The LA Report

What's happening today: J & J vaccine suspended over clot risks; Students return to LAUSD elementary schools; How to prep your dog for your return to work; Arrest made in 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart.

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Here's your morning news: After exactly 13 months in distance learning mode, L.A. Unified students start returning to classrooms today; Orange County health officials are exploring the idea of a COVID-19 vaccine passport. The O.C Health Care Agency said it plans to launch a pilot program for a digital passport to show proof of a vaccine or a negative COVID test this month; and more.

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What's happening today: LAUSD to expand 2021-2022 school year; How to prep young students for a return to in-person learning; L.A. County libraries reopening; L.A. to begin vaccinating 16+ on April 13; New vaccination site in Chinatown; Man suing LAPD after being injured during a protest last summer; 

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Here's your morning news:  This Thursday all Californians 16 and older can book appointments for the free COVID-19 vaccine. Millions of people have gotten the shots in the U.S., with only minor side effects, but there are a few things you should keep in mind before you get your shot; While firefighters have had the COVID-19 vaccine available to them for months now, many are declining to get it. But one local fire department is tapping into behavioral science to convince their people otherwise, and more.

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What's happening today: Pomona to open shelter for migrant children; L.A. County to return land to a Black family it seized from over 90 years ago; Fans return to Dodger Stadium for home opener.

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Here's your morning news:  The city of Long Beach has agreed to temporarily house hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children in the Long Beach Convention Center at the request of the federal government; Yosemite National Park will require advanced reservations for day visitors during the peak summer season to limit crowds and allow social distancing, and more.

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In today's late edition: Long Beach and Riverside County residents over 16 can now be vaccinated; President Biden unveils gun control measures; Hollywood producer Scott Rudin accused of abusive treatment of staff.

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Here's your morning news: The LA Unified School District begins reopening its campuses next week. To keep those schools clean, LAUSD plans to bring on 11-hundred new, temporary custodians. On Friday - another sign that we are slowly returning to "normal" in Southern California; There will be fans in the stands for the World Champion Dodgers' 2021 home opener on Friday. LA County's "orange" tier rules will limit attendance to one-third capacity - about 18,000 max; and more.

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