The omicron variant of COVID-19 has made life two years into the pandemic that much harder. Just when you all thought we were on the precipice of “back to normal” (whatever the hell that means), some closures have hit society with the two-month old variant now being more transmissive than others. One notable casualty of […]
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“Once I start playing, it’s magic to me”: Sit-down with Jefferson Starship’s David Freiberg ahead of Dec. 18 performance at The Canyon
The ‘70s were a classic era of American rock ‘n’ roll. Iconic bands like The Eagles, Aersomith, and Journey made their mark on music history with sounds that reformed the sonic landscape and epic tracks that are still played on the radio, chanted in stadiums and belted at karaoke bars today. While many of these […]
Press release: Los Angeles County reports first case of the omicron variant
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has received confirmation of its first case of COVID-19 with mutations consistent with the new omicron variant. The individual returned to Los Angeles County after travel to South Africa via London on Nov. 22. This infection is most likely travel-related. The individual, who is a fully vaccinated […]
Press release: Public Health prepares response to potential challenges presented by omicron
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health continues to track variant cases in Los Angeles County. While the delta variant remains the dominate variant detected among L.A. County residents and continues to account for 100% of cases sequenced, the omicron variant identified by the World Health Organization in South Africa as a “variant of […]
Mandate flashpoint: SCV school districts show contrast to LAUSD with vaccine mandates, one claims Newsom “overreached his boundaries” to applause
Despite recent vaccine mandates for many Los Angeles schools going into effect this semester, some school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley have yet to entertain any. In an Oct. 1 press release, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office stated that a statewide mandate for the vaccine, for grades seven to 12, isn’t expected to go into […]