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Gov. Newsom Launches California Judicial Mentor Program

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom July 1, launched the California Judicial Mentor Program, a statewide undertaking between the executive and judicial branches to advance an inclusive judiciary that reflects California’s diversity. Comprised of an Appellate Court Mentor Program and a Trial Court Mentor Program, the initiative aims to demystify the appellate and trial court application process and improve transparency and accessibility for all members of the legal community throughout California, fostering the development of a qualified and diverse judicial applicant pool.

The California Judicial Mentor Program executive committee consists of judicial appointments secretary Luis Cespedes, chair Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo and co-chairs representing the appellate and trial courts. On behalf of the appellate courts, the executive committee is co-chaired by California Supreme Court Associate Justice Martin Jenkins, Second District Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Lee Smalley Edmon and First District Court of Appeal Associate Justice Teri L. Jackson. On behalf of the trial courts, Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Erica Yew represents medium and large counties and Tehama Superior Court Judge C. Todd Bottke represents small and rural counties.

The program co-chairs will utilize working groups of justices and judges to communicate across sectors of the legal community to support and encourage lawyers and judges considering service on the appellate and trial courts. The program will work to identify and provide judicial mentors for these individuals and deploy informational resources and toolkits about the judicial appointment process. Participation in the program is not a guarantee of an appointment nor a prerequisite in the application process.  

The Appellate Court Mentor Program has initiated a pilot in the First District Court of Appeal with the goal of implementing the program statewide. The Trial Court Mentor Program has been implemented in regional collaborations, including between the counties of San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial; the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo; and the counties of Sacramento, Yolo and El Dorado.

Moving to increase transparency in the judicial nomination process, Governor Newsom in 2019 made public the state’s eight Judicial Selection Advisory Committees comprised of attorneys and judges who live and work in regions across the state. For the first time in California history, the individuals who provide important feedback on judicial candidates for nomination and appointment are known to the public.

The following judges are members of the Trial Court Mentor Program Working Group:

  • Judge Ana de Alba – Fresno County Superior Court
  • Presiding Judge Eric Taylor – Los Angeles County Superior Court
  • Judge Helen Zukin – Los Angeles County Superior Court
  • Judge Monique Langhorne – Napa County Superior Court
  • Judge Elizabeth Macias – Orange County Superior Court
  • Judge Raquel Marquez – Riverside County Superior Court
  • Judge Shama Mesiwala – Sacramento County Superior Court
  • Judge Roderick Shelton – San Diego County Superior Court
  • Judge Russell Roeca – San Francisco County Superior Court
  • Judge Barbara Kronlund – San Joaquin County Superior Court

Public Health Monitors Increases in New Cases and Delta Variant Cases; Nearly 60% of L.A. County Residents Fully Vaccinated

 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health or Public Health July 1, confirmed the highest number of COVID-19 cases in a day since mid-April with 506 new cases. This is more than a doubling of new cases in two weeks.

The County’s daily test positivity rate is 1.2%, an increase from last week’s rate of 0.7%. The daily average case rate is 2.19 cases per 100,000 people, also an increase from last week’s rate of 1.74 cases per 100,000. 

With the recent rise in cases, tracking the proliferation of variants of concern remains a high priority as Public health seeks to better understand the factors that may be contributing to increased community transmission. Public Health is watching particularly closely for Delta variants, which were first detected in India, and are now estimated to comprise more than 26% of U.S. cases.

Between last week and this week, the number Delta variants sequenced doubled to reach a total of 245, 47% of all sequences reported. The rising proportion of Delta among sequenced variants of concern is consistent with what other parts of the U.S. are seeing and represents increased circulation of the variant. Because 4 million residents in L.A. County are not yet vaccinated, the risk of increased spread is very real. 

The Delta variant appears to be highly transmissible – and is more contagious even than other highly contagious COVID-19 variants – and there is concern that it may cause more severe infections than other COVID-19 variants. While emerging data affirms that fully vaccinated people are well protected from severe infections with Delta variants, people with only one vaccine are not as well-protected. There is also increasing evidence that a very small number of fully vaccinated individuals can become infected and may be able to infect others. Nonetheless, vaccines remain the most important tool to keep COVID-19 transmission and the incubation of variants low, and the pandemic today is almost entirely among unvaccinated individuals.

Visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish) to find a vaccination site near you, to make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more. If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

Details: www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

Amazon Demands Suppliers Give Up Financial Ownership Rights In Exchange For Its Business

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Amazon ties financial warrants and other conditions to how much business it gives to its suppliers.


Since the early 1900s, Chicago and New York mobsters used strong-arm tactics to extort payments of cash or benefits-in-kind in exchange for physical security, business advantage, and protection.
Fast forward to the present day. A Wall Street Journal investigative report exposes that Amazon struck at least a dozen deals with publicly traded companies in which it gets rights, called warrants, to buy the vendors’ stock in the future at what could be below-market prices. In some cases, Amazon was also given rights such as board representation and the ability to top any acquisition offers from other companies.
Dana Mattioli’s WSJ investigation reveals, “Amazon over the past decade also has done more than 75 such deals with privately held companies, according to a person familiar with the matter. In all, the tech titan’s stakes and potential stakes amount to billions of dollars across companies that provide everything from call-center services to natural gas, and in some cases position Amazon among the top shareholders in those businesses.”
Amazon routinely leverages its size and power to force terms that benefit itself, including getting partners in one business to sign on to its other services, learning about up-and-coming technology companies through its venture capital fund, or creating top selling Amazon branded goods that compete with small sellers on its site. It has aggressively competed to wrest market share from rivals, which Amazon says results in better deals for shoppers.
Former Amazon executives said they avoided doing anything during supplier negotiations, such as putting its ultimatums in writing, that would give fodder to critics who have said Amazon abuses its power. One of the former executives said that most companies complied with its demands over warrants. Several former Amazon executives who worked on such deals said in interviews that they found them to be unfair and one-sided, saying the companies weren’t in a position to refuse and that most of the upside went to Amazon.
More from the WSJ investigation:
Amazon often ties its warrants to how much business it gives a supplier. In a deal with Startek Inc., the Colorado-based call-center company agreed to give Amazon the right to acquire 20% of its shares if Amazon does $600 million of business with Startek over eight years.
Michigan-based grocery distributor SpartanNash Co. had been supplying Amazon with food since 2016. The contract was amended last year to deliver groceries to the Amazon Fresh arm, but this time Amazon added a condition: if it bought $8 billion worth of groceries over seven years, it could get warrants to purchase around 15% of SpartanNash’s stock at a price potentially lower than the market. Amazon also said it wanted to be notified of any takeover offers for SpartanNash and have a 10-day window to offer a counterbid. A spokeswoman for SpartanNash declined to comment.
Amazon broached a 10-year leasing deal including similar terms with Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. Amazon demanded warrants that would amount to up to 20% of Atlas’s equity over five years — with an option for 10% more later — depending on how much business it gave Atlas. Amazon also wanted the right to elect a director to Atlas’s board after meeting certain milestones. Atlas announced the deal in 2016 and has never done a similar deal, according to the Atlas spokeswoman.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. struck a deal with Amazon earlier this year that could give the larger company a 20% stake over the next decade, making it the No. 2 shareholder.
According to people familiar with the matter, Ohio aircraft-leasing company Air Transport Services Group Inc. initially pushed back on the warrant stipulation. Its team flew to Seattle and had “intense, protracted negotiations” where Amazon got ATSG to agree to the structure, one of the people said. “It took a lot of convincing,” the person said. Amazon currently owns around 19.5% of ATSG, making it the biggest shareholder.
Amazon also signed a vendor deal with Cargojet Inc. that included warrants. Cargojet didn’t respond to requests for comment.
Amazon is a mercenary with a strategy to own the infrastructure that other businesses rely on to get to market through three channels: Amazon’s retail marketplace, Amazon Prime, and Amazon Web Services. The result is a destructive retail apocalypse that is gaining a stranglehold on retail that is destroying competition and eroding jobs. Amazon’s unchecked monopoly power is leaving a tsunami of destruction on Amazon third-party sellers, bullied retail partners, manufacturers, and deceived consumers.
In addition to fraud, scams, counterfeits, replicas, and false claims, allegations of stealing from its employees, fake product reviews and blocked feedback, along with improperly using third-party data for its strategy for developing and selling its own private-label products contribute to its nefarious business profile. Amazon’s self-preferencing predatory pricing and exclusionary conduct exploits their power to become even more dominant and unaccountable to anyone but themselves, while ravaging dozens of businesses.
Amazon is facing up to $36 billion in fines after Europe’s antitrust regulators charged Amazon with violating competition law. However, the U.S. has lagged far behind, allowing e-commerce sites to operate virtually immune to product liability claims and destructive anti-competitive behavior. There is no incentive for Amazon to stop — they make too much money.
While the U.S. Congress is engaged in partisan bickering, America is being destroyed by China, unregulated e-commerce, and big tech. Amazon may be just another massive corporate entity to feel a vague sense of guilt about giving your money to, but consumers have a choice.
The powers that be at Amazon have often attempted to sweep these stories under the rug, but with social media and the Internet, squashing the stories has become difficult. After all, there really are shady things going on inside Amazon and the public ought to know! Whistleblowers, step forward.


