Gavin Newsom Touts California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program, But Supply Problems Persist

Rash of California wildfires sparked by lightning stresses resources August 1, 2021

Two fires, among lightning-sparked blazes burning in remote Northern California forests, prompt evacuation warnings and strain firefighting resources.

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Photos show what July's heat and drought looked like this summer August 1, 2021

Hot, dry, and 'unrecognizable' describes July 2021.

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Before rising literary star Anthony Veasna So died, he immortalized Cambodian California August 1, 2021

Friends and family mourn Anthony Veasna So, whose highly anticipated debut story collection, "Afterparties," brings refugee Stockton to life.

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California says federal 'let it burn' policy is reckless as wildfires rage out of control August 1, 2021

The U.S. Forest Service lets some blazes burn. California officials say that practices should be updated as blazes explode, partly because of climate change.

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More L.A. restaurants are requiring COVID-19 vaccines or tests amid Delta variant surge August 1, 2021

A growing number of Los Angeles restaurants are requiring that diners be vaccinated against COVID-19 or show proof of a recent negative test.

Alex Wigglesworth

After getting his DNA results, he messaged a stranger: I think you might be my father August 1, 2021

All his life, Joseph Arriaga carried a painful secret about his origins. The truth turned out to be far different.

Marisa Gerber

After her botched surgery, she pitched a medical disclosure bill. Doctors are fighting it August 1, 2021

A powerful doctors group has fought a proposed California law that would require physicians to tell patients if they took money from drug or medical device makers.

Kim Christensen

Crews battle Hungry fire in northern Los Angeles County August 1, 2021

Crews on Saturday were fighting a fast-moving wildfire in northern Los Angeles County dubbed the Hungry fire, county and state fire officials said.

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LAPD report on Echo Park homeless camp cleanup finds 'room for improvement' August 1, 2021

Analysis of the Echo Park closure and resulting protests in March found several shortcomings.

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Movie theater shooting victim, a TikTok star, dies after being taken off life support July 31, 2021

TikTok star Anthony Barajas, shot with a friend inside a Corona movie theater, dies after being removed from life support.

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Delta variant is rising. Breakthrough infections too. How should I protect myself? July 31, 2021

With breakthrough infections, Delta variant rising, what should I do to protect myself?

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Holocaust Museum LA reopens with new virtual installation featuring Auschwitz survivor July 31, 2021

Visitors can have a lifelike conversation with a holographic image of Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone, 97.

Robin Estrin

Long a path to success for Korean immigrants, dry cleaners struggle in the pandemic July 31, 2021

For many Korean immigrants, owning a dry cleaner has been a path to a better life for the next generation. The receipts from countless shirts, dresses and slacks paid for UCLA, UC Irvine, Stanford and NYU.

Andrew J. Campa

For parents of unvaccinated kids, worsening Delta variant brings alarm, questions July 31, 2021

The variant's ability to spread among the vaccinated is worrisome, experts said, but it shouldn't preclude kids from heading back to school.

Hayley Smith, Deborah Netburn

The Hollywood & Highland elephants are coming down, a rejection of D.W. Griffith's racist legacy July 31, 2021

The complex is erasing the Babylon-themed homage to D.W. Griffith, director of the racist film "The Birth of a Nation."

Roger Vincent

Column: Separate restaurants for vaccinated and not? It may come to that July 31, 2021

Instead of health grades in restaurant windows, let's have a V for vaccinated or a U for unvaccinated.

Steve Lopez

Sheriff expresses 'grave concerns' over fatal shooting by deputies captured on video July 31, 2021

Sheriff Alex Villanueva, in a rare criticism of his own deputies, said the fatal shooting of David Ordaz Jr. in March has given him "grave concerns."

Matthew Ormseth

Earthquake: 3.2 quake felt in Redlands July 31, 2021

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon at 5:59 p.m. Pacific time in Redlands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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L.A. mayor's residence vandalized following protest July 30, 2021

Getty House, the official home of Los Angeles' mayor, was targeted by vandals following a protest over the treatment of homeless individuals.

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Newsom asks Biden to ensure Pentagon OKs use of satellite data for wildfire program July 30, 2021

Newsom requests Biden urge Pentagon to continue providing sensitive satellite information to firefighters so they can spot and track wildfires.

Jennifer Haberkorn

California Governor Gavin Newsom visits a mobile vaccination site in the Inglewood area of Los Angeles Sunday.

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Gavin Newsom Touts California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program, But Supply Problems Persist

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