Los Angeles County is continuing to break records for coronavirus, with the most-ever hospitalizations for nearly every day in the past week and 8,000 deaths, public health officials said. There are 3,113 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, 24 percent of which are in the ICU, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “The County’s ...

A judge ruled against against Los Angeles County’s decision to ban outdoor dining for over 30,000 restaurants in the county on Tuesday, stating that county officials “acted arbitrarily,” and that the decision “lacks a rational relationship to a legitimate end.” UPDATE (4 p.m.): Judge James Chalfant has ruled against the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s ban on outdoor dining. ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services (WDACS), along with the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) have announced the Safer At Work L.A. campaign, which aims to prevent workplace spread of COVID-19. The campaign, announced on Monday, is set to provide businesses with resources to help with preventing the spread of COVID-19 and ...

The largest one-day number of Los Angeles Coronavirus cases have been reported on Thursday, breaking the record from earlier this week, public health officials said.  An additional 7,854 coronavirus cases have been reported in Los Angeles County, the highest number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Dr. Muntu Davis, Los Angeles County health officer.  Davis added ...

In an effort to assist restaurants affected by the COVID-19 restrictions, Los Angeles County announced Monday the Keep L.A. County Dining Grant Program. On Thursday, Dec. 3, at 12:00 a.m. the county is set to offer Keep LA County Dining Grant which provides $30,000 to use as working capital for employee payroll expenses, capital to continue operations, payment of outstanding ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) plans to dispatch a higher number of officials to look out for traffic violations from Nov. 30 through Dec. 15. Officials are set to look for people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in particular. They also plan to search for people driving unsafely during the holidays. “2020 has been a ...

County health officials issued a modified “Safer at Home Order” Friday banning almost all gatherings of people not in the same household, even if they are held outdoors. On Friday, officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) issued an update to the county’s Public Health Order, putting additional restrictions in place across the county starting Monday.  ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to uphold the modification of the current County Public Health Order to temporarily prohibit outdoor dining countywide during their regular meeting Tuesday amid rising COVID-19 case numbers. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 against maintaining the current restrictions instated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public ...

Los Angeles County business restrictions are set to go into effect at 10 p.m. Friday, with the California order effective on Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.  Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of public health, outlined both the county and state restrictions on Friday urging the residents to act immediately to slow the spread of coronavirus.  Ferrer urged residents, including ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday directing county staff to look into how to either impeach or take away some of the responsibilities of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, as well as to explore how to shift the position of Sheriff from an elected one to an appointed one. During their regular meeting Tuesday, the Board of ...