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Officers say they are demoralized by the cuts, which will deliver a huge hit to overtime pay and hiring in the 10,000-member department, when they have worked hard to build ties with community members and are willing to risk their lives to keep people safe. ‘My heart is full of sadness’ Faithful stunned by fire ripped through San Gabriel Mission Saturday’s high reached 89 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, 99 in Pasadena, 105 in Van Nuys and 104 in Palmdale and Lancaster. L.A. County has identified 130,242 positive cases of the coronavirus and seen a total of 3,793 related deaths. Authorities continue to search for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, who is believed to have drowned while boating with her son Wednesday on Lake Piru. With coronavirus deaths surging toward 7,000 in California, ‘nothing can be off the table,’ L.A. County’s health director says. A massive fire that ripped through the historic San Gabriel Mission early Saturday destroyed its roof and much of its interior, authorities say. Those who filed jobless claims say dealing with the EDD can mean making dozens or hundreds of calls a day to the state agency without getting through. L.A. County public health officials found “flagrant violations” of infection control orders and said the company failed to cooperate with an investigation of a reported coronavirus outbreak. Instead of putting the burden on victims to sue, more district attorneys prosecute them for false police reports with laws already on the books. Public defenders are angry that, in some counties, sheriff’s deputies won’t wear masks in courthouses, despite a state order on face coverings to prevent coronavirus spread. The announcement by top advisors to Gov. Gavin Newsom offered stark evidence of the dire health conditions at several California prisons. California’s lawsuit against the Trump administration argues its new visa rules could worsen the spread of COVID-19 by requiring international students to attend courses in person. Gov. Gavin Newsom warned Californians about growing wildfire dangers and described changes to evacuation protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. When Alex Marshall-Brown, a Black actress and stuntwoman, sought shade on the lawn of an L.A. church, she videotaped the way church members let her know they wanted her gone. ‘My heart is full of sadness’ Faithful stunned by fire ripped through San Gabriel Mission L.A. County public health officials found “flagrant violations” of infection control orders and said the company failed to cooperate with an investigation of a reported coronavirus outbreak. L.A. County has identified 130,242 positive cases of the coronavirus and seen a total of 3,793 related deaths. Your morning news in less than 5 minutes on smart speakers from the Los Angeles Times Retired teacher Lynn Lorenz, masked crusader, takes sides in the coronavirus culture wars in Newport Beach. Coronavirus continues to spread in L.A. County as officials confirmed 51 more coronavirus-related deaths and 2,667 additional cases Friday. Metro bus drivers said they face a greater risk of contracting the coronavirus as COVID-19 cases surge in L.A. County and bus lines grow more crowded. Though the Anaheim theme parks remain closed, the Downtown Disney shopping district reopened this week to large crowds of Disney fans eager to return despite surging COVID-19 cases in Orange County. As infections surge, California’s coronavirus watchlist now includes counties from virtually every corner of the state. As hospitalizations surge, nurses in short-staffed hospitals across the Inland Empire say they bear the brunt of the pressure. Now the debate is over how and when to reopen schools — parents and teachers are divided and worried. Officials are hoping public behavior changed toward the end of June and early July, but they won’t know how that plays out for several more weeks. From a seamstress who’s making masks to a restaurateur-turned-personal chef, these Californians are rethinking how they can earn money in the coronavirus economy. In a new world where crowds mean danger, swap meets and the vendors who make them run struggle to stay afloat. For the past 16 years, Mauro Rios Parra has sold fruit bars and ice cream on the streets of Pico-Union, one of L.A.'s densest cities and among the hardest hit by the coronavirus. Make-A-Wish and other organizations that help children are raising less money. Social workers and court services for families also face challenges. President Trump says he is ordering reexamination of the tax-exempt status of schools that provide “radical indoctrination” instead of education. The UC president-elect brings a strong record of leadership and was a champion of racial equity as UC Irvine’s chancellor. The suit, filed on behalf of seven graduate students at USC, UC Irvine and UCLA, argues guidelines issued by the Trump administration this week were “arbitrary and capricious” and violated students’ right to due process. If you’re having second thoughts about a dorm room or off-campus apartment you signed up for, you may have options. Here are ways to potentially get out of your lease or cancel your contract. Neither home prices nor rents have gone down significantly in California despite double-digit unemployment. A federal judge ordered the city and county to provide beds and services for people. But options are scarce, and warehousing them in large congregate settings is the worst option. Outdoor camping is no