As #covid cases plummet nationwide and vaccinations total 1.7 million Americans a day and rising, health experts are increasingly striking a new tone in their pandemic assessments: optimism latimes.com/california/sto…
Many epidemiologists and other scientists, while still cautious, say they feel increasingly hopeful that the rest of 2021 will not replay the nightmare of last year latimes.com/california/sto…
The arrival of spring will likely aid the ongoing precipitous drop in coronavirus cases, as warmer weather allows people to spend more time outdoors and creates a less hospitable environment for the virus, experts say latimes.com/california/sto…
While 12% of Americans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, far more people — approximately 35% of the nation’s population — have already been infected with the coronavirus latimes.com/california/sto…
And, while there is optimism, experts caution that the battle is not yet won.
New coronavirus variants could undermine their projections, either by proving more resistant to existing vaccines or by finding a way to spread more easily latimes.com/california/sto…
Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn released a joint statement slamming the 4-part investigative series as a “shoddy hit piece” and a “hatchet job riddled with falsehoods.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
“As has been known for decades, these allegations are categorically false. Multiple agencies investigated them at the time and found that."
That's not all. They also explained why, in their view, it is "unsurprising" HBO was the network to air the doc: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Since March, when stay-at-home orders began emptying downtowns, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco has dropped nearly 30%, the largest decrease in the country. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
For some renters — mostly middle- and upper-income earners — it’s now more affordable to live in the famously expensive city than in its bluer-collar neighbor, Oakland.
The rent declines are a direct result of the pandemic.
More than half the city’s employees are able to work remotely, according to the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, and tech firms have said employees can stay away from the office even after the pandemic ends.
Under California law since 1911, voters can seek to oust an elected official through the ballot box by invoking a recall.
12% of registered voters in the last gubernatorial election from at least five counties must sign petitions backing the effort to make it onto the ballot.
In Newsom’s case, that means his opponents must submit 1,495,709 valid signatures.
In reality, as many as 2 million signatures are needed to account for those that are duplicates or invalidated. latimes.com/california/sto…
The Bisri Valley extends some 6 miles along a tributary of the Awali River.
The government says a dam in the valley is necessary to provide drinking water in an era of rising temperatures and climate change. Activists say it's another corrupt project.
The proposed dam would bring water to Beirut’s ever-ballooning neighborhoods.
The growth underscores an existential threat to the region as governments contend with a future in which they can no longer support some of the fastest-growing populations.