Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations flare up as Fourth of July weekend nears
2 years, 5 months ago

Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations flare up as Fourth of July weekend nears

LA Times  

As locals plan to celebrate Independence Day with in-person gatherings, health officials reported Tuesday COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased 16.8% over last week. As Orange County residents look forward to celebrating the upcoming Fourth of July weekend with a host of in-person gatherings, local health officials are beginning to see an uptick in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19. Figures provided Tuesday by the Orange County Health Care Agency indicate the average number of COVID-19 hospitalizations reported from Friday through Monday had eclipsed the 200-mark, with a total of 209 patients — a 16.8% increase from figures provided last week and a nearly 10% jump in the three-day average. Though the availability of Orange County doses remains unclear, officials advised parents and guardians to contact healthcare providers or search online at vaccines.gov for local supplies.

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Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer
5 months ago

Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer

BBC  

Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer Getty Images Covid-19 doesn't follow normal seasonal patterns, like other respiratory viruses – waves of infection can happen at any time of year. Getty Images New Covid-19 subvariants are finding new ways to escape the immune system Given the need to protect society’s most vulnerable, studying these continually emerging variants remains crucial for updating …

More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge
11 months, 2 weeks ago

More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. “What we’re seeing right now, in the first week of January, is really an acceleration — of flu cases, in particular,” said Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease …

COVID outbreaks hit workplaces, schools across California as summer illnesses worsen
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID outbreaks hit workplaces, schools across California as summer illnesses worsen

LA Times  

The summer COVID bump is worsening in California, with infections spreading at schools and workplaces, and hospitalizations ticking up. Among the work sites in L.A. County where there are active COVID-19 outbreak investigations are the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, CBS Studio Center Stage 18, the L.A. City Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Street Services, the Westchester-Loyola Village Branch …

New coronavirus subvariant Eris is gaining dominance. Is it fueling an increase in cases?
1 year, 4 months ago

New coronavirus subvariant Eris is gaining dominance. Is it fueling an increase in cases?

LA Times  

A passenger wears a mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus at an airport in 2021. The Mid-Atlantic region — Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia — saw a 19% increase in new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from a 4% jump the prior week. In the Southeast region of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, …

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before
1 year, 4 months ago

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before

Associated Press  

Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. But it’s a far cry from past peaks, like the 44,000 weekly hospital admissions in early January, the nearly 45,000 in late July 2022, or the 150,000 admissions during the omicron surge of January …

California’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are near historic lows. Will the lull last?
1 year, 5 months ago

California’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are near historic lows. Will the lull last?

LA Times  

COVID-19 hospitalizations are close to record lows in California, an optimistic sign as the state attempts to navigate its first surge-free summer of the coronavirus era. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a UC San Francisco infectious-disease expert, said he suspects that signs of an increase in coronavirus transmission are probably real in some locations, although “it’s not at a high level yet. …

Could Fourth of July trigger a summer COVID-19 surge? What L.A. County data show
1 year, 6 months ago

Could Fourth of July trigger a summer COVID-19 surge? What L.A. County data show

LA Times  

Summer has been a fraught and cautious time in the pandemic era, with travel and gatherings for holidays and vacation fueling COVID-19 spikes each of the last three years. The average number of coronavirus-positive people in L.A. County’s hospitals also has continued to decline or hold stable at relatively low levels. L.A. County reported 36 COVID-19 deaths for the most …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

On third anniversary of COVID’s arrival, L.A. County ‘in a much better place’
1 year, 10 months ago

On third anniversary of COVID’s arrival, L.A. County ‘in a much better place’

LA Times  

David Huynh, left, and Joanna Marinez shop at the Americana at Brand in Glendale in late November 2022. Three years to the day after reporting its first confirmed case of COVID-19, Los Angeles County is “in a much better place” in the pandemic — hard-won progress a top health official attributed to vaccination, community immunity resulting from the virus’ rampant …

California senior citizens are hit hard as COVID-19 surges this winter
2 years ago

