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Print Just over 50% of Californians are at least partially vaccinated, and COVID-19 cases across the state have decreased nearly 13% in the last week alone. Los Angeles entered the yellow reopening tier early this month. Dining out has returned in force. Tasting-menu restaurants are suddenly booked out two months in advance. The noontime lines again trail from nearly every truck serving tacos and mariscos along Olympic Boulevard in Boyle Heights. Within this framework, columnist Jenn Harris an...

The cross that is in the Olvera square is the third that is placed in the same place. The first was placed in 1782 but it was ruined and was replaced by another that did not stand the test of time. The third was placed four years ago, made by Jackie at no cost to the city of Los Angeles. “I remember that the general manager of Placita Olvera came to me and said, How would you like to be the third person to make the cross for this square?”, Hadnot said. "I told him, It would be an honor for ...

"Merchants rely you know, anywhere between 40 and 60% of their income is tourism," Hanley said. Without international travel or events like Las Posadas, Hanley says that isnt happening. Most shops on Olvera Street operate weekends only. Hanley says shed like to see all of 2020-2021s rent forgiven, because if Casa California has to pay full rent again soon, she says itll be out of business in a month. My father started in 1930 when the street opened, so some families are three, four generations ...

LA Councilmember aims to continue providing rent relief for Olvera Street merchants LOS ANGELES - The Olvera Street Mexican Marketplace is a historic area located within El Pueblo de Los Angeles, commonly known as the birthplace of Los Angeles. However, businesses have felt the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic due to little to no foot traffic or tourism.  Some businesses ended up going under, and others are fighting to stay afloat. Cielito Lindo, one of the iconic taquerias on Olve...

Print With shorter lines, 2,000 canvassers and even TikTok ads, California is trying to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations. TOP STORIES Hearts, Minds and Vaccines Like swing voters in an election, those who have yet to be vaccinated will determine the outcome of the United States’ COVID-19 vaccination campaign, including how quickly the spread of the coronavirus will stall and to what extent the disease will become a long-term threat. President Biden is pushing to get a first dose to 70% of Am...

Monday, May 10. I’m Kimi Yoshino, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti is on the short list for a post in the Biden administration as the U.S. ambassador to India, and questions are swirling about what might happen next. As Times reporters David Zahniser and Dakota Smith noted, “At Los Angeles City Hall, everything is suddenly up in the air.” A mayoral election is already on tap for next year, but if Garcetti were selected for a new job, it would be up to the City ...

Cielito Lindo sits at the northeastern tip of Olvera Street and has ever since Diana Robertson’s grandmother founded the famous taqueria in 1934. Can a second location, roughly a mile and a half to the east, help keep the original afloat?

In California: COVID hospitalizations down 93% from early January peak Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT Plus: A post-vaccine FAQ, a woman is arrested for allegedly starting 2018 Delta Fire, and thousands of California inmates to go free.   Im Winston Gieseke, philanthropy and special sections editor for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, wishing you a very safe, happy and informed Cinco de Mayo. Informed? Yes. Many Americans think this fifth day in May celebrate...

Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday. So why does the United States celebrate it more? Jordan Mendoza and Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY Cinco de Mayo celebrated in U.S., not so much in Mexico Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo doesn’t commemorate Mexico’s Independence Day.  May 5 marks the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War in 1862. Mexico’s Independence Day is celebrated on September 16. A 2018 survey by National...