Huge California conservation bill heads to vote in Congress today. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803, seeks to preserve 1 million acres of public land in California. Part of it is the San Gabriel Mountains and Rivers Protection Act, authored by Rep. Judy Chu-D. to extend the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument designation by adding 109,143 acres of the western front-facing Angeles National Forest. This includes popular hiking areas within Chantry Flat, located just north of Arcadia.
House passes preservation bill on a bipartisan vote. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803 seeks to conserve 1 million acres of public land in California, much of it in Southern California. HR 803 incorporates two local measures, including the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act that will protect the Angeles National Forest, located just north of Arcadia.
Los Angeles County saw its biggest bump in coronavirus cases within recent weeks Friday (yesterday). LA County reported 1,401 new cases and 34 new deaths, bringing the official human toll of the virus to 265,776 and 6,488 deaths, not including Long Beach and Pasadena, which operate their own public health departments. Photo: an empty Westfield Santa Anita mall that is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, is seen in March.
Medical teams wary as businesses reopen. COVID-19: region's hospitals, staffs still strained as stay-at-home orders ease. See also related article LA County Coronavirus cases, p. A1, A10.
Distance learning a work in progress (online classes). Parents and students adjust and make the most of their home-based classrooms during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Los Angeles County will lift mask rule on K-12 schools and child care sites. Set for March 12, change coincides with state's, in response to falling coronavirus numbers.
Readers share hobbies started during the COVID-19 Pandemic and after, with columnist David Allen. Annick Downhower got hooked on streaming horse racing and reading blogs. She has returned to watching in-person racing at Santa Anita Park and continues to stream races on Fan Duel.
Coronavirus restrictions. Malls kick up their heels to be open. Shopping malls throughout Los Angeles County were given the okay to resume indoor operations yesterday after months of being closed. A smattering of shoppers showed up at malls in Redondo Beach, Torrance, Montebello, Sherman Oaks, and Arcadia.
Los Angeles County coronavirus cases. Los Angeles cases: 192,167 total, 1,476 new cases. Los Angeles deaths: 4,692 total. Sunday's tracker incorrectly reported total deaths as 4,699. The correct number was 4,669. Arcadia has 324 cases.
Los Angeles County coronavirus cases. Los Angeles cases: 208,528, with 1,789 new cases. Arcadia city has 380 total cases and unincorporated Arcadia has 75 total cases. There have been 4,977 Los Angeles county deaths total.
Tracking Coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles cases total 225,827 with 1,956 new cases. Los Angeles deaths is at 5,392 with 61 new deaths. Arcadia city has 410, at the rate of 710 per 100,000. Unincorporated Arcadia has 78 cases, at the rate of 977 per 100,000.
Los Angeles County coronavirus cases. Los Angeles cases total 270,299. Los Angeles deaths at 6,576. California cases at 816,568. United States cases at 7,206,654. Arcadia city has 508 total cases.
Los Angeles County Coronavirus numbers. Cases 1,215,736. Deaths 22,960. Arcadia has had 2,641 total cases. Unincorporated Arcadia has had 606 total cases.