https://www.TheCounterfeitReport.com

US Department of Labor, Office of the US Trade Representative convene inaugural meeting of US-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Labor Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative met with their counterparts in the Mexican and Canadian governments June 29 for the first meeting of the Labor Council as established under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Led by U.S. Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee and Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor Joshua Kagan, the U.S. delegation participated in a government-to-government meeting followed by a virtual public session on implementing the USMCA’s labor chapter.

During the first meeting, the council discussed the domestic mechanisms, institutions and procedures that each party is employing to advance the fulfillment of the USMCA labor chapter’s provisions. In addition, the council held in-depth discussions on several topics, including:

–       USMCA’s requirement that each party prohibit the importation of goods into its territory from other sources produced in whole, or in part by forced or compulsory labor.

–       Ongoing implementation of Mexico’s recent historic labor law reform.

–       Labor policies for migrant workers.

–       Areas for ongoing and future cooperation and technical capacity building.

At the virtual public session, workers, employers, civil society organizations and the general public contributed to a discussion on matters related to the implementation of the USMCA’s labor chapter.

Details: Read the Labor Council’s joint statement. www.dol.gov/ILAB/FINAL_Joint_Statement_of_the_Labor_Council 

Learn more about the bureau’s work. www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab

Learn more about the work of USTR’s Labor Office. https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/labor

Space Beach Takes Off With Relativity

“Space technology and innovation is our country’s greatest frontier, and Long Beach is at the center of it,” said Mayor Garcia.

On June 29, Relativity Space announced that Long Beach will be the home to their new 1 million square-foot headquarters that will host 2,000 good-paying jobs.

Relativity Space is building the world’s largest 3D printers and is the first company to 3D print an entire rocket. It will be taking over the 93-acres that were formerly Boeing’s C-17 manufacturing plant, and will operate a new headquarters with the capacity to bring more than 2,000 jobs to the Long Beach economy.

The new HQ joins more than two dozen creative aerospace companies in Long Beach, which the mayor noted have been bringing thousands of good jobs and billions of dollars of investment into the city. They include Virgin Orbit, Spin Launch, Boeing, Rocket Lab, SpaceX — and now Relativity’s headquarters.

“The future of our economy is about technology,” said Garcia. “It is about satellites; it is about rockets, and it is about space. Long Beach is at the center of all of that innovation and we are the largest hub on the West Coast for this work. I could not be more proud of the work that is happening here.”

Details: www.relativityspace.com/relativity-space-new-headquarters

Long Beach Reports Increase in Spread of Flea-Borne Typhus

The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services or Health Department June 29, has observed a significant increase in typhus cases in the first half of 2021. Cases of flea-borne typhus in Long Beach are currently more than double that of past years, with 10 cases reported so far, compared to a year-to-date average of 4 cases. 

