Health

Ports Tout Clean Air Action Plan Progress, but Path Forward is Uncertain

As usual, the ports led with their best news: All major pollutants are down from CAAP’s 2005 baseline levels, even…

11 months ago

Supervisors Push Forward on Effort to Reinstate Specialized LGBTQ+ Support Through 988 Crisis Hotline

In July, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA ended federal funding for specialized services that allowed…

11 months ago

LA Briefs: County Moves to Aid Families Hit by ICE Raids, Upholds State Hep B Guidance

Los Angeles County Pushes Forward Motion to Aid Families Impacted by Immigration Raids in Recovering Final Paychecks LOS ANGELES —…

11 months ago

Asm. Mike Gipson Calls Donald Trump Naming His Birthday a National Park Holiday Both a Civil Rights and a Nature Conservation Failure

“This disrespect for Black history follows many desperate insults by the President, such as undercutting former President Biden’s declaration of…

11 months ago

Gov. Newsom Meets with Congressional Leaders to Press for Long-Delayed Wildfire Aid

Both senators affirmed their commitment to pushing leadership and the Administration to act for Los Angeles, noting that the situation…

11 months ago

New CDC Data Show Obesity Rates Remain High Nationwide

The department is also engaged in a pilot program to promote physical activity prescriptions for patients at high risk for…

11 months ago

Solis Leads County Opposition to Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule

The office of immigrant affairs will also work with county departments, community organizations, and other stakeholders on public education and…

11 months ago

Winter’s Silent Threat: Heart Attacks Increase During the Holidays

  LONG BEACH — As the holiday season brings joy, celebration, and festive cheer, it also carries an often-overlooked risk:…

11 months ago

How Travel Changed My View on Vegetarianism and Veganism

French Chef Alain Passard transformed his three-Michelin-star Parisian restaurant into a fully vegetarian experience. His poetic menus merge innovation and…

11 months ago

Port of Long Beach Taps Hacegaba as Its Next Chief Executive

In addition to his roles at the port, Hacegaba has also served as executive director of the intermodal container transfer…

11 months ago