An East Los Angeles native and the city’s first Latino police chief, Luna has talked about growing up in “an environment of poverty, blight and racial injustice,” the Daily News reports. Luna enters the race with some big endorsements, including that of Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna will challenge Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva in next year’s election. Jacobs and Garcetti deny the accusers’ allegations. “Despite alleged harassment so rampant it was called an open secret, some of which Garcetti allegedly witnessed, Jacobs kept his job at City Hall and later became Garcetti’s most influential strategist, laying the groundwork for a White House run, orchestrating off-the-schedule meetings, and traveling around the world with the mayor,” the magazine reports. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s top aide Rick Jacobs was a serial harasser, and the mayor was aware, multiple accusers told New York magazine. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and follow on Spotify. Every weekday, it takes you beyond the headlines. If you’re a fan of this newsletter, you’ll probably love our new daily podcast, “The Times,” hosted by columnist Gustavo Arellano, along with reporters from across our newsroom. “Don’t we want to protect the most vulnerable sites in the city in my district? That’s all I’m asking,” Buscaino said at the council meeting. But it also states that enforcement in such places cannot occur until the City Council has reviewed a location and voted to give the go-ahead.Ĭity Councilmember Joe Buscaino’s bid to ban more than 160 sites in his Watts-to-San Pedro district hit a roadblock Wednesday after his colleagues sent his proposal back to a committee for more discussion. The law prohibits sitting, sleeping or storing items on public property near libraries, parks, day-care centers, schools and other locations. The city passed an ordinance this year outlawing camping around parks, libraries and other facilities, over objections from critics who said it would punish people for living on the streets. Los Angeles City Council members balk at a proposed ban on camping at more than 160 sites in one council district. Now present in at least 23 countries, the variant was probably incubated in the body of a person with an immune system battered by HIV or another immune-compromising condition that can cause a prolonged coronavirus infection, according to the South African scientist who detected the fast-spreading genetic mutant. More information is coming out about the Omicron variant. Officials urged residents to get tested for the coronavirus more frequently when it makes sense to do so - particularly if they plan to travel or gather with family or friends during the holiday season. Los Angeles County confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant Thursday.

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