188,451reported cases1,022deathsIn April, the California Department of Public Health began reporting new cases and tests on a . This page will update on Tuesdays and Fridays.Jump to a sectionGo to a section Over the past week, the county has averaged 58 new cases and 1 new death per day. On Thursday, 126 new cases and 4 deaths were reported.Seven-day averages offer a more stable view of the trend than daily totals.On Jan. 3, 2022, the state reported an of new cases due to a backlog . The entire bar may not appear on this chart.An people have recovered from COVID-19 or are no longer...…188,451reported cases1,022deathsIn April, the California Department of Public Health began reporting new cases and tests on a . This page will update on Tuesdays and Fridays.Jump to a sectionGo to a section Over the past week, the county has averaged 58 new cases and 1 new death per day. On Thursday, 126 new cases and 4 deaths were reported.Seven-day averages offer a more stable view of the trend than daily totals.On Jan. 3, 2022, the state reported an of new cases due to a backlog . The entire bar may not appear on this chart.An people have recovered from COVID-19 or are no longer...WW…

March 4“I want to reiterate this is not a response rooted in panic. We need every tool at our disposal.”March 15“We will get through this ... our city is not shutting down. We’re not planning to do so, and we never will.”March 19 - April 7"We're about to enter into a new way of living here in L.A. for a period."April 14“We do see a light at the end of the tunnel.”May 4 - 11“If we don't do this well ... we will see that spike we don't want to see and we'll need to revert to more restrictions.”May 12 - 13"We know with all certainty that we would be extending health officer orders for the next...…March 4“I want to reiterate this is not a response rooted in panic. We need every tool at our disposal.”March 15“We will get through this ... our city is not shutting down. We’re not planning to do so, and we never will.”March 19 - April 7"We're about to enter into a new way of living here in L.A. for a period."April 14“We do see a light at the end of the tunnel.”May 4 - 11“If we don't do this well ... we will see that spike we don't want to see and we'll need to revert to more restrictions.”May 12 - 13"We know with all certainty that we would be extending health officer orders for the next...WW…

(CNN)Lawmakers in all but three states have introduced bills aimed at restricting ballot access, according to a new tally by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. Their latest report finds 361 bills restricting voting have been introduced in 47 states as of March 24. , marks a 43% rise in the number of bills introduced since Brennan last released a count a little over a month ago. The Brennan Center's previous tally identified 253 restrictive bills in 43 states in February.Three states have led the country in the number of bills that aim to restrict the vote: Texas with 49...…(CNN)Lawmakers in all but three states have introduced bills aimed at restricting ballot access, according to a new tally by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. Their latest report finds 361 bills restricting voting have been introduced in 47 states as of March 24. , marks a 43% rise in the number of bills introduced since Brennan last released a count a little over a month ago. The Brennan Center's previous tally identified 253 restrictive bills in 43 states in February.Three states have led the country in the number of bills that aim to restrict the vote: Texas with 49...WW…

Analysis by and , CNNLink Copied! — When President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, he will inherit a nation that is divided.Americans are demanding leaders atone for the forces of White supremacy that motivated a mob to storm the US Capitol on January 6 in its refusal to accept President Donald Trump’s loss. , despite their rising political power, have been among the communities hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and other disparities.Biden has achieved that observers hope will help begin the process of repairing a broken country. The President-elect has the most...…Analysis by and , CNNLink Copied! — When President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, he will inherit a nation that is divided.Americans are demanding leaders atone for the forces of White supremacy that motivated a mob to storm the US Capitol on January 6 in its refusal to accept President Donald Trump’s loss. , despite their rising political power, have been among the communities hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and other disparities.Biden has achieved that observers hope will help begin the process of repairing a broken country. The President-elect has the most...WW…

(CNN)As the days of the Trump presidency wind down, the picture of how his tenure in office compares with that of his predecessors is becoming clearer. It's long been known that actions in office have upended the norms of the presidency — from his use of social media to make major announcements to his use of the pardon power to the amount of turnover in his administration. The story of the Trump presidency cannot be fully told in numbers. But these numbers illustrate some of the many ways Trump and his administration defied the status quo of the executive branch. While Barack Obama was the...…(CNN)As the days of the Trump presidency wind down, the picture of how his tenure in office compares with that of his predecessors is becoming clearer. It's long been known that actions in office have upended the norms of the presidency — from his use of social media to make major announcements to his use of the pardon power to the amount of turnover in his administration. The story of the Trump presidency cannot be fully told in numbers. But these numbers illustrate some of the many ways Trump and his administration defied the status quo of the executive branch. While Barack Obama was the...WW…

Urban planner Nithya Raman Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu last week, making her the first challenger to unseat an incumbent in 17 years.Los Angeles City Council District 4 resultsNithya Raman52.7%68,575 votesDavid Ryu 47.3%61,464 votesA look at preliminary block-by-block results shows how Raman built a winning coalition in Council District 4, an unusually shaped jurisdiction that straddles Hollywood Hills and covers parts of San Fernando Valley and the L.A. Basin.Raman's strongest support came from the east side of the district in dense neighborhoods of Los Feliz and Hollywood. She...…Urban planner Nithya Raman Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu last week, making her the first challenger to unseat an incumbent in 17 years.Los Angeles City Council District 4 resultsNithya Raman52.7%68,575 votesDavid Ryu 47.3%61,464 votesA look at preliminary block-by-block results shows how Raman built a winning coalition in Council District 4, an unusually shaped jurisdiction that straddles Hollywood Hills and covers parts of San Fernando Valley and the L.A. Basin.Raman's strongest support came from the east side of the district in dense neighborhoods of Los Feliz and Hollywood. She...WW…

Sept. 12, 2020Sept. 12, 2020 By and Fire season in California looks different these days. Temperatures are hotter. Fires are bigger and more destructive. Air quality is the worst in decades.In recent weeks, dozens of wildfires have ignited across the state, threatening to burn rural and suburban communities and blanketing cities in a smoggy haze.Although fire season is a perennial challenge in California, the scale and destruction of fires in recent years feel worse than anything many can remember.To see whether that’s true, The Times analyzed decades of data tracking California wildfires...…Sept. 12, 2020Sept. 12, 2020 By and Fire season in California looks different these days. Temperatures are hotter. Fires are bigger and more destructive. Air quality is the worst in decades.In recent weeks, dozens of wildfires have ignited across the state, threatening to burn rural and suburban communities and blanketing cities in a smoggy haze.Although fire season is a perennial challenge in California, the scale and destruction of fires in recent years feel worse than anything many can remember.To see whether that’s true, The Times analyzed decades of data tracking California wildfires...WW…