pandemic, variant, Delta, Pfizer, twice vaccinated, boosted, masked, Omicron, social distance, Moderna, sanitized, quarantined, ventilator, infectious disease, asymptomatic, J&J, contact tracing, positive, negative, flattening the curve, herd immunity, lockdown, PPE, super-spreader, screening, BA.2, epidemic, work from home, outdoor dining,  clinical

Twenty envelopes held the fate of medical students on “match day,” at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles on Friday, March 29. Soon-to-be doctors, along with their family and friends, gathered in the quad to open their envelopes simultaneously at 9 a.m. The letters revealed where they will do their

Sometimes the best and worst of baseball happens outside the foul lines. In the stands, where a 12-year-old boy and his mother sat watching the Atlanta Braves take batting practice before a game at Dodger Stadium some years ago. The boy had been looking forward to this game for months, ever since his mother surprised