LAUSD to vote on delaying vaccine mandate
Delaying the district's vaccine mandate would bring it in line with the state's timeline. Chris Holmstrom reports.
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Delaying the district's vaccine mandate would bring it in line with the state's timeline. Chris Holmstrom reports.
The measure passed with an urgency clause after the council voted 13-1 to lift the vaccination mandate.
Seven more employees face termination, and a total of 14 personnel – 13 sworn and one civilian – have been found out of compliance with the vaccination mandate, Choi told the Police Commission on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to revamp their online schools for 20,000 unvaccinated students who will not be allowed to attend in-person classes in the fall.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will explore new ways to enforce the vaccine mandate for county employees.
The petition needs 64,000 signatures to be presented to voters.
The bill announced by Pan will go a step further than the mandate announced last year by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the first announced in the nation to require COVID vaccination for all public and private schoolchildren
Los Angeles firefighters opposing the city's vaccine mandate suffered another legal loss in court on Tuesday.
Full details of the mandate are expected to be released during a formal announcement Wednesday at a COVID testing site in Alameda County.
Just over 80% of Los Angeles city employees were in compliance with the vaccination mandate by the Saturday deadline, while another 1.33% have attested to partial vaccination.
The council is expected to get a report in just a few days from each department with numbers on how many workers did not meet the mandate and are on the path to termination.
A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead.
John Knox and the rest of the "Firefighters For Freedom" have filed a lawsuit challenging the city and its vaccine mandate.
The district will continue to require baseline and weekly testing of all students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, through January.
In August, L.A. County Health Officer Muntu Davis issued an order requiring all health care workers in Los Angeles County get a COVID-19 vaccine, including firefighters.
Contractors have until Jan. 1 to comply, and both employees and contractors can request a medical or religious exemption. If an exemption is granted, workers would be required to undergo weekly testing.
As the City of Los Angeles begins to enforce its vaccine mandate, businesses are happy to comply despite potential loss in business and angering customers who disagree with the mandate.
Businesses who violate SafePassLA will be issued a $1,000 fine for a second violation, $2,000 fine for a third violation and a $5,000 fine for a fourth and subsequent violations.
Unvaccinated employees were required to either sign a notice, indicating they would get vaccinated, or file an exemption request and submit to mandated testing in the meantime.
And 700 more are subject to being placed on leave within the next two weeks.
On Wednesday, a judge denied the request for a temporary restraining order against the city's vaccine mandate after the union that represents Los Angeles Police Department officers alleged that the order created unfair labor negotiations.
After refusing to comply with COVID-19 protocols in San Francisco and shutting it's only location, it is unclear if the In-N-Out Burger will comply with the LA's sweeping mandate requiring vaccine verification from all customers who go inside the restaurant.
Although Los Angeles Police Department employees must get vaccinated to keep their jobs, a group of officers continues to vehemently defy their leadership's orders.
Monday, Nov.8, marked the first day that L.A. businesses like restaurants, coffee shops, and salons were required to ask customers to prove they're vaccinated to sit inside. The ordinance says non-vaccinated customers can still dine outside or take orders to go.
The city of Los Angeles' new vaccine mandate will begin Monday, requiring customers to be vaccinated in order to patronize indoor businesses.
Rain totals were less than one-half of an inch in a 24-hour period.
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The union was preparing to strike on Tuesday.
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The Los Angeles Police Department is in pursuit of a suspect in South LA.
The union was preparing to strike on Tuesday.
Rain totals were less than one-half of an inch in a 24-hour period.
The woman alleged the California gubernatorial candidate sexually assaulted her twice when she was too drunk to consent.
The Los Angeles Police Department is in pursuit of a suspect in South LA.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said the teens shot and killed the 16-year-old inside a Moreno Valley business.
The Los Angeles Police Department is in pursuit of a suspect in South LA.
After enduring years of thieves stealing headstones, the owner of a Compton cemetery decided to sell the property after a suspect stabbed her three dogs.
