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.
A person was found tied up after a home invasion in Woodland Hills.
A high-pressure system is bringing "unseasonably warm temperatures" that will be in the 80s and 90s in some parts of Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
A homeowner shot a suspect who was allegedly stealing from his wife's car in North Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for two suspects who got away in a black SUV.
23andMe, which helped popularize ancestry tracing through genetic testing, filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek a sale.
The collision happened on March 15 at around 9 p.m. on N. Perris Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
23andMe, which helped popularize ancestry tracing through genetic testing, filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek a sale.
A person was found tied up after a home invasion in Woodland Hills.
A high-pressure system is bringing "unseasonably warm temperatures" that will be in the 80s and 90s in some parts of Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
A homeowner shot a suspect who was allegedly stealing from his wife's car in North Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for two suspects who got away in a black SUV.
The collision happened on March 15 at around 9 p.m. on N. Perris Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
A person was found tied up after a home invasion in Woodland Hills.
A high-pressure system is bringing "unseasonably warm temperatures" that will be in the 80s and 90s in some parts of Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
A homeowner shot a suspect who was allegedly stealing from his wife's car in North Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for two suspects who got away in a black SUV.
It happened at around 11:20 a.m. in the 6900 block of Whitsett Avenue, where police say three suspects used bodily force to steal packages from an Amazon driver.
A 16-year-old boy who was reported missing last month in Los Angeles has been found dead, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
A pursuit suspect in Huntington Beach tried to lose police by jumping into the water and swimming away.
Police said they responded to a 911 call at the hotel around 9:15 a.m., made by Saritha Ramaraju, stating that she murdered her son, Yatin Ramaraju.
Police arrived at La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Orange County Airport and located a woman who had ingested an unknown substance, and then allegedly stabbed her son multiple times.
Investigators say that the man's car was tracked to Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula just hours after he fired a shot at an off-duty Irvine Police Department officer.
Investigators are searching for the man who stabbed and Orange County deputy while they were patrolling in San Clemente on Tuesday.
The collision happened on March 15 at around 9 p.m. on N. Perris Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
The woman's family member was arrested as a suspect.
Yolanda Marodi is accused of stabbing her wife, Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi, to death in February.
One of the suspects allegedly tried to smuggle nearly two ounces of meth inside his body, according to the DOJ.
San Bernardino County deputies said the preschool, La Petite Academy, is working with investigators to find out how the pills got into the facility.
An investigation has found that hundreds of fire hydrants spanning throughout Los Angeles may be in need of repair despite being flagged by firefighters for maintenance as far back as a year ago. Ross Palombo reports.
CBS News Investigative Reporter Julie Watts takes a deep dive into the secrets inside California's FAIR Plan, which is typically intended for people who can't get coverage elsewhere. Now, after Los Angeles' devastating wildfires in January, those people are expected to foot the bill.
A KCAL News investigation has found a troubling connection between the county's homeless population and a growing amount of fire-related incidents in recent years.
A KCAL News investigation found more than 1,300 fire hydrants need maintenance across LA. Ross Palombo reports.
Starbucks will replace its plastic cups at select locations in California and several other states.
23andMe, which helped popularize ancestry tracing through genetic testing, filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek a sale.
Chaz Lanier made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as No. 2 seed Tennessee advanced to a program-record third straight Sweet 16, beating seventh-seeded UCLA 67-58 in the NCAA Tournament.
.JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and top-seeded Southern California led all the way in routing 16th-seeded UNC Greensboro 71-25 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Top-seeded UCLA kicked off its quest for its first Final Four appearance in the women's NCAA Tournament with an 84-46 victory over 16th-seeded Southern in the first round.
Susann Sills' body was found at the bottom of the staircase of her family's San Clemente, California home. What led up to her death?
President Trump has taken aim at the Department of Education, but shutting down the department entirely would require an act of Congress.
The University of California announced that it would implement a hiring freeze and other cost-saving measures throughout the 10-campus system, amid potential cuts to funding.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a warning Tuesday following reports of people impersonating Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents along with other scams targeting immigrants.
President Trump's extraordinary order is breathtaking in its scope and has little precedent in U.S. history.
The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Pope Francis had a peaceful night with no crises after a bronchial crisis prompted a worsening of his health.
No states mandate that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine, though other vaccine requirements remain in place.
Pertussis cases are on the rise again, after a dip following the winter holidays.
The CDC says respiratory illness is now "very high" nationwide.
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
Fabric and crafts retailer Joann has announced it will be closing approximately 500 stores nationwide, almost a year after filing for bankruptcy.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were awarded the nation's highest civilian honor.
Insurance companies in California will have to offer coverage to homeowners in wildfire-prone areas under a new state regulation that was announced Monday.
The lawsuit contends that multiple food truck operators have created constant nuisance outside of the store in the form of congestion, trash generation and rudeness to store employees.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and eight assists, Aaron Wiggins scored 19 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder extended their winning streak to six games by holding on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-101.
Lauren Betts had 30 points and 14 rebounds and overall No. 1 seed UCLA defeated Richmond 84-67 to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Quinton Byfield scored for the seventh straight home game, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Boston Bruins 7-2 to set a franchise record with their 14th straight home game without a regulation loss.
Taylor Hall scored three goals in the third period for his sixth career hat trick, and the Carolina Hurricanes rebounded from their first loss in three weeks with a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
The Los Angeles Angels have acquired right-handed starter Ian Anderson from the Atlanta Braves in a trade for disappointing left-hander José Suárez.
Gal Gadot, who starred in "Wonder Woman" and "Fast and Furious" movies, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, but not before the ceremony was briefly disrupted by dueling protests over the war in the Middle East.
Carl Erik Rinsch, known for directing the film "47 Ronin," is charged with wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly spending millions meant to fund a Netflix sci-fi series.
D'Wayne Wiggins, Oakland musician and a founding member of the soul/R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! died Friday morning at age 64, the group announced on its Instagram page.
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home last week in a gated community in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were honored on stage at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, met with a standing ovation from some of Hollywood's biggest names.
Cal Fire releases new statewide fire hazard maps that show risks, ways to mitigate the risks, and what agencies are responsible for the various zones.
Cal Fire releases new statewide fire hazard maps, showing ways to mitigate the dangers, and what agencies are responsible for the various zones.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating an early morning shooting death of a woman at a mobile home park in Cudahy. There is no suspect information.
Ed O’Keefe, CBS News senior white house and political correspondent discusses the agreement the two governments reached on resuming deportation flights, as part of the Trump administration's plan to remove undocumented migrants.
A homeowner shot a suspect who was allegedly stealing from his wife’s car in North Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for two suspects who got away in a black SUV.
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.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