California senior citizens are hit hard as COVID-19 surges this winter

LA Times  

Dr. Janina Lord Morrison, chief physician for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, visits a home to administer COVID-19 boosters. On Nov. 17, all but one of California’s 58 counties — Imperial — was in the low COVID-19 community level as defined by the CDC, which measures case and hospitalization rates. Los Angeles and Orange are among 27 …

COVID hospitalization rates in babies as bad as for seniors amid Omicron wave, study shows
2 years ago

COVID hospitalization rates in babies as bad as for seniors amid Omicron wave, study shows

LA Times  

Infants younger than 6 months had the same rate of hospitalization as seniors age 65 to 74 during this summer’s Omicron wave, according to a new report. “Multiple factors likely contributed to high COVID-19–associated hospitalization rates among young infants during the Omicron variant–predominant period,” the authors explained, “including the high infectivity and community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and …

After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
2 years ago

After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries

Associated Press  

A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. “It’s making a clear comeback.” Nationally, new COVID cases averaged around 39,300 a day as of Tuesday — far lower than last winter but a vast undercount because of reduced testing and reporting. …

Orange County declares health emergency due to viruses
2 years, 1 month ago

Orange County declares health emergency due to viruses

Associated Press  

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A health emergency has been declared in Southern California’s Orange County due to rapidly spreading viral infections that are sending more children to the hospital, health officials said Tuesday. The county health officer issued the declaration Monday due to record numbers of pediatric hospitalizations and daily emergency room visits, the county’s health care agency said in …

Orange County declares health emergency as RSV surges; cases also rising in L.A.
2 years, 1 month ago

Orange County declares health emergency as RSV surges; cases also rising in L.A.

LA Times  

An electron micrograph shows the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. Orange County, for instance, has only two hospitals dedicated to caring for children, and both “have been operating at or beyond their capacity to care for pediatric with respiratory illness,” county health officer Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong said Tuesday. And there’s only so many beds that a pediatric hospital …

Covid an endemic in this state: How infections, symptoms will look like now
2 years, 4 months ago

Covid an endemic in this state: How infections, symptoms will look like now

Live Mint  

COVID is now an endemic infection in Telangana and hence, the state will no longer witness massive waves, instead, it will see minor local surges in infections, low levels of transmissions and minimal loss of life. Noting that COVID can no longer be termed a pandemic, Former director and distinguished scientist of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Dr …

Orange County hits ‘high’ transmission of COVID-19 again
2 years, 5 months ago

Orange County hits ‘high’ transmission of COVID-19 again

LA Times  

Hundreds of guests watch the firework show during the Independence Day Community Celebration presented by the city of Costa Mesa at the Orange County fairgrounds in Costa Mesa on July 3. As recent Independence Day celebrations recede into memory and the Orange County Fair begins, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported Friday “high” area transmission of the coronavirus that …

Portugal’s COVID deaths grow as tourism season kicks off
2 years, 6 months ago

Portugal’s COVID deaths grow as tourism season kicks off

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 cases and deaths are climbing in Portugal’s popular tourist hotspots like Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve region. “I was meant to start a new job this week, it’s come at the worst possible time.” Braud is one of thousands of citizens in the country of 10 million people who has recently tested positive for COVID-19, leaving health officials across …

School’s out. Will that help California get ahead of COVID-19?
2 years, 6 months ago

School’s out. Will that help California get ahead of COVID-19?

LA Times  

Angel Cardenas, a freshman at Hiram W. Johnson High School in Sacramento, wears his mask as he works on a math worksheet in class this week. “It’s very hard to accurately predict,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. “If nothing else, I’ve learned this virus throws us curve balls all the time.” The county’s official case count will …

The Omicron subvariant spreading across the U.S. shares an ominous trait with Delta
2 years, 6 months ago

The Omicron subvariant spreading across the U.S. shares an ominous trait with Delta

LA Times  

Coronavirus particles are seen under a microscope. A genetic trait that harks back to the pandemic’s past, known as a Delta mutation, appears to allow the virus “to escape preexisting immunity from vaccination and prior infection, especially if you were infected in the Omicron wave,” said Dr. Wesley Long, a pathologist at Houston Methodist in Texas. The Omicron subvariant gaining …

