Bogus Paycheck Protection claims A Santa Clarita Valley man was sentenced this week to 51 months in federal prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain about $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief […]
Category: COVID-19
Our Weekly has kept readers informed about the Covid-19 pandemic since its beginning. The following is a compilation of stories we have published during the crisis. We urge readers to keep safe, wear a mask and get vaccinated so we can all put an end to this virus.
Posted inCOVID-19, Health
County witnesses uptick in COVID hospitalizations
Officials urge vaccinations COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County ticked upward again Monday as health officials encouraged people to get vaccinated, again warning that unvaccinated residents are far more susceptible […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Local
COVID-19 mobile vaccine clinic at Roosevelt Park
Nov. 19 and 20 Free COVID-19 vaccines will be available for anyone ages 5 and older on Friday, Nov. 19 and Saturday, Nov. 20 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. […]
Posted inCOVID-19, National
COVID-19 scams target Blacks
FTC report reveals fraud Just as the annual holiday season of shopping and celebrating nears, a major federal financial regulator released new research detailing how communities of color not only […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Local, Local Politics
Legal action taken over deputy COVID-19 vaccination status
A group representing about 1,850 sworn and non-sworn members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has filed a legal action challenging a requirement that they register their coronavirus vaccination status with a genetics laboratory or face possible discipline…
Posted inCovers, COVID-19
Another side of the plague: COVID-19 & the narcotics trade
It might safely be said that the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic might take decades to be accurately assessed…
Posted inCOVID-19, Health, Local
Steady drop in hospitalizations related to COVID-19 infection
County-wide COVID-19 hospitalizations had continued to decline by mid-week, while health officials again reported generally high compliance with…
Posted inCOVID-19, Local
George Holliday of Rodney King video dies result of COVID-19
George Holliday, a plumber who gained local and national fame 30 years ago when he used his video camera to tape…
Posted inAcross Black America, COVID-19
Black woman heart transplant recipient dies from Covid
Eva Baisey, known as one of the longest living heart transplant recipients in…
Posted inCOVID-19, Local, Local Politics
Health Equity Task Force touts covid vaccinations
Seeking to reassure African-Americans that the COVID-19 vaccinations are safe, the White House…
