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Bakersfield has become the hot destination for young Angelenos who want the COVID-19 vaccine but don’t yet qualify for the shots at home. The vaccine seekers have included writers, engineers and Hollywood actors, who say the vaccination site at Cal State Bakersfield was welcoming Angelenos with open arms, writes my colleague Laura J. Nelson. Advertisement Southern Californians began making four-hour round-trip excursions to the Central Valley after word spread that the site had more doses than patients and was accepting anyone 16 and older. By Monday night, “Bakersfield” was trending o...

BAKERSFIELD —  As soon as Justin Perez left the vaccination clinic, his phone buzzed with a text message. A former co-worker had heard a hot rumor about a clinic where anyone, even young people like them, could get a COVID-19 vaccine. The clinic was in Bakersfield. “I am in Bakersfield,” texted Perez, a 35-year-old video designer from Sherman Oaks, confirming the rumor. “I got injected 20 minutes ago.” Cal State Bakersfield has been the go-to vaccination site for the young and the healthy from Los Angeles County for more than a week, ever since word spread that the facility had m...

'Did this really happen?' LA's young and healthy head to Bakersfield for COVID-19 vaccine Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times April 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2021, file photo, drivers with a vaccine appointment enter a mega COVID-19 vaccination site set up in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, a day after it was temporarily shut down while protesters blocked the entrance.Damian Dovarganes/AP LOS ANGELES – As soon as Justin Perez left the vaccination clinic, his phone buzzed with a text message. A former co-worker had heard a hot rumor about a clinic...

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran. (Copyright 2020 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran ordered schools in Florida to reopen in August, while teachers unions in South Florida argued districts needed more funding for personal protective equipment, testing, and contact tracing before reopening. Walensky said the two most important strategies to enforce in schools right now are the consistent use of face masks and social distancing. The CDC determined teachers’ vaccinations are not a requirement to reopen schools. The guidance includes ...

The worlds of police officers and young men of color can seem oceans apart, even when they are in the same city. There is a divide that has existed for generations between these two groups. The disconnect is reflected in the massively disproportionate arrest data for males of color that resu… More Headlines