The LA Report

Here's your morning news: In LA County, public health officials say that in June, about one in every five new infections was a breakthrough case; Today, the Summer Olympics officially kicked off in Tokyo, but elsewhere in the world, a Torrance man broke an obscure but significant American athletic record, and more.

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Covid-19 infections and the vaccinated; Freediving record set by Torrance man; Lingering sewage smell at SoCal beaches; LBC Convention Center Immigrant Children Shelter Closed; Pasadena policy to vaccinate city workers.

Here's your morning news: The delta variant has become more prevalent in L.A. County, and more fully-vaccinated people are testing positive with the virus; Five Republican candidates who want to replace Governor Newsom in the upcoming recall election are expected to participate in a debate next month, and more.

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What's happening today: COVID case counts rising; Unvaccinated people are not following guidelines; PG&E to upgrade electric grid starting in Northern California to prevent fire; Fire update in Riverside; Senator Alex Padilla's farm bill; Waste water recycling technology could help save water for farmers.

Here's your morning news: Public health officials reported more than 25-hundred new infections yesterday -- the largest daily number since mid-February; LA Congresswoman Maxine Waters has asked the federal Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into what she called a deputy "gang" inside the sheriff's department – known as the "Executioners", and more.

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What's happening today: Rideshare Driver Strike Until Midnight; Botched LAPD Fireworks Blast Claims Will Be Processed; Pasadena Vaccination Requirement Details; Gender Reveal Involuntary Manslaughter Charges.

Here's your morning news: An ex-DEA agent from Orange County has been arrested for his alleged participation in January's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol; Activists are demanding reparations in the wake of an LAPD fireworks explosion that injured 17 people and caused widespread property damage, and more.

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What's happening today: Pasadena, Long Beach and LA to require facemasks Indoors; Pasadena to require all city employees be vaccinated; Orange County covid cases rise to February levels; Harvey Weinstein to be extradited to california; DACA on hold; Free meals for all California public school children.