In Long Beach, each typhus case requires the patient be interviewed by an epidemiologist to determine exposures and conduct education. Cases are then referred to the Vector Control Program, with visits to the homes where individual cases have occurred and their surrounding neighborhood to provide recommendations and education on how to avoid fleas in the home. 

Flea-borne typhus, also known as murine typhus, was first introduced to Long Beach in 2006 and is now endemic to Long Beach, which means a certain number of cases are expected each year. This year’s increase in cases is not specific to one geographical location in Long Beach, as cases have been found throughout the city.

Flea-borne typhus is caused by a bacteria (Rickettsia typhi and R. felis) which enters the skin through scratching following a bite from an infected flea. Infected fleas can be carried by rats, domestic or feral cats, dogs, raccoons and opossums. Most infected patients do not recall a flea bite, but often have contact with animals such as pet dogs or cats that carry these fleas into or near their home. Pets and animals do not become sick from typhus; however, in humans, typhus can cause high fever, chills, headache and rash. Typhus can be treated with antibiotics, but untreated disease can cause severe illness.

Residents are encouraged to protect themselves and their families from flea-borne typhus and prevent the spread of typhus by doing the following:

  • Practice safe flea control by treating pet dogs and cats regularly.
  • Do not leave pet food outdoors.
  • Avoid debris and overgrown vegetation that may harbor wild animals.
  • Do not provide food or water for wild animals.
  • Store trash in cans with secure lids.
  • Apply an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellent labeled for use against fleas if there is a risk of exposure during activities such as working outdoors.

Details: www.longbeach.gov/Typhus.

California Signs Legislation For Rent Relief, Eviction Moratorium And Secure Equitable Investments For State Budget

Gov. Newsom Signs Rent Relief Program for Low-Income Tenants, Eviction Moratorium Extension and Additional Legislation 

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom June 28, signed legislation to extend the state’s eviction moratorium through September 30, 2021 and clear rent debt for low-income Californians that have suffered economic hardship due to the pandemic. Under AB 832, California will significantly increase cash assistance to low-income tenants and small landlords under the state’s $5.2 billion rent relief program, making it the largest and most comprehensive COVID rental protection and rent relief program of any state in the nation.

In an agreement forged between the Governor, the Senate and the Assembly, with AB 832 the reimbursement of the state’s emergency rental assistance program  now provides 100 % of past-due and prospective rent payments, as well as utility bills for income-qualified tenants. AB 832 also allows tenants to access rental funds directly if their landlord chooses not to participate and ensures landlords can receive compensation even if their otherwise income-qualified tenants have already vacated a unit.

Gov. Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon June 25,announced an agreement on the legislation, which also ensures rental assistance dollars stay in California by prioritizing cities and counties with unmet needs and makes temporary reforms to the judicial process to ensure tenants and landlords have attempted to obtain rental assistance.

Details: www.gov.ca.gov/eviction-moratorium-extension-increased-compensation-for-rent-relief/ 

Sen. Bradford Secures More than $130 Million in Direct, Equitable Investments for His District in the State Budget

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate and the Assembly June 28, passed an unprecedented budget. While Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to sign Assembly Bill 129: the Budget Act of 2021, this measure does represent a three-party agreement between the Senate, Assembly, and the Newsom Administration.

The total budget spending package is $262.6 billion, of which $196.4 million is from the General Fund. The state is using $11 billion to pay off all the Proposition 98 money owed to schools, which was borrowed to deal with last year’s budget crises. Over $25 billion is being saved in various reserve accounts to create safety buffers for unanticipated volatility and to put the state on solid fiscal footing.     

