Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on in-person church services, in a split ruling that landed Friday night and is likely to further anger pastors who claim that California is trampling on religious freedoms. The in San Diego cannot reopen immediately, the two judges in the majority wrote in their order, because in this case “constitutional standards that would normally govern our review of a Free Exercise claim should not be applied.”For the record:“We’re dealing here with a highly contagious and often...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on in-person church services, in a split ruling that landed Friday night and is likely to further anger pastors who claim that California is trampling on religious freedoms. The in San Diego cannot reopen immediately, the two judges in the majority wrote in their order, because in this case “constitutional standards that would normally govern our review of a Free Exercise claim should not be applied.”For the record:“We’re dealing here with a highly contagious and often...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Leaders of the Los Angeles teachers union on Friday called for campuses to remain closed and for distance learning to continue when the school year begins Aug. 18. Union leaders have concluded it is not safe to bring children back on campus as COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County . The union also for reopening will be difficult to meet any time in the near future, although they are in line with what some health experts are recommending. In an informal poll released Friday night, 83% of union members who responded agreed that Los...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Leaders of the Los Angeles teachers union on Friday called for campuses to remain closed and for distance learning to continue when the school year begins Aug. 18. Union leaders have concluded it is not safe to bring children back on campus as COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County . The union also for reopening will be difficult to meet any time in the near future, although they are in line with what some health experts are recommending. In an informal poll released Friday night, 83% of union members who responded agreed that Los...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Across California, some and universities are moving or making preparations to do so as educators ramp up preparations to deal with the global outbreak of the . Schools say that decisions will likely be made swiftly, and they advise parents and students to be prepared.But how do schools make the decision to close?The California Department of Public Health has for schools and colleges to help determine whether and when to shut campus doors.School leaders, in consultation with public health departments, can consider closing their doors...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Across California, some and universities are moving or making preparations to do so as educators ramp up preparations to deal with the global outbreak of the . Schools say that decisions will likely be made swiftly, and they advise parents and students to be prepared.But how do schools make the decision to close?The California Department of Public Health has for schools and colleges to help determine whether and when to shut campus doors.School leaders, in consultation with public health departments, can consider closing their doors...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News It was a wake without a body as hundreds of parishioners from the San Gabriel Mission Roman Catholic community gathered Saturday in the parking lot to cry, grieve and pray after a fire tore through the historic landmark.Flames destroyed the roof, most of the just-refurbished church pews and portions of the interior, though some statues and other historic items survived.The blaze came amid a backlash against California missions and other colonial monuments that for many serve as painful reminders of the nation’s racist history. For...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News It was a wake without a body as hundreds of parishioners from the San Gabriel Mission Roman Catholic community gathered Saturday in the parking lot to cry, grieve and pray after a fire tore through the historic landmark.Flames destroyed the roof, most of the just-refurbished church pews and portions of the interior, though some statues and other historic items survived.The blaze came amid a backlash against California missions and other colonial monuments that for many serve as painful reminders of the nation’s racist history. For...WW…