How to get more people vaccinated? ‘You stop talking and you listen,’ Walensky says
2 years, 7 months ago

How to get more people vaccinated? ‘You stop talking and you listen,’ Walensky says

LA Times  

Allan Fernandez, 7, center, reacts after Dr. David Bolour, left, gives him a COVID-19 vaccine as Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looks on at Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday. “It’s Cinco de Mayo, there are balloons and guitars, there are children playing in sunshine in the park, and then there’s information …

Omicron infection induces limited immune response in unvaccinated: Study
2 years, 8 months ago

Omicron infection induces limited immune response in unvaccinated: Study

Hindustan Times  

The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. Omicron infection induces limited immune response Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant are unlikely to develop immune responses that will protect them against other variants of the coronavirus, a new study suggests. Unlike antibodies induced by Covid-19 vaccines or infections with earlier SARS-CoV-2 variants, antibodies induced by the …

What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge
2 years, 9 months ago

What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge

LA Times  

Is California doing enough to prepare for a potential increase in cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 this spring? Los Angeles County isn’t seeing as high of a percentage of BA.2 cases as places like New York and Chicago, but the L.A. County Department of Public Health is saying nationwide trends suggest that Angelenos “should be prepared to mitigate the …

Omicron brought ‘more severe disease in kids’; 2 Orange County teens died this month
2 years, 9 months ago

Omicron brought ‘more severe disease in kids’; 2 Orange County teens died this month

LA Times  

The Omicron surge resulted in hospitals in Orange County seeing more severe illness in children, officials said, a finding reflected across the nation. There have been a total of five pediatric COVID-19 deaths among residents of Orange County, California’s third-most populous county, since the pandemic began two years ago. But during this surge of Omicron, we really saw more illness …

COVID-19 deaths fall for first time since January, WHO says
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 deaths fall for first time since January, WHO says

LA Times  

A man gets a throat swab at a residential compound in Wuhan. The number of new coronavirus cases around the world fell 21% in the last week, marking the third consecutive week that cases have dropped, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. In the U.N. health agency’s weekly pandemic report, WHO said there were more than 12 million new coronavirus …

Indonesian cases hit record but less severe, fewer deaths
2 years, 10 months ago

Indonesian cases hit record but less severe, fewer deaths

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indonesia's confirmed coronavirus infections since …

Child Covid-19 hospitalizations rose amid Omicron, especially among children too young to be vaccinated
2 years, 10 months ago

Child Covid-19 hospitalizations rose amid Omicron, especially among children too young to be vaccinated

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children increased as Omicron replaced Delta as the predominant coronavirus variant in the United States, especially among those under 5, who are not eligible to be vaccinated, according to a study published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new study found that the share of pediatric patients admitted to …

US COVID death toll, sped by Omicron, surpasses 900,000
2 years, 10 months ago

US COVID death toll, sped by Omicron, surpasses 900,000

Al Jazeera  

The United States hits grim milestone as new cases are declining, but deaths are at more than 2,400 per day on average. Propelled by the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, the US COVID-19 death toll hit 900,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, less than two months after the country surpassed 800,000 fatalities. “If you had told most Americans …

Coronavirus cases since Omicron exceed those in all of 2020, WHO says
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus cases since Omicron exceed those in all of 2020, WHO says

LA Times  

The head of the World Health Organization says 90 million coronavirus cases have been reported since the Omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago. The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that 90 million coronavirus cases have been reported since the Omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago — amounting to more cases than in all of 2020, …

Covid-19 is less severe with Omicron than Delta, suggests US study
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 is less severe with Omicron than Delta, suggests US study

Live Mint  

The Omicron variant appears to result in less severe COVID-19 than seen during previous periods of high coronavirus transmission including the Delta wave, with shorter hospital stays, less need for intensive care and fewer deaths, according to a new U.S. study. Despite the steep spike in COVID cases, the percentage of hospitalized patients admitted to intensive care units during the …

