Health

COVID-19 Update from The Department of Public Health

Los Angeles County is experiencing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. In just the past 4 weeks, cases have increased…

4 years ago

LA County Reports First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported for 2021

As directed, use, insect repellent. Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE),…

4 years ago

In 114-Degree Heat Farmworkers Are Still At Work

A recent report by Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, "Essentially Unprotected," points out that only California,…

4 years ago

Outbreak Investigations Increasing in L.A. County; Vaccinations And Masks Advised For Workers

Face masks help prevent workers who do not know they have the COVID-19 virus from spreading it to others and…

4 years ago

Beach Water Use Warning for Several LA County Beaches

No sewage is currently being discharged from the Hyperion plant into the ocean and ocean waters. Bacterial levels often fluctuate…

4 years ago

Garcia Says Vaccines for All City Employees; Hospitalizations in LA County Nearly Double In Two Weeks

“With vaccines readily available, the spread of COVID-19 is completely preventable without needing to impact small businesses or our economy.”

4 years ago

Gov. Newsom Signs Into Law First-in-the-Nation Expansion of Medi-Cal to Undocumented Californians Age 50 and Over

Under AB 133, approximately 235,000 Californians aged 50 years and older are newly eligible for Medi-Cal, including preventive services, long-term…

4 years ago

Once More Unto The Breach, Cassandra

Both crises result in our political and economic establishments promising the moon in terms of swift action to remediate their…

4 years ago

California Implements First-in-the-Nation Measures to Encourage State Employees and Health Care Workers to Get Vaccinated

 The new policy for state workers went into effect Aug. 2 and testing will be phased in over the next…

4 years ago

Still Contaminated-Who Should Pay for DDT Clean-up off Our Coast?

From 1947 until 1982, the Montrose Chemical Corporation of California was the largest producer of the insecticide DDT in the world. The…

4 years ago