LOS ANGELES — For the second time in three days, Los Angeles County set a daily record July 16 for new coronavirus cases and announced more than 50 additional deaths, while the county’s top health officer warned that workplaces have become a major source of virus transmission. The county Department of Public Health announced 4,592 Read More…
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County commission approves Walnut Park housing project
WALNUT PARK — The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission upheld the approval July 8 of an affordable housing project in unincorporated Walnut Park, denying an appeal filed by a resident. Henry Vasquez filed the appeal on March 19, asking for the county to overturn the approval Feb. 26 of a Hollywood Community Housing Corporation Read More…
H.P. Police Department switches to encrypted radio system
HUNTINGTON PARK — Community members have raised concerns about transparency ever since the Huntington Park Police Department announced in early July that it would change to a new digital encrypted radio system for field communication among officers and other law enforcement agencies. The department officially made the switch June 4, according to a July 3 Read More…