Optimism as Omicron peaks in California, but new BA.2 subtype raises questions
2 years, 10 months ago

Optimism as Omicron peaks in California, but new BA.2 subtype raises questions

LA Times  

There is growing optimism that the overall Omicron surge has peaked in California, but progress across the state remains uneven. “This downward trend is encouraging, and it signals that we’re likely to have passed the peak of Omicron transmission and are beginning to see a real decline in the number of newly infected individuals,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara …

A 15-month-old dies of COVID-19, becoming L.A. County’s youngest coronavirus fatality
2 years, 10 months ago

A 15-month-old dies of COVID-19, becoming L.A. County’s youngest coronavirus fatality

LA Times  

Registered nurse Anh Bui tends to a COVID-19 positive patient in the ICU at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance. “This is the youngest resident to die of COVID-19 since the pandemic began and a stark reminder that the virus can cause devastating outcomes among those most vulnerable, including young children not yet eligible for vaccinations,” the …

Will another devastating variant follow Omicron? Experts debate COVID-19 future, ‘endgame’
2 years, 10 months ago

Will another devastating variant follow Omicron? Experts debate COVID-19 future, ‘endgame’

LA Times  

Nurse Kaitlyn Read checks on IV pumps attached to a COVID-19 patient at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego on Jan. 19. But it’s dangerous to assume that Omicron will be the last variant or that we are in the endgame,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said Monday. But “it seems quite unlikely — with so …

‘I’m over Covid’: Bill Maher says Americans shouldn’t obediently follow all doctors’ advice
2 years, 10 months ago

‘I’m over Covid’: Bill Maher says Americans shouldn’t obediently follow all doctors’ advice

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bill Maher has said …

Top Infectious Disease Expert Fauci Optimistic Omicron Cases in US to Peak in February
2 years, 11 months ago

Top Infectious Disease Expert Fauci Optimistic Omicron Cases in US to Peak in February

News 18  

Anthony Fauci, top US infectious disease expert, has said he is confident that most states in the country will reach a peak of Omicron infection cases by mid-February. Fauci added that there are states in the northeast and in the upper midwest where cases have already peaked and declined “rather sharply.” But cases are still rising in southern and western …

L.A. County seeing more fatalities from Omicron as COVID-19 deaths climb
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County seeing more fatalities from Omicron as COVID-19 deaths climb

LA Times  

Deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County have soared over the last week, with officials saying most of the recent fatalities appear to be from the Omicron variant. Of 102 deaths reported Thursday — the highest single-day tally since March 10 — 90% involved people who became ill with COVID-19 after Christmas, and 80% were among those who fell ill …

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue

LA Times  

Health officials on Saturday reported more encouraging signs that the Omicron wave may be past its peak in Los Angeles County, though the coronavirus is still circulating widely and a large number of people are becoming seriously ill with COVID-19. The small decreases in new cases, hospitalizations and the test positivity rate suggest the coronavirus is no longer spreading exponentially, …

Even as Omicron plateaus, L.A. County officials recommend avoiding gatherings
2 years, 11 months ago

Even as Omicron plateaus, L.A. County officials recommend avoiding gatherings

LA Times  

Troy Pennington on Jan. 11 attends to a patient brought into emergency unit at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. So even as officials express hope that California’s winter surge is finally cresting, and in some areas, starting to decline, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said it’s still wise to postpone nonessential activities where people are unmasked and in …

WHO counts 18 million Covid-19 cases last week as Omicron spread slows
2 years, 11 months ago

WHO counts 18 million Covid-19 cases last week as Omicron spread slows

India Today  

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 per cent last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the Omicron variant's spread, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of new Covid-19 infections increased in every world region …

COVID19: Omicron is 91 per cent less likely to cause death in infected patients, says CDC
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID19: Omicron is 91 per cent less likely to cause death in infected patients, says CDC

India TV News  

The Omicron variant is significantly less severe than other strains of Covid-19, according to a report from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Among people hospitalised, they were 75 per cent less likely to require intensive care, and even the rate of mortality was 91 per cent lower than that of Delta. Currently, the US is averaging 750,515 …

