Coronavirus outbreak strikes L.A. megachurch that defied public health orders
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak strikes L.A. megachurch that defied public health orders

LA Times  

People head to Sunday service at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley on Sept. 13. An evangelical megachurch in Los Angeles that has defied L.A. County public health orders and held indoor worship services for the last several weeks has been struck with an outbreak of the coronavirus, public health officials confirmed Thursday. Grace Community Church in Sun Valley has seen three confirmed cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The conservative megachurch announced in late July that it would restart indoor services — despite a county public health order barring any house of worship from doing so. Since mid-August, when county officials sued the church, the parties have been in a heated court battle over the church’s unwillingness to follow the county public health order.

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‘The pandemic isn’t over.’ Coronavirus cases in L.A. County keep rising
1 year, 4 months ago

‘The pandemic isn’t over.’ Coronavirus cases in L.A. County keep rising

LA Times  

Experts say travel, the back-to-school season and new Omicron subvariants are the likely reasons why coronavirus cases are continuing to rise locally and across the nation. New outbreaks have been reported in Los Angeles County’s nursing homes, and one Hollywood studio temporarily imposed a mask mandate after several employees were infected. “While hospitalizations are increasing, the current levels are still …

California COVID-19 rules ease as emergency declarations end. Here’s what’s changed
1 year, 9 months ago

California COVID-19 rules ease as emergency declarations end. Here’s what’s changed

LA Times  

Shoppers, some wearing masks, make their way along Santee Alley in Los Angeles on Dec. 6, 2022. “With the rescinding of many emergency orders these past weeks, there are questions about which sensible protections remain important to consider,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. “Given the differing risks both by setting and by individual characteristics, the goals of …

Workers in L.A. County should wear masks indoors to prevent COVID surge, officials say
2 years ago

Workers in L.A. County should wear masks indoors to prevent COVID surge, officials say

LA Times  

Faced with the possibility of another COVID-19 surge stemming from parties and travel over the winter holiday season, Los Angeles County health officials are urging workers and students to wear masks in indoor public settings for at least 10 days once they return to work and school. “The holiday season by its very nature brings increased risk of exposure, including …

Dangerous weeks ahead in L.A. County as coronavirus suddenly surges. Here is why
2 years, 1 month ago

Dangerous weeks ahead in L.A. County as coronavirus suddenly surges. Here is why

LA Times  

Commuters, some with face masks and some without, walk through Los Angeles Union Station on Tuesday. “People came back from Thanksgiving and pretty quickly were testing positive,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. Dr. Sara Cody, the county’s public health director, warned that this winter is shaping up to be “extraordinarily difficult,” pointing to sewage data suggesting coronavirus levels …

Coronavirus cases are soaring in L.A. County, but this wave is different
2 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus cases are soaring in L.A. County, but this wave is different

LA Times  

Super-contagious Omicron subvariants that can reinfect people within weeks are fueling a new wave of the pandemic across California. “It is just not the same pandemic as it was, despite all the media hype to the contrary.. A lot of people have bad colds, is what we’re seeing.” Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Holtom chimed in that, as of Wednesday, “we have …

Coronavirus cases soar at L.A. County workplaces, complicating back-to-office push
2 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus cases soar at L.A. County workplaces, complicating back-to-office push

LA Times  

Workplaces throughout Los Angeles County are being hit hard by the latest coronavirus wave, with the number of reported case clusters nearly quadrupling since early May. The “clusters and outbreaks are disruptive and hazardous, particularly as many more outbreaks now involve 20 or more workers,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week. “We’re now recording the highest …

Stunning spread of COVID subvariants brings high-risk summer to California
2 years, 5 months ago

Stunning spread of COVID subvariants brings high-risk summer to California

LA Times  

Three men wear masks while walking through Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Although hospitals in L.A. County are not overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, Ferrer has said reinstating a universal mask mandate should hospitalizations continue to rise is prudent. “The time to slow transmission is actually when you start seeing indicators that you’re having more utilization at your hospitals.” Ferrer …

Despite coronavirus uptick, there’s hope L.A. County can avoid another surge
2 years, 8 months ago

Despite coronavirus uptick, there’s hope L.A. County can avoid another surge

LA Times  

Despite a recent rise in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County’s public health director said this week she remained hopeful the region could avoid another major spike by taking sensible precautions. Ferrer said L.A. County would require masks again if the region’s coronavirus-positive hospitalizations numbers hit a threshold set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Our hope is …

