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

COVID-19 vaccine tiers may disappear as supply chain ramps up, Garcetti says February 25, 2021

Tuesday was the second-busiest day at city-run vaccination sites, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said, and doses are expected to improve in coming weeks.

Hayley Smith

Riverside County's district attorney holds onto ballots in fight with elections officer February 25, 2021

Riverside County's district attorney has held 91 ballots since election day that haven't been turned over to the registrar of voters.

John Myers

Uproar at KCRW as former producer accuses public radio giant of 'blatant racism' February 25, 2021

Former producer Cerise Castle claims she experienced a pattern of racist behavior while working at KCRW. The station disputes some of her allegations.

Randall Roberts, Daniel Hernandez

Sex, travel, peace of mind. How life is changing for some of the fully vaccinated February 25, 2021

The pervasive fear is gone, though not everyone is ready to resume pre-pandemic habits after receiving both vaccine doses.

Maura Dolan, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

Ethics Commission staff were told to soften their advice on gifts, whistleblower says February 25, 2021

A former Ethics Commission staffer said she and others were told that a Los Angeles City Council member wanted more "permissive" advice on gift laws.

David Zahniser

L.A. Unified will get 40% of school staff vaccine doses in effort to target neediest areas February 25, 2021

Forty percent of coronavirus vaccines for school staff in Los Angeles County will go to L.A. Unified

Howard Blume

The road where Tiger Woods crashed has been notorious for decades. Now officials are hoping to fix it February 25, 2021

The road where Tiger Woods crashed has been notorious for decades. Now officials vowing to fix

Richard Winton, Hayley Smith

'I feel abandoned, but I'm not the only one.' LGBTQ Latinos suffer in the pandemic's shadows February 25, 2021

Many in the marginalized Latino LGBTQ community, a number of whom are frontline workers, have been deeply affected by the pandemic and are unable to find help.

Selene Rivera

Column: Internet providers put hypocrisy on full display in challenging net neutrality February 25, 2021

After a judge said California could proceed with net neutrality rules, industry groups said this would "confuse consumers and deter innovation."

David Lazarus

Black Lives Matter-L.A. launches campaign against law enforcement unions February 25, 2021

Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles launched a campaign targeting two police unions, saying they will push to have them disbanded.

David Zahniser

COVID-19 vaccine websites violate disability laws, create inequity for the blind February 25, 2021

Inaccessible websites limit the ability of blind or visually impaired people to sign up for vaccines, a Kaiser Health News investigation has found.

Lauren Weber, Hannah Recht

Column One: A Santa Ana student's father faced deportation. Her work to free him helped send her to Harvard February 25, 2021

The Santa Ana High School student will study biology in the fall of 2021. But first she had to help her father get out of an immigration detention center.

Soudi Jiménez

Op-Ed: Don't be smug about Texas' troubles. California isn't prepared for disasters either February 25, 2021

California has a stellar record of preparing for the earthquake we just had. That won't keep your water running after a big San Andreas break.

Lucy Jones

West Covina City Council votes to quit L.A. County health department over COVID rules February 25, 2021

Alleging the L.A. County health department has failed West Covina residents and businesses, the City Council voted to form its own health department.

Kevin Rector

Ex-Pomona councilman sentenced to probation in child porn case February 25, 2021

Former Pomona City Councilman Rubio Gonzalez pleaded no contest to possession of child pornography and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

James Queally

Bone breaking skin and possible infection are big issues in Tiger Woods' comeback February 25, 2021

Preventing infection is an issue in the recovery of Tiger Woods since bone broke skin during his car accident.

Sam Farmer, Hayley Smith

Tiger Woods accident sparks new drive to improve safety on road known for dangers February 25, 2021

There is a new push to examine safety issues on Hawthorne Boulevard on the Palos Verdes Peninsula after Tiger Woods was seriously hurt in a rollover crash.

Hayley Smith, Richard Winton, Faith E. Pinho

California tops 50,000 COVID-19 deaths amid fears of new variants February 24, 2021

California has surpassed 50,000 COVID-19 deaths, a tally that came as Los Angeles County reported a backlog of more than 800

Rong-Gong Lin II, Melissa Healy

Newsom, lawmakers agree to pay pro-Biden firm for California voter education contract February 24, 2021

California officials will pay the balance due on a $35-million contract for voter outreach last fall after months of wrangling.

John Myers

Photos | Tiger Woods 'lucky to be alive' after serious rollover crash on the Palos Verdes Peninsula February 24, 2021

The rollover crash on a steep road in Rancho Palos Verdes that badly broke legendary golfer Tiger Woods' leg and may have jeopardized his career was an accident, and no criminal charges will be filed against Woods

Times Photography Staff

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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