COVID-19 deaths rise in L.A. County, but officials blame Delta more than Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 deaths rise in L.A. County, but officials blame Delta more than Omicron

LA Times  

Marylou Samora is a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday she believes there are still people infected with the previously dominant Delta variant who have been dying in L.A. County’s hospitals. New data from Southern California are providing further evidence that the Omicron variant is causing less severe illness than Delta, …

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly
2 years, 11 months ago

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus variant in the Americas in the coming weeks, where confirmed cases have reached record levels. “While delta is still causing new infections in the Americas, based on current trends, omicron is on track to become the dominant strain in our region,” Carissa Etienne, …

Omicron brings fewer serious illnesses, but California hospitals are overwhelmed as cases soar
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron brings fewer serious illnesses, but California hospitals are overwhelmed as cases soar

LA Times  

Registered nurse Anh Bui works with a COVID-19-positive patient Tuesday in the intensive care unit at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance. A study of data from Kaiser Permanente Southern California released this week, for instance, “noted substantially reduced risk of severe clinical outcomes in patients who are infected with the Omicron variant compared with Delta,” according …

Maharashtra reports 46,723 fresh COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths; 86 infected with Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra reports 46,723 fresh COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths; 86 infected with Omicron

Firstpost  

28,041 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the number of those recovered from the infection to 66,49,111 in the state Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded 46,723 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a jump of 12,299 infections from a day ago, and 32 fresh fatalities, the health department said. The bulletin said 28,041 patients were discharged in the last 24 …

L.A. County urges residents to postpone nonessential gatherings, activities as Omicron surges
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County urges residents to postpone nonessential gatherings, activities as Omicron surges

LA Times  

As an unprecedented wave of coronavirus infections washes over the region, Los Angeles County health officials are urging residents to postpone nonessential gatherings and avoid some activities — especially those with people who are unmasked, unvaccinated or at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness. Speaking to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged …

I was relieved when my sons got mild Covid-19. Then I thought about this
2 years, 11 months ago

I was relieved when my sons got mild Covid-19. Then I thought about this

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kent Sepkowitz is a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Two months ago, the US had less than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each day; now the number is over 600,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, with no signs of slowing down. Kent Sepkowitz - Despite the dizzying number …

‘Don’t panic.’ How parents with kids too young to vaccinate can navigate Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Don’t panic.’ How parents with kids too young to vaccinate can navigate Omicron

LA Times  

As waves of the coronavirus battered the U.S., parents of young kids could comfort themselves with the knowledge that COVID-19 tends to have milder effects in children and that most — but not all — kids who get infected are fine. “These are early days in the Omicron pandemic, but it seems like we are seeing more upper respiratory tract …

Nearly 250,000 new coronavirus cases in 8 days: Where is L.A. County Omicron surge heading?
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 250,000 new coronavirus cases in 8 days: Where is L.A. County Omicron surge heading?

LA Times  

People wait in line at a coronavirus testing site on Broadway in Santa Monica. Over the last eight days, there have been nearly 250,000 positive cases of coronavirus reported in Los Angeles County, a record-breaking number that shows how fast the Omicron variant is spreading. “Clearly, the number of positive tests is actually higher than it was a year ago …

Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children

Al Jazeera  

Worrisome trend in children too young to be vaccinated underscores the need for older children and adults to get their shots to help protect those around them. The rate among children ages five to 17 is about one per 100,000, according to the CDC data, which is drawn from over 250 hospitals in 14 states. The trend among the very …

Column: ‘Everybody’s getting COVID.’ That doesn’t mean you should try to get it, too
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: ‘Everybody’s getting COVID.’ That doesn’t mean you should try to get it, too

LA Times  

The latest statistics are terrifying. “I don’t believe we’ve seen the peak,” Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the “Today” show on Friday, adding that “hospitals right now are full of people who are unvaccinated.” And yet, in Dr. Roberto Vargas’ corner of California in South L.A., where he’s been helping lead an …

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