Ryan Fonseca
Former Associate Editor
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In some areas of Southern California, our reduced vehicle emissions — particularly during what we used to call the evening commute — actually led to higher-than-usual ozone levels. -
You may be tempted to call it a silver lining to the health crisis that's completely upended our lives. But the experts who study air pollution say there is no upside.
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Of the patients with positive tests, 1,257 have been hospitalized, representing 21% of all cases.
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An autopsy is pending to determine the cause, but officials said there were no signs of trauma.
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The people who monitor and measure our air quality for a living say it’ll be a week or two before they have a scientific sense of just how much our reduced commuting has helped clear the air.
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Services already available online — and through mail and public kiosks — will continue, officials said.
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The agency is projecting losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to the "double-whammy" of plummeting ridership and sales tax revenue, Metro CEO Phillip Washington told us this week.
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Average weekday ridership on Metro's trains is down more than 80% and bus ridership is down nearly 70%. But that's just one part of the shortfall the agency faces.
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The action came in response to reports that large crowds had gathered at beaches and trails over the weekend.
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Public transit in greater Los Angeles is still moving — though dramatically fewer people are being moved and service on a growing number of systems is being cut.
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