California health officials issued a new mandate this week requiring residents to wear face coverings whenever they’re outside their homes, with few exceptions. latimes.com/california/sto…
L.A. County’s adjusted coronavirus case rate has nearly doubled, from 7.6 new cases per 100,000 residents last week to 13.7 new cases per 100,000 residents this week. latimes.com/projects/calif…
Health officials say there is a certain behavior some locals are engaging in that is putting the community at risk latimes.com/california/sto…
Some lawmakers are in hot water gathering for an annual conference in Maui this week despite a spike in COVID-19 cases that has resulted in travel warnings latimes.com/california/sto…
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Some butchers are breaking down oversized turkeys and selling them in parts.
And instead of whole-turkey dinners for large parties, restaurants are offering Thanksgiving takeout meals for two people; some are serving chicken or duck instead. latimes.com/business/story…
In Singapore, thousands of red shirt-wearing public servants in sensible shoes are tasked with roaming shopping centers, parks and crowded open- air food courts to remind people to cover up, space apart and limit groups to five people or fewer. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
It’s a job akin to a professional hall monitor that would require hazard pay were it offered in the U.S., where bouts of violence have erupted over requests to wear a mask. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
But, in Singapore, where social responsibility and conformity are buttressed by perhaps the most impressive array of rules in the developed world, the “Red Ants” are treated as another paternalistic fact of life.
“Crime-free housing” policies have expanded the power of the police to decide who can and can’t live in cities across the country.
A Times investigation has found the programs have disproportionately affected Black and Latino residents in California. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
A map of the programs' expansion has left a distinct pattern: As Black people and Latinos moved to the suburbs in search of safer neighborhoods and cheaper housing, crime-free housing policies often came soon after.
The programs approved by cities vary, but are aimed at empowering landlords to evict or exclude tenants who have had brushes with law enforcement. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
The virus itself hasn’t changed, and there has been little relaxation of the rules.
Interviews conducted with people who have recently tested positive for the coronavirus don’t show any significant shifts in behavior compared with a month ago.