The LA Report

Here's your morning news: Local students call for tougher gun control laws following Texas school massacre; California discovers first known case of monkeypox; UCLA requiring masking again; Public health advocates say California is losing medical professionals to competition from the private sector and the political polarization of COVID-19; Jif peanut butter faces global recall due to Salmonella outbreak; Los Angeles County officials approve contingency plan in case Sheriff Alex Villanueva follows through on threat to pull deputies from bus and rail lines; Metro Board unanimously votes to drop decades-old plan to widen the 710; Los Angeles has a new farmers' market.

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What's happening today: Following mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, teachers reflect on protocols in place at their own schools; New campaign hopes to stop the rise in deaths among unhoused young people; A new study indicates that California's $66 million effort to reduce racial inequities and access to developmental services have been largely ineffective; A strike by nurses has been averted at L.A. County run hospitals and clinics; Marymount California University in Rancho Palos Verdes hosted its final graduation ceremony after more than 50 years.

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Here's your morning news: "Moms Demand Action" group says focus must be on access to guns; Valencia resident accused of driving onto a sidewalk and hitting three kids in Santa Ana; Unionized L.A. County nurses expected to announce strike, starting next week; Sylmar man convicted of 2014 shooting rampage in the San Fernando Valley that killed five;  The CSU Board of Trustees heard details on staff salary report this week; L.A. County receives grant of over $1 million for solar projects at two public housing developments for seniors.

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What's happening today: In the wake of massacre at Texas elementary school, Governor Newsom asks state lawmakers to fast-track more than a dozen gun control bills; L.A. City Council adjourned Wednesday's meeting in memory mass shooting victims; LAPD says it's working with school police to increase patrols around local schools; Few regulations left to prevent more COVID cases amid latest increase; The push to decriminalize jaywalking  takes step forward.

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Here's your morning news: How to talk to your kids about school shootings; Powerful testimony at public hearing into deputy gangs held by the Sheriff's Civilian Oversight Commission; LAFD opens investigation into video of firefighters dragging and kicking an unhoused man off the property at Silver Lake fire station; Anaheim City Council holds  marathon meeting to discuss troubled Angel Stadium sale; L.A. City Council members unanimously voted to give Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy first dibs on city-owned lands; A statewide ban on the watering of decorative lawns is coming.

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What's happening today: L.A. County reports close to 16,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past four days; Health officials in Sacramento County say they've identified a possible case of monkeypox; The University of California is paying $374M in its latest settlement with hundreds of alleged victims of former UCLA gynecologist and oncologist James Heaps; LAPD SWAT officer is under investigation after "happy hunting" comment during armed stand-off; Anaheim City Council is to discuss pending sale of Angels Stadium and surrounding land; The state water resources control board to vote on whether to ban the watering of decorative lawns at commercial, industrial and institutional sites;

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Here's your morning news: Civilian commission watchdog to hold first public hearing today in full scale investigation into deputy gangs; L.A. County reported nearly two dozen new COVID outbreaks at skilled nursing facilities in the past week; Stock market remains volatile amid rising inflation and recession concerns; Newsom: if local water conservation measures fall short, California could be forced to enact mandatory restrictions; As L.A. tries to move away from fossil fuels, green hydrogen is one solution public officials are exploring.

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What's happening today: Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has resigned amid corruption probe; L.A. healthcare providers on alert as more states report potential cases of monkeypox; CDC recommending third dose of Pfizer vaccine for children ages five to eleven; VGP: Will my vote be counted if I write in a candidate who is not running for a particular seat?; Mayor Garcetti and L.A. Civil Rights Department to hold anti-hate vigil in acknowledgement of  Laguna Woods and Buffalo, New York shootings.

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