The Budget Act of 2021 makes needed and helpful investments specifically into

Senate District 35, including, but not limited to,

· $60 million to California State University Dominguez Hills to address infrastructure needs;

· $50 million for Charles Drew University to construct a medicine and science building and to support more people of color going into the health profession;

· $10 million to Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Hospital to provide infrastructure and workforce support;

· $8.5 million for the Inglewood Market Street Streetscape Improvement Program and the Market Street Facade and Tenant Improvement Program;

· $1.2 million to the Boys & Girls Club of the Los Angeles Harbor for restoration of the Cheryl Green Center for children to play and learn;

· $3.5 million for the Los Angeles Black Worker Center to create the Workforce Equity Demonstration Project to assist more workers in obtaining government jobs; and,

· $1 million to the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political & Economic Institute at California State University Dominguez Hills.

Notable overall investments in The Budget Act of 2021-22 include, but are not limited to:

· Another modified round of the Golden State Stimulus, which will provide direct relief to Californians with income up to $75,000, with the amount of assistance varying from $500 to $1,100 depending on a family’s filing status;

· Extension of the eviction moratorium for non-payment of rent to September 30, 2021 and 100 percent rent COVID rent forgiveness;

· $1.5 billion in grants to small business and nonprofits;

· $12 billion to prevent homelessness;

· An additional 120,000 child care slots in fiscal year 2021-22, and increasing an additional 80,000 slots over the next four years;

· $3 billion one-time to launch a statewide initiative to foster community schools in over 1000 campuses where students and their families’ health and services needs can be met with the overarching goal of supporting academic success;

· $1 billion ongoing and $753 million one-time to expand afterschool and summer school enrichment programs for low-income students;

· Expansion of Medi-Cal to adults age 50 and older regardless of immigration status;

· $151 million to eliminate criminal administrative fees that create a poverty and debt trap for the many who cannot afford to pay them; and,

· $30 million to help cannabis equity applicants and licensees pay for the cost of licensing fees.

Update On TOCA Foundation: A Call Out For Help

In a nearly unanimous June 22 vote, the Torrance City Council moved to continue funding the Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation for two more years. This, after a May 18 move by Councilmember George Chen to reduce the portion of Torrance Cultural Arts or TOCA, funding that has been used to offset staff costs and for other events such as Dancing with the SB Stars and the Studio Cabaret series.

Chen’s reasoning for the reduction of support was he wanted to see TOCA expand its fundraising effort, not taking into consideration that it has just experienced a yearlong pandemic and were unable to host its annual SouthBay Festival of the Arts fundraiser for two consecutive years.

In an all-hands-on-deck email to supporters, TOCA executive director, Chris Wolf, reported on the proposed budget cuts made by the councilman, which were made after public comment – all of which were in favor of maintain funding. 

During the June 22 city council meeting Chen questioned Wolf about the funds when he saw the foundation had money in its bank account. Chen suggested that TOCA wait until that money is “gone” before asking the city council for more money. Wolf explained to RLn via telephone a week after the vote that to keep functioning, TOCA needs to ensure the money is there. He said operating at a time when funding is in doubt is not the way to operate a business.

Read more at: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2021/06/21/torrance-cultural-arts-center-foundation-a-call-out-for-help/34187

Update on SEIU Local 73 Cook County Workers Strike

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About 1,200 nurses walked of the job for a whole business day on June 24. The labor action was organized by the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an Illinois affiliate of National Nurses United (or NNU). They took to the streets as part of continuing protests against the pay increase offer by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that was all but erased by the board’s demand that workers pay higher health insurance premiums. Labor organizers also said the 24-hour strike was an action to demand an end to the intolerable staffing shortages at the Cook County Department of Health.

Conditions at Stroger and Provident Hospitals were bad before the pandemic. Now they are worse. These two major locations serve primarily low income Chicagoans of color, people who have borne the brunt of the pandemic, which has further exposed the gross inequalities in healthcare. With about 400 unfilled positions, nurses often work double shifts. They were striking for themselves and for the safety and well-being of their patients. About 330 nurses were enjoined from striking by a court injunction, and the rest experienced the collective strength of their 24-hour strike, their power in numbers to stay organized and vigilant, despite downpours of rain and threats from management.

