The LA Report

Here's your morning news: L.A. City Council votes to lift the proof of vaccination mandate for indoor businesses and large outdoor events; Gov. Newsom signs order asking regulators to ban commercial water customers from watering decorative grass; Thousands of Californians are on database of people who legally purchased firearms, but are no longer allowed to own guns under court orders; Metro officials tout "substantial completion" of the long-awaited Crenshaw/LAX light rail line; L.A. City Council considering pilot program to ensure survival of "legacy businesses"; Actor Bruce Willis is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with cognitive disorder; Motion picture academy says Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony on Sunday but refused to go.

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What's happening today: L.A. to drop indoor vaccine requirement; Homelessness commission calls for changes in they way aid groups find housing; Cal State L.A. to open bachelor's degree program for incarcerated women; U.S. Secretary of Education to visit California to discuss mental health services in schools; 

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Here's your morning news: Second COVID booster now available for people over 50 and the immuno-compromised; Encino man convicted of scamming federal COVID relief program; Sheriff Alex Villanueva denying allegations of covering up recorded courthouse incident; Gov. Newsom calling on water agencies to tighten conservation measures; Congressmembers call on DoD and State Department to facilitate state aid to Ukraine; L.A. supervisors vote to continue virtual meetings; All things bubbles at Discover Cube in Orange County.

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What's happening today: COVID boosters for those aged 50 and over begin Wednesday; Regulators gain access to South Central oil drilling site after years of resident complaints; Kristin Crowley takes charge at LAFD; L.A. supervisors vote to continue virtual meetings; UCLA center for African-American studies aims to be global leader in hip hop studies; Foo Fighters cancel remaining shows after death of drummer.

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Here's your morning news: Will Smith issues apology for Chris Rock slap; Surprise relief for quadriplegic inmate at center of fight to stop prison-to-ICE transfers; Why so many unhoused Angelenos turn down offers of permanent housing; LAFD rescue woman and dog from L.A. river during storm; Thursday deadline for rent relief; Proposed bill would keep election workers' home addresses hidden from public view;

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What's happening today: Film Academy explores consequences for Will Smith attack on Chris Rock; Oscar Awards recap; Why do so few unhoused accept permanent housing?; Storm brings much-needed rain to L.A. area; Cambodian-born inmate at center of debate on how non-citizens are treated; Mandatory evacuation orders lifted in O.C.; Supermarket union workers to resume contract talks Wednesday;

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Here's your morning news: Chris Rock declines to press charges against Will Smith for Oscars face slap; Academy Awards winners; Grocery store workers a step closer to strike; CSU trustees vote to pause practice of paying former executives; Gas prices inch higher to $6.07 per gallon; Newsom to consider gas relief payments based on income; The Black News Channel closes up shop; L.A. leaders vote to begin process of adopting Kyiv as sister city;

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What's happening today: Black law students found Supreme Court hearings both uplifting and upsetting; Biden says U.S. to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees; UCLA study says Hollywood diversity flattened in 2021; Are SAT and ACT exams still necessary?; L.A. City council votes to begin process adopting Kviv as a sister city.

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