Los Angeles, Ca
Do you still have to wear a mask at LAX?
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A federal decide in Florida has voided the nationwide masks mandate for vacationers on U.S. airways and public transportation, leaving many Southern California residents questioning in the event that they’ll nonetheless must masks up at Los Angeles space airports.
The Facilities For Illness Management and Prevention had initially introduced plans to increase the masks mandate on public transportation by Could 3 to permit for extra time to look at and analysis a rising variety of coronavirus circumstances linked to the BA.2 omicron subvariant. The brand new COVID-19 subvariant is accountable for almost all of all circumstances in the USA, the CDC mentioned.
On Monday, a federal decide mentioned the CDC didn’t have the authority to increase the mandate.
The Transportation Safety Administration, which is answerable for implementing the masks mandate for vacationers, didn’t present an overview for the way it plans to maneuver ahead now that the CDC ruling was overruled, however an official for the Biden administration launched an announcement that reads partially: “[Monday’s] court docket choice means CDC’s public transportation masking order will not be in impact at the moment.”
Regardless of the admin official saying the TSA is not going to implement the masks mandate, the Biden administration continues to be encouraging all passengers aboard planes and public transportation to masks up, whatever the the court docket’s ruling, in an effort to stop the unfold of COVID-19.
So do vacationers need to put on masks at LAX?
The brief reply: no.
A spokesperson for LAX instructed KTLA Monday afternoon that the airport would observe the lead of the TSA, that means using masks is not going to be enforced.
However ought to vacationers nonetheless take the additional precaution?
The CDC says, in all probability. Present masking steering from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention is unchanged. Persons are nonetheless inspired to put on masks in public settings the place there are lots of people round. Because the itch to journey returns for lots of Individuals, many planes, trains and buses are full or close to capability.
What about different airports in Southern California?
KTLA reached out to each the John Wayne Airport in Orange County and the Hollywood Burbank Airport concerning their plans for masks enforcement.
John Wayne mentioned it was awaiting additional path as of Monday evening and the Burbank airport has but to reply to inquiries. Each airports have been contacted after hours.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Back-to-back scares rattle Los Angeles Metro buses in a span of hours
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In a span of just six and half hours, two Los Angeles Metro buses were the focus of dangerous and scary situations Monday.
The first incident happened at around 3:15 a.m. when a Metro bus full of passengers near West Olympic and Flower Street downtown was overrun by people gathered for a street takeover involving an estimated 50 vehicles.
According to the bus operator, the mob of individuals shot fireworks at the bus and left it covered in graffiti.
There were also reports that the same group “tagged” a nearby building and attempted to break into a Starbucks on 9th and Flower before eventually being dispersed by officers with the Los Angeles Police department.
It is unclear if any arrests were made. There were also no reports of injuries.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable said that law enforcement needs to step up where the continued problem of street takeovers are concerned.
“You’re tasked with protecting citizens, it’s your job,” he told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo. “You got to crack down, got to stop it. We’ve called repeatedly for the creation of a permanent joint taskforce – LAPD, LASD and state officials – to come in. In other words, to monitor, ID, impound and arrest.
Not long after that incident, at 9:45 a.m., deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department surrounded a Metro bus at Los Feliz and San Fernando roads in Glendale on reports of an armed passenger.
Authorities said that all the passengers on the bus had exited when the bus operator, who was wrapping up his shift, noticed a passenger slumped over, reportedly sleeping, in his seat with a gun.
Responding SWAT teams were able to watch the man by viewing Metro’s real-time surveillance cameras inside the bus while they used a bullhorn to get the suspect to wake up.
The suspect was eventually taken into custody at 11:45 a.m. without incident and a firearm was recovered at the scene.
“He woke up,” Deputy Lucas Darland said. “It was not a violent situation or confrontation at all.”
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been plagued by recent violence, including several incidents of people killed on buses or trains.
In May, Metro bus operators staged a “sick out” impacting several bus lines to draw attention to what they were calling a safety crisis.
Late in June, L.A. Metro board members voted to move forward with a five-year transition to establish a “Transit Community Public Safety Department.”
Currently, Metro, who used to have its own version of a transit police force between 1978 and 1997, contracts with LAPD, LASD and Long Beach PD for security, though officials at the transportation authority have been critical of the law enforcement personnel hired to provide safety resources to riders.
Los Angeles, Ca
Incarcerated Los Angeles man allegedly killed by 3 other inmates in prison
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Three prison inmates are accused of attacking and killing a 24-year-old Los Angeles man at Kern Valley State Prison last month, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Officials say three inmates allegedly attacked Dwight Gibbs, a 24-year-old incarcerated man, at about 8:06 p.m. on June 28. Prison employees quickly broke up the attack, but Gibbs was treated for his injuries and transported to a local hospital, where he died about one hour later.
Gibbs was serving a 41 year sentence for attempted second-degree murder as a second striker with enhancements of inflicting great bodily injury and use of a firearm. He was incarcerated at Kern Valley in January 2023.
Three men — 55-year-old Michael Brown, 63-year-old Jerry Dunham and 61-year-old Rex Dickey — were each placed in restricted housing. Their fates will await completion of a homicide investigation.
Officers found three prison-made weapons at the scene of the attack.
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Brown was convicted on first-degree murder charges in 1997. Both Dunham and Dickey have been convicted for assault as inmates.
There was no immediate word on a possible motive.
Los Angeles, Ca
Juvenile shot in neck, chest at Ventura County park
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A juvenile was shot multiple times while hanging around a neighborhood park in Simi Valley during the early morning hours Monday.
The shooting was reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. at Frontier Park located at 2165 Elizondo St.
Arriving officers found the minor, described only as a male, with a gunshot wound to his chest and another to his trachea, the Simi Valley Police Department stated in a news release.
The minor was taken to a local trauma center to undergo surgery, the Police Department stated.
Investigators believe the victim was involved in a confrontation between two groups when someone pulled out a gun and shot him.
Several people wearing dark-colored hoodie sweatshirts were seen running from the park after the shooting, police said.
The small community park is equipped with a children’s playground and access to the Arroyo Simi Bike Patch.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was asked to call the Police Department at 805-583-6950.
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