better. More than six months after Mayor Eric Garcetti predicted that a new housing project for homeless people would open every three weeks, there has been only one other opening to celebrate. The coronavirus pandemic is one reason for the delay -- but only one. Gov. Gavin Newsom warns that he plans to announce new coronavirus restrictions ahead of the July 4 weekend in California as community spread grows. Consumer groups are raising concern over a potential foreclosure wave tied to PACE home improvement loans. The magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck early Saturday, 40 miles from Chico and 36 miles from Paradise. Californians live in the land of wildfires, earthquakes and other natural disasters. Here’s what we can learn from people who take preparedness very seriously. Truck-sized boulders tumbled down the mountain near the Mt. Whitney trailhead after 5.8 earthquake rattles California’s Owens Valley. The California coronavirus outlook worsened over the Fourth of July weekend, and more counties were added to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 watch list. The executive order has left workers, most of them highly skilled, and their families confused -- and depressed -- about what comes next. Questionable tactics by deputies in Andres Guardado killing put pressure on Sheriff The exhibit housed at the School of Cinematic Arts led to student protests in September 2019. An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Robert Fuller, a Black man whose body was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, found no signs of foul play, the family’s attorney said Friday. For more than half a century, Field supplied the music and magic at El Segundo’s old-school movie house. Long Beach officers found victims inside and outside the home. Nine people were taken to area hospitals. Three were pronounced dead at the scene. Three LAPD officers were charged with falsifying records to claim people they stopped were gang members or associates. L.A. County coroner’s office determines that Andres Guardado, the 18-year-old killed by an L.A. County sheriff’s deputy, was shot 5 times in the back. A nursing facility in San Diego’s Paradise Hills neighborhood has what appears to be the largest COVID-19 outbreak among nursing homes in the state. The ‘Glee’ actress went missing Wednesday while boating with her son on the Ventura County lake. Bartenders, seamstresses, magicians and restaurant owners. They’ve all had to fundamentally rethink how to make a living after COVID-19. The son of a Bay Area doctor who was shot to death during an off-roading trip says his father was killed after he stopped to ask a man for directions. Why would UC San Francisco destroy a Depression-era mural depicting a former slave turned midwife? The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office says three deputies were shot and a suspect was killed in a shooting that followed an hours-long standoff. Heat advisories and excessive heat watches and warnings are posted for the coming days. The main teachers union for LAUSD said distance learning should continue until it is safe to resume in person. The increase has prompted hospitals in the region to begin to prepare for a surge of sick patients, according to the director of the Orange County Health Care Agency. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Get Boiling Point, our newsletter exploring climate change, energy and the environment, and become part of the conversation — and the solution. Unlike earlier in the year, most hospitals are not proactively canceling elective surgeries, even in some places seeing spikes in coronavirus patients. The results of a survey by the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research were revealed Monday amid a major increase in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. California Senate passes a bill to provide job protections to employees of small businesses. But some say the protections will hurt those businesses. California’s unemployment agency is facing a barrage of bipartisan criticism from lawmakers over continuing delays in approving jobless claims. The coronavirus crisis has increased demand for outdoor signs. But that doesn’t mean sign makers are raking it in. A union official says a group of about 50 farmworkers have gone on strike, demanding free face coverings, gloves and information from the farm’s owner. Hollywood producer David Guillod surrendered to authorities Monday after he was charged with the rape or sexual assault of four women. PG E was ordered to pay $4 million for role in the 2018 fire, a penalty the judge who issued the sentence said didn’t fit the enormity of the crime. The CEO entered guilty pleas on behalf of the company for 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the fire blamed on the electrical grid. Los Angeles will not ticket vehicles that are parked in rush-hour and anti-gridlock zones or in residential areas during street sweeping until Aug. 1 at the earliest. The Democratic Party of Orange County officials passed an emergency resolution condemning film legend John Wayne’s “racist and bigoted statements” and calling for an airport name change. Parking tickets on street sweeping days in Los Angeles will return July 6, the Transportation Department said. L.A. transit officials say they are beginning to change how the system is policed, with plans to move away from armed response to some nonviolent crimes and to devote more funds to homeless outreach.

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