LA County landlords have until Jan. 12 to apply for rent relief program

Qualifying landlords in Los Angeles County have until Friday of next week to apply for a $68.6 million rent relief program designed to help offset the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former workers sue LA City over vaccine mandate

A former LAPD officer says he was unjustly fired because he refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Masks required in certain settings again throughout California

COVID positivity rates in California were on the rise in July and peaked in late August, according to officials.

Huntington Beach City Council votes to ban COVID-19 mandates in city

The Huntington Beach City Council narrowly voted to approve a declaration to ban universal mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the city.

LA County lifts mask mandate for workers in health care settings

Effective Friday, Aug. 11, healthcare workers across Los Angeles County will no longer be required to mask up in hospitals.

For LA tenants, rent repayment deadline arrives from first 18 months of pandemic

According to city data, eviction filings from the past 12 months were approximately 27,000, and may increase by another 10,000 for this upcoming year.

COVID 'patient zero' reunites with hospital staff 3 years later

Gregg Garfield had a 1% survival rate when he became "patient zero," one of the nation's first COVID-19 patients. Now, three years later, he reunites with the hospital staff who helped save his life.

Managers at LA senior care facility plead not guilty in COVID-19 deaths of 14 people

Three managers at Silverado Senior Living Management pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the COVID-related deaths of a nurse and 13 people who lived at a residential care facility in Los Angeles.

LA County lifts COVID emergency declarations

LA County's local emergency declarations due to COVID-19 was lifted Friday, resulting in the closure of county-run virus-testing centers.

Senior care facility charged in connection with 14 COVID-related deaths

As a result of the outbreak, 14 people, ranging in age from 32 to 94, died. Forty-five employees and 60 residents were also infected and sickened by the virus, according to the complaint.

LA County eases some COVID rules as emergency declarations end

The county's rule that people exposed to the virus wear a mask for 10 days will be dropped as of Monday, according to the Department of Public Health.

Proposal could threaten outdoor dining in Los Angeles

The City of Los Angeles is looking to make its COVID-era outdoor dining program permanent, but some restaurant owners say restrictions in a new proposal would hurt them rather than help them.