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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti is ordered to be deposed as part of sexual harassment lawsuit filed by bodyguard LAPD cop against former top aide Rick Jacobs
Los Angeles judge ruled Mayor Eric Garcetti is to have his deposition taken before January 30 in sexual harassment lawsuit
Garcetti s former bodyguard, Matthew Garza, in July filed lawsuit against the city, accusing mayor s ex-aide Rick Jacobs of sexually harassing him
Garza claimed in filings that Garcetti witnessed some of the instances of harassment and failed to stop it
City s lawyers claimed Garcetti has no personal factual information about the allegations, but judge said he possibly was the only witness present
Garcetti s appointment to a Biden administration post wouldn t have come without controversy.
Black Lives Matter protesters demonstrated for nearly a month outside the mayor s home over his handling of issues such as homelessness and police oversight, demanding that his name be dropped from consideration.
Garcetti, who was co-chair of Biden’s presidential campaign, was reportedly being considered for the position of either transportation secretary or environmental envoy within the incoming administration. On Tuesday, however, Biden announced he had selected former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Transportation Department.
Garcetti remains one of four co-chairs on Biden s inaugural committee, alongside Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana.
Mayor Garcetti warns of darker daysâ as COVID-19 surge continues in LA
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SANTA MONICA, CA - DECEMBER 15: A patient surved a code blue and then was rushed to ICU to be intubated and be placed on a ventalator inside Providence Saint John s Health Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA. (Francine Orr / Los Ange
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LOS ANGELES - As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Los Angeles County and throughout California, it’s having a major impact on hospital staff as the surge threatens to overwhelm emergency departments and intensive-care units.
The dramatic coronavirus surge has health officials continuing their plea for residents to heed warnings to avoid gatherings and continue social distancing and mask-wearing.
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