Tuesday, December 30

LA County allows reopening of houses of worship for in-person religious services

Los Angeles County officials gave houses of worship the green light to begin reopening last week. On May 26, a day after the California Department of Public Health released statewide guidelines for reopening houses of worship, LA County officials amended its stay-at-home orders to immediately allow faith-based institutions to resume services with 25% of their building capacity, up to a maximum of 100 people. Read more...

Photo: Houses of worship across Los Angeles are beginning to reopen after LA County officials amended the city’s stay-at-home orders May 26. Faith-based institutions may now host in-person services, but individuals are still expected to follow social distancing guidelines. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


USAC leadership requests immediate removal of National Guard from UCLA area

Student government is calling on the state to remove the National Guard presence near UCLA after several troops were seen in Westwood on Sunday. Student leaders — led by the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the USAC Office of the External Vice President — are requesting that California Gov. Read more...

Photo: The student government is calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to remove National Guard presence from Westwood. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)



National Guard troops to be deployed in LA in response to protests

This post was updated May 31 at 9:09 p.m. California officials are deploying the national guard to Los Angeles overnight to support local law enforcement, said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Saturday, as protests against police brutality continue across the nation. Read more...

Photo: An LAPD officer with a nightstick holds off a protester on Beverly Boulevard on Saturday. The protester was telling police officers she was unarmed. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Protests erupt in Los Angeles in response to death of George Floyd

Peaceful protests turned violent in West Hollywood on Saturday following several days of civil unrest across the nation. The protest attracted thousands and started peacefully in Pan Pacific Park in response to police brutality. Read more...

Photo: Peaceful protests organized by the Black Lives Matter movement in West Hollywood turned violent following police confrontation. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Newsom allows Los Angeles restaurants, barbershops, hair salons to open

California Gov. Gavin Newsom granted Los Angeles County permission to reopen restaurants, barbershops and hair salons Friday. Restaurants, barbershops and hair salons will now be able to offer in-person services while following social distancing guidelines set by the county.  Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles County received permission from California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reopen in-person services for its restaurants, barber shops and hair salons. (Daily Bruin senior staff)



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