One person died after a hit-and-run crash near Six Flags Magic Mountain.
While their home burned down in the Mountain Fire, amid the rubble, they discovered something unexpected. A single bookshelf still standing, holding their wedding album.
Lines formed outside the San Diego Air and Space Museum ahead of the Orion capsule splashdown. "I hope it goes well, I'm so excited. I have been thinking about them coming back to Earth all day," one woman said.
Two waves of rainstorms are predicted to hit Southern California over the weekend, bringing a drop in temperatures across the region.
The homicide investigation led Orange County deputies to an illegal gambling house in Stanton, where nearly 50 people were detained over the weekend.
An hours-long pursuit finally came to an end after the alleged DUI suspect led California Highway Patrol officers through Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties on Tuesday night.
Santa Ana Police Department detectives are seeking help from the public in solving a homicide that left a 37-year-old man dead outside his home in early 2025.
Two Inland Empire teenagers, including the daughter of an Orange County firefighter, were hospitalized with severe injuries after they were involved in an off-roading accident in Utah last week.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said the teens shot and killed the 16-year-old inside a Moreno Valley business.
Detectives said the man was murdered and then left on the side of a remote road near Twentynine Palms.
An Ontario mother sued the school district after staff found her son face down in a pool after teachers and aides allegedly left him unattended.
A deputy in Riverside County was caught scrolling on what appeared to be a dating app during a standoff with an armed suspect.
The arson suspect who was arrested for allegedly starting a fire that decimated a 1.2 million square-foot Kimberly-Clark paper goods warehouse in Ontario earlier this week was charged by prosecutors on Thursday.
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The woman alleged the California gubernatorial candidate sexually assaulted her twice when she was too drunk to consent.
The Federal Aviation Administration launched an investigation after a Frontier plane nearly collided with two trucks on an LAX taxiway.
Brian Hooker exchanged Facebook messages with a friend, which CBS News exclusively reviewed, after his wife vanished in the Bahamas over the weekend.
First lady Melania Trump delivered a televised statement denying a relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The woman alleged the California gubernatorial candidate sexually assaulted her twice when she was too drunk to consent.
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California's attorney general filed charges against 21 suspects, accusing the group of defrauding the state of $267 million. Arrests come after a CBS News investigation into hospice fraud.
The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.
The U.S. Postal Service, which lost $9 billion in 2025, recently warned that it could run out of money within 12 months.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
LA County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave arrives in Southern California.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A home-based food movement has been heating up in California, with home cooks turning their beloved family recipes into small businesses.
More than a dozen cities and counties across California were given a "final warning" from state officials Wednesday, saying they have failed to properly plan for additional new homes amid the state's lack of affordable housing.
A nonprofit that booked a Social Agent said it's a lot cheaper than hiring someone to do their social media full-time. A typical job runs about $200, with same-day delivery, and if clients already have footage, they can upload it and get a finished piece.
A California judge has tentatively stopped the state from canceling commercial licenses for more than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
The Chicago Sky have acquired Rickea Jackson from the Los Angeles Sparks in a trade for Ariel Atkins.
John Carlson scored three goals for the first hat trick of his 17-year NHL career, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped their six-game losing streak with an emphatic 6-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
LeBron James had 26 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds but didn't get to compete against rival and pal Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 119-103 on Thursday night.
Global ticket sales for the LA28 Summer Olympic Games officially launched Thursday, marking the first time that worldwide fans of the games can secure their tickets to witness history in 2028.
The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.
The Pitt star Noah Wyle is the newest name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the Pittsburgh-based show is a big reason why.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
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"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
The 45th annual "Swim With Mike" Fundraiser at USC's aquatics center raised over $30,000,000 in scholarship money to help college athletes overcome tragedies to reach their full potential.
The LAUSD is likely to have avoided a work stoppage from teachers after reaching a tentative deal on a new labor contract with the teachers union. CBS LA reports.
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The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
