The LA Report

Here's your morning news: The number of COVID-positive patients in L.A. and Orange county hospitals each increased over the weekend; Covid-19 vaccines have saved close to 20,000 lives and prevented about 1.5M infections in California; Advocates for reproductive rights are endorsing Rob Bonta in his bid to retain his job as California Attorney General; 
How Loyola Marymount University has been offering support this Ramadan for students living away from home; Granada Hills Charter has won the U.S. Academic Decathlon for the ninth time; Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wraps after two years of cancellations; The late Eddie Van Halen will continue to make an impact on future musicians in L.A. County.

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In this Sunday edition: When actress and comedian Molly Shannon was four years old, her father, Jim, was driving the family home from an all-day party when he sideswiped another car and hit a light pole. The crash killed Shannon’s mother, younger sister, and cousin. Her father was seriously injured. The tragedy opens Shannon’s new memoir, “Hello, Molly!” which details how the tragedy, along with the memory of her mother and sister and her extremely close relationship with her father propelled her career. Shannon sat down with Larry Mantle recently on AirTalk to discuss her new memoir.

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In this weekend edition: As we prepare to mark another anniversary of the Armenian genocide, work has begun on an Armenian American Museum in Glendale that, when completed, will be a notable center for learning about Armenian history and the experience of a vast and diverse diaspora. The plans are ambitious: Exhibits showcasing Armenian history and Armenian American contemporary culture, an amphitheater, even a demonstration kitchen where visitors will be able to sample Armenian cuisine. And of course there will be exhibits about the genocide suffered more than a century ago at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Recently our Immigrant Communities Correspondent Leslie Berenstein Rojas visited the site of the future museum.

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What's happening today: Masks on again as L.A. County reinstates rule on public transportation; COVID positivity rate triples in past month; Air quality reports available to parents who have children in school; Groundbreaking for Agora Hills wildlife overpass; Activists rally for "Earth Crisis Day".

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Here's your morning news: Starting Friday, LA County once again requires masking on public transportation; Workplace regulators have extended mandatory COVID sick pay through the end of the 2022; Mayor Garcetti's new proposed budget includes $150-million-dollar increase to police budget; In Costa Mesa, police investigating fatal shooting of four ducks at local park; On Earth Day, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wildlife Crossing over the 101 freeway in Agoura Hills; Sheriff Villanueva to testify under oath Friday about deputy subgroups operating inside his department; Sunday marks 107 years since the Armenian Genocide; Gas prices in L.A. County drop for 25th day in a row.

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What's happening today: L.A. County will reinstate mask mandate for public transportation; Venice testing company agrees to pay L.A. $22.5M over fake COVID test results; How much of Garcetti's new budget goes towards climate change?; L.A. River on list of ten most endangered in the U.S.; Mountain lion struck and killed on the 405;

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Here's your morning news: Mayor Eric Garcetti has unveiled his final budget proposal; State lawmakers considering bills that would make kindergarten mandatory and require school districts to provide full-day instruction; Palisades Charter High School wearing masks indoors again after school officials reported a surge in COVID-19 infections following Spring Break; Across state, law enforcement agencies are coming under scrutiny for using the DNA taken from sexual assault survivors in unrelated criminal investigations; LAX is a step closer to completing its Automated People Mover; Officials celebrate completion of  interchange improvement project on the I-15, at Railroad Canyon in Lake Elsinore; Vigil last night at Griffith Park, where 77-year-old cyclist was killed over the weekend while training for a charity ride.

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What's happening today: New Mexico safety officials issue maximum fine to Rust producers; One dead in small plane crash on 210 freeway; Mayor Garcetti lays out final proposed city budget before leaving office; On 4/20, a connection between cannabis and climate change; Azusa Unified to reorganize schools in district.

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