The LA Report

Here's your morning news: L.A. County health officials announce plans to lift mask requirement in schools and childcare facilities; L.A. supervisors to vote on measure to tackle disinformation; Even Girl Scout Cookies not immune from supply chain issues; Time running out for supermarket union workers to strike deal; Original USFL owners unite against Fox Sports' reboot; Financial aid applications lagging among high school seniors; State bar investigating data breach of court case records.

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What's happening today: State officials announce school indoor mask mandate will end March 11; COVID infections and hospitalizations now as low as they were before Omicron wave; Date announced for memorial service for Huntington PD officer; San Francisco investor and philanthropist Richard Bloom has died at 86; Time running out for supermarket union contract negotiations; Recall effort for DA George Gascon gets big boost from L.A. mayoral candidate. 

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Here's your morning news: Local Ukrainians protest the Russian invasion; SAG award winners; L.A. soccer teams appeal to fans to curb hateful language; LAUSD's new superintendent says closing schools shouldn't be the first option; Huntington Beach water reclamation plant aims to operate on 100% renewable energy; Air quality officials allege L.A.'s largest water treatment plant is violating environmental permits.

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In this Sunday edition: In L.A., one third of the unhoused population is Black… and it’s hard to get them the help they need. So, what are the main problems that affect the Black unhoused population amid the current struggle for racial equity? From unhoused community reporter Ethan Ward.

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What's happening today: Local Ukrainians gather at the Ukrainian Cultural Center near L.A. City College; Some indoor mask rules eased in L.A. County; State regulators tell L.A. to go back to drawing board for new housing plan.

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Here's your morning news: Biden puts squeeze on Putin with harsher economic sanctions; L.A. County indoor mask rules ease starting today; Judge hits brakes on Herb Wesson appointment to represent District 10; LAUSD's new superintendent outlines expansive plan for first 100 days on job; Food supply warnings as California farmers faced with drought and lack of workers; The controversy behind this year's Oscar nominees.

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In this weekend edition: Archeology and the discovery of artifacts is, in essence, history you can touch. And that’s part of what Ayana Omilade Flewellen says they find the most fascinating. The UC Riverside anthropology professor’s research has led them from plantations in the American south, to the sunken wreckage of ships from the transatlantic slave trade. But they are also working to engage and inspire a new generation of Black archeologists through their work, in a field that is overwhelmingly white. 

AirTalk's Larry Mantle spoke with Flewellen about their personal journey as an archaeologist, the work to increase diversity in archaeology, and why it’s so important now to understand how our past informs our present. 

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What's happening today: Local Ukrainian- and Russian-Americans and their supporters protest Russian invasion; Expect Ukraine war to drive up gas prices even higher; Former Postal Service clerk from Inglewood sentenced for stealing unemployment benefits; Herb Wesson's District 10 appointment held up by judge; Strike with dessert-maker ends.  

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