The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

Coronavirus cases soar at L.A. County workplaces, complicating back-to-office push

LOS ANGELES — Workplaces throughout Los Angeles County are being hit hard by the latest coronavirus wave, with the number of reported case clusters nearly quadrupling since early May.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 17, 2022

Gascon appeals order that knocked down prior strikes directive to California Supreme Court

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon wants the California Supreme Court to decide whether he has the authority to bar his prosecutors from seeking harsher punishment for repeat offenders.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 16, 2022

A new fast-spreading coronavirus subvariant found in LA County: BA.2.75

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is already in the grips of a coronavirus surge fueled by the omicron subvariant BA.5, but yet another worrisome strain that’s causing concern in India has also been found locally.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 15, 2022

Roman Polanski sex abuse case documents should be unsealed, Los Angeles DA says

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón asked a state appeals court Tuesday to unseal transcripts related to the criminal case against Roman Polanski, which could end the decades-long legal saga over the film director's sexual abuse of a teenager in 1977.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 13, 2022

Monkeypox spreads in LA County, but vaccine shortage persists. What to know

As criticism grows from LGBTQ activists and others, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said it will expand eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine to certain patients with recent sexually transmitted diseases and to high-risk people at Men’s Central Jail.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 10, 2022

715,833 signatures turned in to recall LA County D.A. Gascon, election officials say

LOS ANGELES — A preliminary count of signatures submitted in a petition to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon totals 715,833, L.A. County elections officials reported Saturday.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 10, 2022

With COVID hospitalizations up, how close is LA County to a new mask mandate?

LOS ANGELES — Continued increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have pushed Los Angeles County even closer to reinstating a universal indoor mask mandate.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022

Group aims to harness anger over crime to oust LA prosecutor

Supporters of an effort to oust Los Angeles County's progressive prosecutor say they have filed more than enough signatures to qualify for a recall election

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Judge strikes down paused LAUSD student vaccine mandate

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down L.A. Unified's student COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that the school district exceeded its authority and that the power to require children to be vaccinated to attend school lies with the state.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2022

LA coronavirus cases hit highest level in months as BA.4 and BA.5 bring reinfections

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s coronavirus case rate hit its highest point in nearly five months over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a troubling sign of how two new super-infectious omicron strains are creating conditions for a fraught summer.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2022