In early January, the World Health Organization first announced the emergence of a mysterious coronavirus that had been discovered in Wuhan, China, nearly 7,000 miles from Long Beach, a city basking as usual in the weeks before spring, living life as always: Shopping, dining out, attending concerts and sporting events, attending classes, gathering with friends, only barely aware of the virus and not overly concerned about it.
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From our current vantage, it’s difficult to believe life once went on like that.
For a while, it was a faraway problem. The virus was immune to distance and boundaries, though, and it stealthily traveled from person to person, country to country, aboard airplanes and cruise ships, and when it came, it came hard and changed how we live in Long Beach and throughout the world, and, in one short but ferocious year it killed more than 2.5 million people worldwide, including more than 520,000 in the United States and 857 in Long Beach.
L.A. County OKs Grocery, Pharmacy Worker âHero Payâ By Ralph Ellis
Feb. 26, 2021 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has passed an ordinance requiring grocery stores and pharmacies to pay an extra $5 per hour in âhero payâ to front-line employees working during the coronavirus pandemic.
The order will be in effect for at least 120 days and will cover about 2,000 employees in the unincorporated part of the county, according to a news release from Board Chair Hilda L. Solis.
âThese workers, many of whom include older adults and single mothers, have put their lives on the line since the beginning of the pandemic to keep our food supply chain running and provide access to medicine our families need,â Solis said. âMany are working in fear and without adequate financial support, while their employers continue to see profits grow and top executives receive steep pay bonuses.â
L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Restores Parks Funding
It was announced Tuesday night L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has moved to support the restoration of parks and recreation funding to pre-pandemic levels.
Through a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger that aims to invest in services and programs in Los Angeles County communities, the Board of Supervisors approved the budget restoration of the Department of Parks and Recreation, according to barger’s office..
“After a year of decreased social and physical activity for families across Los Angeles County, our renewed focus on programs, staff, and services at local parks and nature centers provides an opportunity to rejuvenate our residents,” Supervisor Barger said. “Parks programs are a fundamental part of wellness for our neighborhoods and provide opportunities to play, grow, and create lasting memories.”
A mandate kicking off this week will put more money in the pockets of grocery workers in Los Angeles County for braving the pandemic to clock in. Starting Friday, national grocery.
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