The LA Report

Here's your morning news: California will give away $116-and-a-half million dollars to get more people vaccinated, as the state heads toward a full reopening on June 15th; President Joe Biden will reportedly nominate L.A Mayor Eric Garcetti as the next Ambassador to India.

In this special Saturday edition: David Ordaz, Jr. had a knife and was in the midst of a mental health crisis when a family member turned to law enforcement for help. Now, his family joins a growing movement pushing for an end to armed officers responding to psychiatric emergencies.

What's happening today: Authorities release the names of nine people killed by gunman in San Jose; Why DAs from dozens of counties are suing the state prison system; U.S. judge meets with L.A. to talk homelessness on Skid Row; Date announced for 2022 Oscars; Tonight's NBA playoff game first at Staples Center since 2013.

Here's your morning news: About 50 percent of the nation is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and here in LA County, vaccination rates among Latinos are finally starting to catch up to rates among white Americans; The reward for information leading to an arrest in the road rage killing of a six-year-old boy is now up to 300-thousand dollars. 
6-year-old Aiden Leos was killed Friday when someone shot into his mother's car on the 55 Freeway in Orange, the bullet went through the back and hit Aiden in his carseat, and more

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What's happening today: Latest on San Jose mass shooting; Arrest made in connection with BB gun shots on freeways; Echo Park Lake reopens today; Getty Museum reopens to visitors; L.A. Comptroller Ron Galperin to run for Board of Supervisors next year.

Here's your morning news: The LA City Council has approved plans for how to spend more than $56 million it diverted from the LAPD; After George Floyd's murder, a series of major police reforms fizzled in Sacramento last year, including Senate Bill 2, the Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification Act of 2021. It would empower a state commission to investigate officers, fire them, and even prevent them from going to another department, and more

Here's your news this morning: California wants to create a "wildfire forecast center"; Airbnb reports Los Angeles is among the top three destinations for long-term stays this summer, and more.

What's happening today: The one year anniversary of George Floyd's murder; Latest on spending measure J; O.C Board of Supervisors offers reward for shooter in last week's road rage killing; "Granny flats" may help combat L.A.'s homelessness; A third of California households can't afford basic needs.