Following on the heels of the nurses’ strike, approximately 2,000 Cook County workers organized by SEIU Local 73 went on strike outside the same hospitals and at other county sites the following morning on June 25, including the Cook County Jail and at highway maintenance facilities. Despite severe storm warnings and downpours throughout the day, they held firm. An additional 500 of their members were also kept at work by court injunction, but normal hospital functioning (which is never adequate) is definitely impacted by their absence.

The main issues are a living wage — over the massive health insurance increases — and equal pay for equal work.  “Respect us, Protect us, Pay us!” is a major rallying cry. Hiking health insurance more than a pay raise, amounts to a pay cut, and workers understand this. In the June 27 press release from SEIU Local 73, Sylvia Kizer, Building Service Worker at Stroger says, “They are forcing us to choose between putting food on our tables and keeping our healthcare. We are the lowest-paid workers in the County and President Preckwinkle is sitting on $1 billion from the Federal Government. Shame on her!”  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is a central target of the strikers. Having run as a candidate that supports labor, she has failed to deliver justice to these essential front-line workers.

Dian Palmer, President of striking Local 73 declared “We are going to stay on this line until we get a fair contract.  There ain’t no stopping us now!”   Following another strong showing Saturday, Preckwinkle and the County finally came back to the bargaining table but have so far offered nothing.

Together these two unions have demanded the conditions, compensation, and respect that all workers deserve.  The nurses have vowed that they will not be coerced into doing the jobs of the other hospital workers.  

As of Monday morning, June 28, 2021, Chicago:

The strike continues by 2000 Cook County workers.  

Solidarity from other unions, from passing truckers and members of the community, has heightened the spirits and strengthened the resolve of these strikers. Turnout includes support from SEIU HCII and SEIU Local 1. CTU members were also out on the picket line in solidarity, having been through two strikes that coincided with SEIU workers in the Chicago Public Schools. During their joint 2019 strike against CPS, which made gains for teachers, and other support staff including clerical workers in the schools, we began to see the power of workers mobilized in solidarity with one another.  The entire labor movement needs to show up in solidarity with these courageous workers in the days ahead.  If they do not receive a fair contract, they plan more massive mobilizations at the worksites as well as in downtown Chicago.

As Delta Variant Circulates, Public Health Recommends Masking Indoors as a Precaution

With increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health or Public Health strongly recommends everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors in public places as a precautionary measure. In the week ending June 12, Delta variants comprised of nearly half of all variants sequenced in Los Angeles County. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC noted that Delta variants are now responsible for about one in every five new infections across the country, up from approximately one in every 10 the week before.

Public Health strongly recommends people wear masks indoors in settings such as grocery or retail stores; theaters and family entertainment centers, and workplaces when you don’t know everyone’s vaccination status. Until we better understand how and to who the Delta variant is spreading, everyone should focus on maximum protection with minimum interruption to routine as all businesses operate without other restrictions, like physical distancing and capacity limits.

Fully vaccinated people appear to be well protected from infections with Delta variants, however people with only one vaccine dose of Pfizer or Moderna are not as well-protected. The smaller number of COVID-19 infections identified in people who are fully vaccinated have been mild illnesses.

For masks to work properly, they need to completely cover your nose and mouth and fit snugly against the sides of your face and around your nose.  If you aren’t fully vaccinated, your mask is one of the most powerful tools you have to protect yourself and other unvaccinated people. This is especially true when you are in an indoor or crowded outdoor space. If you are not fully vaccinated and work in a setting where you have sustained close contact with others who are not fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, consider wearing a respirator for additional protection.

Public Health has confirmed 3 new deaths and 259 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 1,249,560 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,480 deaths. There are 238 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 7,013,000 individuals with 17% of people testing positive. Today’s daily test positivity rate is 0.9%.

Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated. To find a vaccination site near you, to make an appointment at vaccination sites, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish). If you don’t have internet access, can’t use a computer, or you’re over 65, you can call 1-833-540-0473 for help finding an appointment, connecting to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or scheduling a home-visit if you are homebound. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

Details: www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.