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Special “Passage” Contending for Oscar Awards
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Special “Passage” Contending for Oscar Awards

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 2, 2021

David Massey, the first African American Filmmaker ever Oscar-Nominated for “Best Live Action Short Film” (for 1992’s “Last Breeze of Summer” which he Produced,) along with Producer Sandra Evers-Manly, have presented Massey’s newest Short Film Project: “Passage” at two very recent events: The first screening was held at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY, on November 19, and the second screening took place at Raleigh Studios’ Chaplin Theater in Hollywood on November 23.

Ex-Lawyer for DWP to Plead Guilty in Probe of Botched Billing System
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Ex-Lawyer for DWP to Plead Guilty in Probe of Botched Billing System

City News ServiceNovember 30, 2021

A lawyer who represented the city of Los Angeles following the botched rollout of a Department of Water and Power billing system in 2013, but was simultaneously representing a DWP ratepayer suing the city over the system, has agreed to plead guilty to receiving a $2.2 million kickback from another attorney stemming from the arrangement, federal prosecutors said today.

Boy, 17, Last Seen In Compton Reported Missing
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Boy, 17, Last Seen In Compton Reported Missing

City News ServiceNovember 30, 2021

 Authorities today sought the public’s help to find a 17-year-old boy who was last seen in Compton and may be in Manhattan Beach. Jasyre Robinson was last seen about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of East 126th Street, according to Deputy Eva Jimenez of the Sheriff’sInformation Bureau.

As Omicron Variant Looms, County Urges Vaccinations Against COVID-19
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As Omicron Variant Looms, County Urges Vaccinations Against COVID-19

City News ServiceNovember 30, 2021

 Again claiming the numbers are proof of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, Los Angeles County health officials reported in its latest data a sharp decline in the number of virus infections among residents and staff of skilled nursing facilities, where inoculations and booster shots have been widely administered.

Sheriff Says His Department Won’t Use County Testing Provider
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Sheriff Says His Department Won’t Use County Testing Provider

City News ServiceNovember 30, 2021

A Temple City-based COVID-19 testing firm that contracts with Los Angeles County vehemently denied allegations today by Sheriff Alex Villanueva that the company shares patient DNA data with the Chinese government, a concern that prompted the sheriff to announce his department will no longer use the county’s chosen testing provider.

Do You Have the Bug to Travel
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Do You Have the Bug to Travel

Wendy GladneyNovember 25, 2021

Being couped up inside for the past couple of years many of us have been experiencing cabin fever and we cannot wait to get out. With the holidays knocking at our door, traveling is something that many of us are contemplating.

Racial Disparities in Kids’ Vaccinations are Hard to Track
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Racial Disparities in Kids’ Vaccinations are Hard to Track

Annie Ma and Mike Melia, Associated PressNovember 16, 2021

In Michigan, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., white children got vaccinated at much higher rates than their Black counterparts. But in New York City, white children between 13 and 17 are vaccinated at lower rates than Black, Latino and Asian kids.

LA County To Probe Alleged Beating of Fostered Boy, DCFS Policies
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LA County To Probe Alleged Beating of Fostered Boy, DCFS Policies

November 16, 2021

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to have the Office of Child Protection investigate the circumstances of a 4-year-old boy who was allegedly tortured and beaten by his foster mother, leaving the boy in a coma. Supervisor Janice Hahn, who represents Norwalk, where the boy was living, called for the probe shortly after the boy’s extended family went public with his story. “If these allegations are true, we put him in the care of an abusive foster mother who hurt him so severely he had to be hospitalized,” Hahn told her colleagues during a virtual meeting Tuesday.

COVID Hospitalizations Tick Upward Again in LA County
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COVID Hospitalizations Tick Upward Again in LA County

November 16, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County ticked upward again in the latest data as health officials encouraged people to get vaccinated, and warning that unvaccinated residents are far more susceptible to becoming severely ill or dying if they get infected.