The LA Report

Here's what we're following:

• The Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park
• Sheriff Alex Villanueva's defiance of oversight subpoenas
• Sixth Street bridge closures
• L.A. supervisor opposes return of indoor mask mandate
• Daily COVID infections dip
• Long Beach Health expanding their monkeypox vaccine operations
• Actor Paul Sorvino dead at 83

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Here's what we're following today:

• The latest monkeypox updates
• COVID infections dipping
• Woman claims anti-Asian harassment at Halsey concert
• Sheriff Villanueva again refusing to testify to civilian oversight committee 

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Here's what we're following today:

• A deadly shooting in a San Pedro park
• NASA's startling images of Lake Mead
• The potential of water recycling
• Sheltering people in hotels
• 6th Street viaduct closed again
• Construction on bridge spanning San Gabriel River
• Bob Baker marionette theater reviving kids' puppet show

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In this Sunday edition: Is our healthcare system prepared for a monkeypox outbreak? We'll hear from one man who spent days trying to get a diagnosis.

Then, inflation is driving up the prices of everything – including rent. We'll find out how tenants are dealing with increases in their already high rates…

Plus: Governor Newsom is proposing a new framework that would help people living with mental illnesses find treatment. But critics say it's too coercive…

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In this weekend edition: Californians this November will vote on two ballot propositions that, to some capacity, aim to legalize sports gambling in the state. Here's a primer on both props, and who’s in support of them.

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What we're following today:

• L.A. County set to reinstate indoor face mask rules
• Monkeypox vaccine seekers being turned away
• Santa Monica City Council to limit what protestors can bring to demonstrations
• Small plane makes water landing at Huntington Beach
• Jan. 6 hearing recap 

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Here's what we're following this morning:

• Governor Gavin Newsom signs a handful of firearm bills
• A man who helps newer arrivals from Afghanistan adjust to local life
• Los Angeles County is one week away from reinstating indoor mask mandate
• Racist vandalism discovered at Manhattan Beach elementary school
• A group of Angelenos working to address housing and climate crises
• Hot, dry weather leads to Red Flag Warning for the L.A. County mountains

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What we're following today:

• President Biden tests positive for COVID-19
• Avoiding the summer wave of infections
• A petition to repeal an ordinance to raise the minimum wage for healthcare workers at private hospitals
• Jan. 6 Committee holding prime time hearing tonight

This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.