Nearly half of all vaccines in California are going to some 400 ZIP codes identified as high need, and state health officials have hinged the state’s reopening plan on how quickly those doses can be distributed. latimes.com/california/sto…
Entrusted with the job is a broad collection of community groups.
Volunteers have traded online advertising for old-school organizing: speaking face-to-face, making phone calls and handing out flyers.
For many organizations, knowing the needs of the city’s wide range of ethnic groups is key.
Many of the settings where mass shootings typically occur — workplaces, schools, churches, shopping centers — had either shut down or sharply reduced their capacity. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
"Boogie" is an NYC-set tale of a Chinese American hoop star with NBA dreams.
But Huang faced roadblocks breaking into film: “You can’t walk in with an Asian American memoir or movie. No one believes in it, no one wants to do it." latimes.com/entertainment-…
On the fight to get his directorial debut, “Boogie,” made after his life was turned into a sitcom:
A former Tesla engineer who sued the company for defamation after she raised alarms about safety concerns and business practices won’t be able to make her case in open court after a ruling yesterday.
The engineer, Cristina Balan, said she’s likely to pursue her claims in arbitration.
A company “can come after you again and again and again for as long as they feel like it,” while avoiding the scrutiny of a public trial, she said. latimes.com/business/story…
Balan said she hopes her case, and the latest decision, will help drive support for arbitration reform bills wending their way through legislatures and Congress. latimes.com/business/story…
“For a while, I was very convinced that [filings] were going to pop down the line, but 12 months into this they haven’t,” said Ed Flynn, a consultant with the American Bankruptcy Institute.
There are some obvious reasons that help explain the counterintuitive trend, especially the cash the U.S. government pumped into the economy to help keep entire industries and businesses afloat. latimes.com/business/story…
L.A. city officials and homeless services providers are rushing to move as many homeless people as possible from Echo Park Lake this week in advance of an expected sweep to remove tents and fence the entire park for repairs. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who has said he planned to close the park, has declined to confirm the timetable, but a source with direct knowledge of the process told The Times that the city plans to clear the encampment Thursday, fence the park and close it for renovations.
Outreach workers have been registering as many people living in the park as possible and taking them to hotels being rented by the city for homeless people. latimes.com/homeless-housi…