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Supervisors approve $144 million in Safe Clean Water Funding for Regional Water Resiliency –...
Supervisors approve $144 million in Safe Clean Water Funding for Regional Water Resiliency
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today awarded $144 million...
LA County Board of Supervisors Makes Unprecedented Investment in County of Los Angeles Parks to...
October 4, 2022Nick Rivas, Public Information Associate(626) 223-9280
The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Makes Unprecedented Investment in County of Los Angeles Parks to...
LA County Parks and Recreation Relaunches Free Lifeguard Ready Training Program – COUNTY OF...
Ocotber 5, 2022Nick Rivas626-223-9280
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is doubling down on its commitment to LA County youth by...
LA County Sheriff Budget Fact Sheet – COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
The 2022-23 Supplemental Budget reflects the need for criminal justice reform and public safety, and includes allocations to increase the size of LASD’s staff...
Los Angeles County Begins Mailing Vote by Mail Ballots for the 2022 General Election...
Los Angeles County Begins Mailing Vote by Mail Ballots for the 2022 General Election
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) begins mailing...
Military & Veterans Affairs Launches Media Campaign to Reach Underserved Veterans – COUNTY OF...
Military & Veterans Affairs Launches Media Campaign to Reach Underserved Veterans
LA County Department of Military & Veterans Affairs featured on KABC, KLOS, PWR 106...
Public Health Details Response Plan to Recent Ebola Outbreak in Uganda – COUNTY OF...
Public Health Details Response Plan to Recent Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
Risk of Ebola Virus Disease in LA County is Low
On September 20, 2022, the...
Los Angeles County’s Housing for Health Launches First-Ever Fleet of Enhanced Medical Field Units...
Los Angeles County’s Housing for Health Launches First-Ever Fleet of Enhanced Medical Field Units to Serve People Experiencing Homelessness
LOS ANGELES (October 14, 2022) —A first-of-its-kind...
County Departments Who ‘Adapt, Create and Achieve’ Recognized by the Productivity and Quality Commission...
October 14, 2022Brenda [email protected](213) 974-1746
County Departments Who ‘Adapt, Create and Achieve’ Recognized by the Productivity and Quality Commission
Innovations Projected to Exceed $1 Billion in...
Healthy Stores Refrigeration Program | ISD
Free Refrigeration Upgrades for...
LA County Budget
The budget is the engine that powers the County’s work, funding critical services and programs and an ambitious agenda for an even stronger, healthier,...
American Rescue Plan Contracting Opportunities
The American Rescue Plan, signed into law in March 2021, provides $350 billion in funding for state and local governments to build an equitable...
Delete the Divide
ISD’s program connecting youth and small businesses to access to devices, connectivity, and other resources necessary to get started on the path to Delete...
Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations
ISD’s Role in Reaching...
Community Resource Center in El Monte Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Join us to inaugurate...
Are Johnny Depp, Amber Heard movie careers damaged by trial
With their bitter defamation trial now over, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are left to pick up the pieces of their careers. But how...
How this couple helps struggling artists switch careers to tech
Catherine Ricafort McCreary, a Broadway performer turned software engineer, was nearly a month into her new job at the online clothes styling company Stitch...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS VISITATION AT JUVENILE HALLS AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT...
LOS ANGELES— The Los Angeles County Probation Department’s Mission to “Rebuild Lives and Provide for Healthier and Safer Communities” also includes taking necessary precautions...
PROBATION WELCOMES CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER – Probation
Chief Gonzales replaces Interim Chief Ray Leyva, who led the Department for the past year. “I extend my best wishes to Chief Gonzales and...
Los Angeles County Probation Officer Dies in the Line of Duty – Probation
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Probation Department is mourning the loss of Detention Services Officer Michael Wall, a dedicated staff member.
On Friday, April 30,...
Job Opportunities | WELCOME TO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Effective date: November 01, 2021
Contents
1.Introduction; Scope of this...
Job Opportunities | WELCOME TO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Effective date: November 01, 2021
Contents
1.Introduction; Scope of this...
With layoffs down and spending up, US rebound gains momentum
WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-awaited economic boom coming off the pandemic recession appeared to edge closer to reality Thursday with fresh data showing the...
‘Zoom in a Room’? California’s schools lag in reopening push
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Frustrated parents in San Francisco have coined a new phrase for their latest classroom reality: “Zoom in a Room." In...
Fed survey: Economy rebounding, helped by stimulus, vaccines
A Federal Reserve survey has found that the economy was rebounding in late February through early April, helped by billions of dollars in a...
After Scott Rudin bullying exposé, there are mostly crickets
NEW YORK (AP) — How have Hollywood and Broadway responded to an exposé detailing routine abuse and bullying by producer Scott Rudin? Mostly, with...
