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.
Cement from the truck could be seen spread across several lanes. Only the FasTrak lane is open to allow drivers through.
Two people were found shot to death inside a home in Northridge on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Devon Toews scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Martin Necas added an empty-netter to go with two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2.
Despite being a day of joyful and colorful costume parties, some Purim celebrations in Los Angeles were a balance of hope and fear on Monday evening for many Jewish-Iranian Angelenos.
Kawhi Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers erased a 17-point deficit to beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 114-101.
Cement from the truck could be seen spread across several lanes. Only the FasTrak lane is open to allow drivers through.
Two people were found shot to death inside a home in Northridge on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Despite being a day of joyful and colorful costume parties, some Purim celebrations in Los Angeles were a balance of hope and fear on Monday evening for many Jewish-Iranian Angelenos.
The Pasadena Police Department officer was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
Two women were convicted of stalking an ICE agent and livestreaming themselves following him to his Southern California home.
Cement from the truck could be seen spread across several lanes. Only the FasTrak lane is open to allow drivers through.
Two people were found shot to death inside a home in Northridge on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Despite being a day of joyful and colorful costume parties, some Purim celebrations in Los Angeles were a balance of hope and fear on Monday evening for many Jewish-Iranian Angelenos.
The Pasadena Police Department officer was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
Two women were convicted of stalking an ICE agent and livestreaming themselves following him to his Southern California home.
The 32-year-old DJ is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl while she was unconscious.
The FBI's week-long investigation into "suspicious materials" found at an Irvine home stems from a college student's science project, his family's attorney said.
The Big Bear bald eagles have another clutch of eggs after losing their initial set earlier this season.
Rudy Martinez's family is demanding justice, saying their 36-year-old relative was shot and killed by an Anaheim police officer.
The National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team works with local agencies during hazardous material investigations.
The Inland Empire is abuzz with excitement as the Dodgers' newest minor league baseball affiliate, the Ontario Tower Buzzers, get set to take the field in their brand new stadium for their inaugural season.
The fundraising effort came after Cal Baptist University announced that the men's wrestling, golf and swimming and diving teams would be cut.
Deputies say that the suspect fired at a moving vehicle in the 25000 block of Florida Avenue at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. No one was struck by gunfire.
The Big Bear bald eagles have another clutch of eggs after losing their initial set earlier this season.
The crash happened at around 5 a.m. on southbound lanes of the 215 freeway near Central Avenue, according to a news release from the California Highway Patrol.
The Supreme Court order blocks for now a California law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school.
The House Oversight Committee released recordings of last week's depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
U.S. motorists could soon see higher prices at the pump as oil prices surge following the attacks in Iran.
Stocks recovered on Monday after tumbling earlier in the day over concerns that the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran could drive up energy costs.
The Pentagon announced Monday that six American service members have been killed in Operation Epic Fury.
The Supreme Court order blocks for now a California law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school.
The House Oversight Committee released recordings of last week's depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Pentagon announced Monday that six American service members have been killed in Operation Epic Fury.
For the second day in a row, thousands of people took to the streets of Los Angeles to express their hopes for freedom after the death of Iran's longtime leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed when the U.S. and Israel launched a joint air strike on Iran.
"Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more," President Trump said after mentioning the three U.S. service members killed in the operation.
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.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Riverside County health officials have reported the second and third measles cases of the year, which they say could be connected to the county's first case that was reported last week.
Health officials say that an unvaccinated minor visited the Walmart Supercenter in Ontario on Jan. 29.
Health officials said that the traveler arrived at LAX's Tom Bradley International Airport Terminal on a Viva Aerobus Flight on Jan. 26.
Orange County health officials have confirmed their second measles case of 2026 in an international traveler who arrived in California at Los Angeles International Airport before visiting Disneyland and California Adventure last week.
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.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
California is set to join a growing list of states banning the practice of cat declawing, under a new law taking effect in January.
Devon Toews scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Martin Necas added an empty-netter to go with two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2.
Kawhi Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers erased a 17-point deficit to beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 114-101.
Luka Doncic had 28 points and nine assists, LeBron James added 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers finished a back-to-back set with a 128-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Cutter Gauthier scored twice in regulation, Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish both converted in the shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 3-2.
Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 137-117 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Shia LaBeouf, who was charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
An overturned cement truck blocked several lanes on the northbound 110 Freeway in Gardena. It is unclear how the crash occurred, but the closure caused significant traffic delays for morning commuters.
Temperatures across Southern California will continue to be warm as the high-pressure system lingers. Conditions will change by the end of the week with possible showers on Sunday.
Two people were found shot to death inside a home in Northridge on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Pasadena Police Department officer was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition but is currently in surgery. Lesley Marin reports.
Desmond Shaw flies to the Hollywood Hills for tonight's episode of Look At This!
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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.
