The LA Report

Here's your morning news: Archdiocese of L.A. accuses LAUSD of denying funding to Catholic schools; Simon Wiesenthal Center releases top ten list of 2021's anti-Semitic incidents; Long Beach PD chief tests positive for COVID; COVID hospitalizations nearly double since beginning of month;

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Here's your afternoon news: Citizen's Redistricting Commission delivers new political maps; Attorneys looking to sue over utility rate hikes face limited filing period; Familiar disparities emerge in child vaccinations; Health officials expect more child hospitalizations due to Omicron; Incoming LAUSD head signals desire to keep campuses open.

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Here's your morning news: LAPD bodycam video raises questions in North Hollywood clothing store shooting; League of Latin American Citizens demand answers; Health officials expect explosion of new COVID infections this week; Health insurance officials urge people to sign up for coverage; More flight cancellations due to staffing shortages.

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Here's your morning news: Christmas not so merry for U.S. air travelers; L.A. COVID hospitalizations hit three-month high; Enforcing statewide safety measures at homeless shelters; New state law limits types of plastic in packaging; Officials discover source of latest oil sheen off O.C. coast; More wet and chilly weather ahead;

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What's happening today: Positive COVID cases skyrocket to over 6,000; State healthcare workers to require boosters by February 1; Gov. Newsom to provide free COVID supplies to students; Concerns mount over unvaccinated firefighters; Some feel-better advice for pandemic "whiplash."

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In this Sunday edition: Early education reporter Mariana Dale has been watching the vaccine rate for kids between 5 and 11 since the vaccine became available to that age group in Los Angeles County almost two months ago. Around 12% are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But there are big disparities between the least and most immunized parts of the county. To learn more, she started at a Pasadena children’s museum turned vaccine clinic for the day.

Then: CSU Dominguez Hills is opening a new academy to train parents of first generation college students. The program taps into families' "community cultural wealth" to support students through college and help them reach graduation. The effort will have parents co-develop and lead future trainings so that outreach isn’t limited to college admissions, or dictated by the institution. Reported by Julia Barajas.

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Here's your morning news: L.A. Supervisors show support for striking ice cream producers in Santa Fe Springs; Omicron dominates new cases in U.S.; Tips for dealing with COVID anti-vaxxers in your life; Christmas set to gift rain and snow to the area; U.S. judge grants restraining order in favor of Coachella organizers; Drakeo the Ruler concertgoers say security was lax.

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In this special Christmas Day edition: We thought it would be a good day to reflect on one of the things many of us turned to as a way to cope with another pandemic year: books. Larry Mantle and the AirTalk team asked listeners for their recommendations for the books that brought them joy, transported them from our tumultuous moment, and really helped us survive 2021.

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