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new...
Ready to buy a home? The trick is finding or affording one
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan Long and Lili Chin have struck out so far in their four-month search to find an affordable home in...
California Highway 1 to reopen by April 1, agency says
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Highway 1 along Big Sur is expected to reopen by April 30 because work to repair a huge piece...
From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge in hiring in the United States last month — 916,000 added jobs, the most since August — coincides...
March hiring accelerated to 916K, yet many jobs remain lost
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the...
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she...
Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon plans to have its employees return to the office by fall as the tech giant transitions away from the remote...
In Brazil, moms are bearing the brunt of pandemic’s blow
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Sao Paulo city officials put out a call last month for 4,500 public school cleaning jobs, targeting Brazilian...
Hopeful signs as California adds 141,000 jobs in February
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California added 141,000 jobs in February as more than a quarter of a million people returned to the workforce, state...
Yellen, Powell say more needed to limit US economic damage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday that more must be done to limit...
Damage from virus: Utility bills overwhelm some households
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Millions of U.S. households are facing heavy past-due utility bills, which have escalated in the year since the pandemic...
UN says no international staff left in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.N. spokesman said the world body in North Korea has been left with no international staff, who are...
Girl, 8, throws mattress from burning home, jumps to safety
CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-year-old Chicago girl whose mother was at work somehow managed to toss a mattress from her family's third-story window during...
Report: World demand for gasoline may never recover
NEW YORK (AP) — The world's once-insatiable demand for gasoline is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report Wednesday from the...
Will work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes
DETROIT (AP) — It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still...
Berlin theater manager quits after harassment claims
BERLIN (AP) — The manager of a prominent Berlin theater has stepped down in the wake of accusations by women of bullying and sexual...
Uber to give UK drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay
LONDON (AP) — Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they...
California bills would take badges from misbehaving officers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would start licensing law enforcement officers, create a way to end their careers for misbehavior including racial bias, and...
Denied benefits, Chinese single moms press for change
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Sarah Gao had a busy job. As the head of a 500 million yuan ($76.8 million) investment fund, she was...
Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians rallied in the capital and other cities Monday demanding justice for women and calling out misogyny and dangerous workplace...
US female firefighters fight discrimination with lawsuits
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The highest ranking female firefighter in Asheville, North Carolina, says she was repeatedly discriminated against because of her sex and...
One very jumbled year: Glimpses of AP’s pandemic journalism
Hugging loved ones. Shaking hands. Going to school. Grabbing dinner at a restaurant. Visiting elderly family members.
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California still losing jobs, but recovery likely coming
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lost close to 70,000 jobs in January as the coronavirus pandemic stretched into the new year, but the unemployment...
From job cuts to online commerce, virus reshaped US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, it was expected to be brief. At least that was the hope.
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‘Umbrella of stress’ on GM staff, 2 years after plant closed
When General Motors ended a half-century of building cars in Ohio’s blue collar corner, 1,600 workers had to decide whether to accept the automaker’s...
Mexico charges ex-political boss in sex recruiting scandal
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico City said Tuesday they have obtained an arrest warrant for the former local boss of the long-ruling...
AP-NORC poll: Many in US still face COVID-19 financial loss
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income...
Kansas places Miles on administrative leave after LSU report
Kansas placed coach Les Miles on administrative leave Friday night, hours after a report released by LSU revealed school officials there considered firing him...
Jump in hiring fuels optimism for US economic recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring accelerated more quickly than expected last month, evidence that a year after the pandemic took hold, the economy is...
Jobless French culture workers occupy theater to demand aid
PARIS (AP) — Out-of-work French culture and tourism workers are occupying an iconic theater on Paris’ Left Bank to demand more government support after...
AP Interview: DOE reviving loan program, Granholm says
WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of its clean-energy agenda, the Biden administration is reviving an Energy Department program that disbursed billions of dollars in...
Idaho lawmaker draws ire after saying moms should stay home
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A decision by Idaho lawmakers to reject a $6 million federal grant to improve early childhood education — and comments...
Fed survey finds modest gains in the US economy in February
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions across the United States has found that economic activity was expanding at a modest...
Work to replace collapsed roadway by Big Sur starts Monday
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Work to replace a section of roadway along Big Sur that crumbled during a recent storm is set to...
Biden directive expands jobless aid to more unemployed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployed Americans who have turned down job offers because they feared their prospective employers weren't providing sufficient protection from the coronavirus...
NY Times says it needs culture change, better inclusion
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times says it needs a culture change to become a better place to work, particularly for people...
Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneurs
CHICAGO (AP) — A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlanta as part of a collaboration announced Monday between Spelman...
After losing a company to COVID, owners seek the next gig
NEW YORK (AP) — As airlines slashed flights and furloughs appeared inevitable in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Catania sensed there...
Indianapolis art museum chief quits amid job posting flap
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The president of the The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields resigned on Wednesday, days after the institution apologized for...
Sign of inequality: US salaries recover even as jobs haven’t
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic recession and recovery, Americans as a whole are...
Myanmar coup leader: ‘Join hands’ with army for democracy
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's coup leader used the country's Union Day holiday on Friday to call on people to work with the military...
Taxing time: How the pandemic will affect filing your taxes
The pandemic has made everything a bit trickier — tax filing season is no exception.
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Lost a job or income? Don’t lose access to key tax credits
Americans who lost their job or some of their income in 2020 should pay attention to a new, one-time provision that ensures they don't...
Salesforce won’t force workers to go into office post-COVID
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco-based business software maker Salesforce says it will let most of its employees work remotely even after the pandemic,...
A meager gain in US jobs last month highlights virus’ damage
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers barely added jobs last month, underscoring the viral pandemic's ongoing grip on the economy and likely adding momentum to...
CEO of social media app Parler says board fired him
NEW YORK (AP) — John Matze says he has been fired as CEO of Parler, which was among social media services used to plan...
Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts
CORTINA, Italy (AP) — The granite peaks that majestically encircle the northern Italian town of Cortina d’Ampezzo glimmer with one of the most prolific...
For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on both kids and adults. But what about those who are in between?
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US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three...
US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic rages
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell but remained at a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that...
Microsoft keeps chugging as pandemic continues
As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft's business continued chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020,...
Two CBS execs shelved pending diversity investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS has placed two top executives on administrative leave as it investigates charges of a hostile work environment for women...
California may prioritize age above all for COVID-19 vaccine
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Advocates for farmworkers, teachers, grocery store clerks and other essential workers are worried they will have to wait until this...
Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced.
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Testing wristbands, masks signs of a new boss at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced.
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Who’s in charge: Career staffers move to acting Cabinet head
Like 8,000 flying trapeze artists passing in midair, the Biden and Trump administrations swapped out senior leadership of the federal government on the fly...
Covered California nears 1.6 million enrollment amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 1.6 million people have purchased health insurance through Covered California, state officials said Tuesday, a number that reflects the...
5 CES Trends to Watch
CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With...
Mexico sees holiday bump in tourism amid pandemic surge
TULUM, Mexico (AP) — The friends from Jackson, Mississippi, relaxed on lounge chairs dug into a white sand beach and romped in the turquoise...
Jets latest team to interview 49ers’ Saleh for coaching job
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets became the latest NFL team to interview San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh for a...
Falcons interview Hackett, Brady for head coaching job
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have interviewed a pair of offensive coordinators, Nathaniel Hackett of the Green Bay Packers and Joe Brady of...
US services sector grows for seventh consecutive month
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, grew for the seventh consecutive month in December even as coronavirus...
Costume could be link to deadly virus outbreak at hospital
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Kaiser Permanente employee died and dozens of workers were infected with the coronavirus after a staffer appeared at...
Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
CINCINNATI (AP) — Olivia Hinerfeld's dog Lincoln and Kate Hilts' cat Potato have something in common: They both like to interrupt Zoom calls as...
Some businesses thrived, many lagged during pandemic in 2020
By March 23, Apple had lost $435 billion in market value in about five weeks and many of its retail outlets were shut as...
Amid virus fears, China urges workers to skip holiday travel
BEIJING (AP) — China is encouraging tens of millions of migrant workers not to travel home during next February’s Lunar New Year holiday to...
From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020
We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home....
US hospitals facing worrisome shortage of nurses, doctors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With so many states seeing a flood of coronavirus patients, U.S. hospitals are again worried about finding enough medical workers...
Pandemic crushes global supply chains, workers at both ends
In her last weeks working the freight shift at the local J.C. Penney store, Alexandra Orozco took out her phone and hit record. The...
More people stop seeking work in California as virus surges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 327,000 people stopped looking for work in California last month, a worrisome trend that has clouded the state's...
Virus outlier Sweden adopts more restrictions as cases rise
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden is tightening nationwide coronavirus restrictions by requiring many people to work from home and reducing the number who can...
US angling to secure more of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in...
Survey seen as fair pay baseline in Italian luxury fashion
MILAN (AP) — Italian luxury producers and suppliers on Wednesday received a “pretty positive” report card from the Fair Wage Network, in the first...
From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies
NEW YORK (AP) — It would be just a temporary precaution.
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