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A divided Huntington Beach City Council voted Wednesday to seek a ban on universal mask and Covid vaccine mandates in the city. The motion passed with a 4-3 vote during a marathon meeting that ended at 2:48 a.m. Under the city’s action, people who have tested positive for Covid would still be…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today that she has tested positive for Covid. Clinton, 74, said on Twitter that she has “some mild cold symptoms” and that former President Bill Clinton, 75, tested negative but was quarantining. The former president was admitted to a Southern California hospital for…

Los Angeles County will align with the state and lift the requirement that attendees of indoor mega-events such as sporting events or concerts show proof of Covid vaccination or a negative test, L.A. County health officials said today. According to the County Department of Public Health, the requirement will be lifted…

Amid the mounting pressure on Spotify over allegations of Covid misinformation presented on its Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the show’s host made an apology of sorts — “if I pissed you off, I’m sorry” — and garnered support from Dwayne Johnson, Kevin James, Jewel, Jamie Kennedy, Tulsi Gabbard, Troy Aikman, Kat Von D…

Local 50, the union that represents many Disneyland employees recently posted a statement on its Facebook page announcing that it had received notice that Disney will be moving forward with a vaccine mandate for employees of the Anaheim park. According to the post, “The deadline will be April 11th to have verification…

UPDATED: New York Nets superstar Kyrie Irving spoke to the media today for the first time since it would be announced he would rejoin the team, which benched him in October after he refused to get a Covid vaccination, which is required for home games under New York City guidelines. Irving could have played away games…

“Today…we make history in New York City. We lead the nation with the strongest vaccine mandate anywhere —- private sector vaccine mandate — reaching hundreds of thousands of businesses,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday. The mandate, which takes effect today, applies to all “workers in New York City who perform…

“We will not reach the 80% threshold by the beginning of the year,” said Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer today about the county’s vaccination progress. She then noted, “This is one of the 4 measures we must meet to lift restrictions.” Translation: L.A.’s indoor public masking and vaccination requireme…

Hundreds of people, including Los Angeles municipal employees, protested against Covid vaccination mandates outside City Hall today in a demonstration organized by a group that calls itself Firefighters4Freedom. Many people among in crowd were wearing clothes designating their employment with city and county fire…

Officer Michael McMahon, who maintains he is a 14-year veteran of the LAPD, said today in the video posted to social media that he had just been “relieved of duty” for refusing the city’s vaccination mandate for all employees, including police. “I did just leave the captain’s office a few minutes ago,” said McMahon in…

Most every indoor public space in Los Angeles — including movie theaters, concert venues, indoor restaurants, gyms, bars, shopping centers, large outdoor events and some city buildings — will technically require proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 starting Monday, though enforcement of the new mandate won’t…

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said today 1,357 department employees had not submitted their vaccination status as of Friday, and each commander has received a list of their names to begin enforcement of the city’s vaccination and testing mandate. Moore also told the Police Commission the department currently…