Assembly bill 1993, (AB 1993) that would have required all businesses to mandate all employees and contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19 has been put on hold, officials announced Tuesday.  AB 1993’s leading Author Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, announced that she would not move forward with the Bill at this time. “We’ve defeated AB 1993, the employer vaccine mandate. The author ...

Children ages 5 to 11 across Los Angeles County are newly eligible for a smaller dose of the Pfizer vaccine, just in time for the proposed school vaccination requirement that could go into effect as soon as July 2022.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle P. Walensky affirmed the recommendation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration ...

Sheriff Alex Villanueva is concerned for the public’s safety as the COVID-19 vaccination mandate is causing a “mass exodus” of deputies in Los Angeles County, officials said. “As homicides continued to rise, the Board of Supervisors voted to require all Los Angeles County employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face discipline, up to and including termination,” Villanueva said in ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) inspectors continue to visit businesses across the county every day to ensure compliance with required safety measures. The safety measures that L.A. County Health inspectors are checking and including masking guidelines and vaccination verification, providing technical assistance and responding to complaints of non-compliance, according to Public Health. “I am grateful ...

Beginning Thursday, proof of full vaccination or a negative test result is expected to be required to enter outdoor mega-events, and proof of at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be required to enter or work in indoor portions of bars, lounges, nightclubs, breweries, wineries, and distilleries in L.A. County. “Helping organizations and businesses comply with targeted vaccination ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) officials reported that the 7-day case rate of COVID-19 had decreased for the second week in a row. While transmission in L.A. County remains at a high level, the 7-day cumulative case rate decreased 16 percent from last week to 159 new cases per 100,000 residents. This is the second week ...

Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District officials voted to appeal a state ruling on chloride compliance that could affect Santa Clarita Valley ratepayers

Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District officials were denied in their chloride claim for wastewater sent to downstream users in Ventura County