SACRAMENTO:- Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Reginald R. Javier, 54, of San Diego, has been appointed executive director at the California Employment Training Panel. Javier has served as deputy executive officer at the San Bernardino County Economic Development..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) announced that Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) would need to limit campus activities in the near term, as community transmission rates remain high. These higher rates are driven, in part, by younger people..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has reported more than 5,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles County. To date, Public Health has identified 211,808 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 5,057..
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SACRAMENTO:- Building upon the success of California’s first-in-the-nation earthquake alert system, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced, in partnership with Google, that the forthcoming update to the company’s Android operating system will incorporate California’s earthquake early warning..
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LOS ANGELES:- As 19 new deaths and 1,920 new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is seeing signs of stability in key indicators, including daily hospitalizations and deaths. There are 1,514 confirmed cases currently hospitalized and..
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SACRAMENTO:- Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Jeffery Scott Christman, 50, of Roseville, has been appointed deputy director of the Center for Health Statistics and Informatics at the California Department of Public Health. Christman has been a practice area..
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LOS ANGELES:- The reported case numbers today include all of the current lab reports from the state’s electronic lab report system (ELR). Today’s numbers do not include backlog numbers; the state anticipates sending the backlog of lab reports over the upcoming days. Data sources that track..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 51 new deaths and 2,645 new cases of COVID-19. While these numbers are high, hospitalizations continue to decline as there are currently 1,610 confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalized. Of these, 31% are..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 54 new deaths and 3,116 new cases of COVID-19. Public Health anticipates a continued reporting of a backlog of cases as the State electronic laboratory system (ELR) reporting delay is addressed. Data..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has reported more than 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County. To date, Public Health has identified 201,106 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 4,869..
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LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 68 new deaths and 2,347 new cases of COVID-19. Residents between the ages of 18 and 49 years old makeup nearly 60% of new COVID-19 cases, with residents between the ages of 30 to 49 years old driving..
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LOS ANGELES: California has stopped removing or adding to a list of counties facing more restrictions on businesses and schools as it tries to determine the impact from an unresolved technical problem with the state’s coronavirus testing database, health officials said Wednesday. The state has..
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SACRAMENTO: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed tribal-state gaming compacts between the State of California and the Ione Band of Miwok Indians, the Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, the Tolowa..
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LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 57 new deaths and 1,901 new cases of COVID-19. The State has determined under-reporting of COVID-19 cases due to technical issues with the electronic laboratory system (ELR). Public Health learned of..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) expressed cautious optimism today that community spread of COVID-19 in L.A. County has slowed and that other key indicators are stabilizing. The positive trends can be attributed to a variety of things, including the..
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SACRAMENTO:- Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the state has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of resources to fight the Apple Fire burning in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The..
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By RAHMAT GUL and RAHIM FAIEZ, JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP):- Afghan forces retook a prison in the country’s east on Monday afternoon, following an hours-long gunbattle a day after the facility was targeted by Islamic State militants in an attack that killed 29 people. The prison is believed to..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 23 new deaths and 1,476 new cases of COVID-19. New cases and reported deaths are typically lower on weekends as some labs only report on weekdays. To date, Public Health has identified 192,167 positive..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 50 new deaths and 2,303 new cases of COVID-19. New COVID-19 reported deaths continue to remain higher than last week's average of nearly 38 new deaths a day. Deaths are a lagging indicator of the spread..
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LOS ANGELES:- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 69 new deaths and 2,651 new cases of COVID-19. The increase in deaths reported today is significantly higher than what was reported last week. Last week's average was nearly 38 new deaths a day. There..
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A near-10% drop in the value of the US dollar since its March high has given rise to two distinct narratives. The first takes a short-term perspective, focusing on how a..
