The LA Report

What's happening today: On first anniversary of Atlanta spa shooting, what's changed – and what hasn't; What role do doulas play for Southern Californian families?; Latest COVID numbers.

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Here's your morning news: L.A. County supervisors vote to offer assistance to Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion; Incarcerated juveniles to be held in local camps instead of state-run facilities; Federal funding on the way for unarmed outreach teams responding to non-violent 911 calls involving unhoused people; Remembering the one-year anniversary of Atlanta spa shooting that killed eight; New poll finds two-thirds of Asian-Americans in L.A. worried about racially-motivated attacks; LAPD facing criticism for lack of discipline over shootings; Pasadena accused of violating new state multi-unit housing law.

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What's happening today: Non-partisan report says adults over 50 are the fastest growing group of unhoused Angelenos; Latest COVID numbers; Pfizer and BioNTech to seek FDA approval for second COVID booster for those 65 and older; LAUSD officials and teacher's unions will meet over masking rules; Gov. Newsom's state budget proposal calls for $10M for a UCSF study on dyslexia. 

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Here's your morning news: COVID hospitalizations at lowest point since last summer; Pfizer says a fourth dose of its vaccine will be required; LAUSD to determine changes to its masking policy; L.A. DOT is targeting illegal parking in bus lanes; Russia-Ukraine war fueling rising gas prices; Special legislation approved designed to prevent UC Berkeley from turning away thousands of students; Movie attendance rebounds but is still far lower than pre-pandemic levels; Director apologizes to tennis' Williams sisters for comments during Critics Choice Awards.

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What's happening today: L.A. County begins first week of school with mask mandate lifted – but not yet at LAUSD; Why do different schools have different masking rules?; Latest COVID numbers; Customs agents say they're destroying illegally imported meat at ports; The 2022 Oscar-nominated films.

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Here's your morning news: Public school students begin first week with mask mandate lifted; Oscar winner William Hurt dies at 71; Critic's Choice Awards winners announced; In response to "Don't Say Gay" bill, The Walt Disney Company is pausing political donations in Florida; Average gas price creeps up to $5.83 per gallon; O.C. apartment rental rates rising, pricing many out; New housing development in Van Nuys for survivors of trauma;

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In this weekend edition: In 1915, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s mission to cross the Antarctic ended in tragedy when his ship the Endurance became trapped in ice. Shackleton and his men lived on the wooden ship for months until the ice started to crush it. They escaped, and the Endurance sank into the Weddell Sea on Nov. 21, 1915. Now, 106 years later, searchers have found the shipwreck. From this week's AirTalk with Larry Mantle.

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In this Sunday edition: First, community clinics in L.A. are owed millions of dollars by the federal government. If they don’t get reimbursed soon, some COVID vaccine clinics could close. A report by Jackie Fortier.

Then: Rent relief applicants were supposed to be protected from eviction. But many are getting dragged into court by their landlords. Reporter David Wagner finds out why.

Finally: Government aid requires tenants to apply for help. When they refuse or fail to qualify, landlords can get stuck shouldering the cost. More from David Wagner.

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