We look back at what’s changed in L.A. since George Floyd’s murder, an LAFD commissioner accuses the firefighters’ union of unethical interference, and one man is holding down Chino’s last Basque boarding house.
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Yesterday, L.A. County reached a milestone:
more than 50% of Angelenos ages 16 and over are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
In a press conference, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer expressed her joy at getting to this point.
“We have been making truly exciting progress in slowing the spread of COVID,” she said. “It is truly thrilling to see us reach this landmark.”
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fire that broke out in Pacific Palisades on Friday evening grew rapidly, and firefighters were having trouble getting any containment by Sunday evening.
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The Palisades blaze began as a brush fire. By Saturday evening, it had spread to 750 acres, and mandatory evacuations were issued east of Topanga Canyon between the Community House and View Ridge, and in the area north of Entrada, south of Oakwood and east of Henry Ridge. Those evacuations affected an estimated 1,000 people.