Coachella, spring break, Easter and rising coronavirus: How to stay safe
2 years, 8 months ago

Coachella, spring break, Easter and rising coronavirus: How to stay safe

LA Times  

Crowds mingle at the 2019 Coachella festival. L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer this week urged people to “do our very best to make use of the powerful tools at hand, vaccinations, boosters, testing, and masking, to keep ourselves and those most vulnerable to severe illness, as safe as possible.” California Coronavirus cases on the rise in L.A. County, …

Coronavirus cases on the rise in L.A. County, prompting calls for spring break caution
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus cases on the rise in L.A. County, prompting calls for spring break caution

LA Times  

Patty Pitchford, center, takes part in a moment of silence for victims of COVID-19 during a rally of SEIU Local 721 on March 31 in downtown Los Angeles. also wanes over time.” Given that many residents are likely to travel or gather in the coming weeks — either for spring break or to mark holidays such as Easter, Ramadan or …

L.A. coronavirus cases continue decline but hot spots remain
2 years, 10 months ago

L.A. coronavirus cases continue decline but hot spots remain

LA Times  

Coronavirus transmission continues to decline in Los Angeles County after the months-long surge driven by the Omicron variant, with the county health department on Saturday announcing just 1% of tests performed daily are coming back positive. L.A. County public health officials on Saturday reported 1,382 cases of the virus and 48 related deaths. Some correctional facilities are continuing to report …

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 …

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 …

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

L.A. County sets another daily record with more than 45,000 coronavirus cases
3 years ago

L.A. County sets another daily record with more than 45,000 coronavirus cases

LA Times  

Los Angeles County reached another daily record of coronavirus cases as health officials on Sunday reported more than 45,000 new infections. The county recorded 45,584 new cases amid the surge in infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to figures released by the county’s Department of Public Health. And as L.A. County enters its third …

L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total of pandemic
3 years ago

L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total of pandemic

LA Times  

Los Angeles continued to see an Omicron-fueled surge in coronavirus cases Saturday, as staffing shortages necessitated the deployment of California National Guard troops to testing sites and led the state to permit hospitals to relax rules about letting infected workers return to work. County public health officials said they had recorded more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases over the past …

L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases as staff shortages strain hospitals
3 years ago

L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases as staff shortages strain hospitals

LA Times  

Emergency rooms across California are coming under strain as they contend both with a deluge of new coronavirus-positive patients and people coming in to demand tests — all as their workers are increasingly being stricken by the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Chinsio-Kwong said that, anecdotally, she’s heard anywhere from 10% to 20% of workers are unavailable due to coronavirus-related reasons, …

Hospitals see big jumps in COVID-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter
3 years ago

Hospitals see big jumps in COVID-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter

LA Times  

Registered nurse Akiko Gordon, left, and respiratory therapist Janssen Redondo tend to a COVID-19 patient inside the ICU at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles on Friday. The number of coronavirus-positive patients has spiked dramatically across Southern California since Christmas — but some health officials are noting important differences in how the latest surge is playing out …

Nearly 45,000 new coronavirus cases reported in L.A. County over the holiday weekend
3 years ago

Nearly 45,000 new coronavirus cases reported in L.A. County over the holiday weekend

LA Times  

Registered nurse Rafaela Ramirez walks inside the respiratory tent outside the emergency department at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Los Angeles last week. L.A. County recorded 23,553 new cases on Saturday and 21,200 more on Sunday, far above last winter’s peak average of 16,000 cases a day. “During this surge, given the spread of …

L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000 as health officials plead: ‘Act responsibly’
3 years ago

L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000 as health officials plead: ‘Act responsibly’

LA Times  

Los Angeles County reported another surge in coronavirus cases Friday, prompting health officials to urge residents to curtail large New Year’s celebrations. “The days ahead will be extraordinarily challenging for all of us as we face extraordinarily high case numbers reflecting widespread transmission of the virus,” Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County’s public health director, said in a statement Friday. “Throughout the …

Why L.A. County paid $400,000 to a church that violated coronavirus rules
3 years, 4 months ago

Why L.A. County paid $400,000 to a church that violated coronavirus rules

LA Times  

Grace Community Church congregants make their way to Sunday service in Sun Valley last September. Sunday after Sunday, people packed Grace Community Church and belted out hymns, openly violating Los Angeles County’s prohibitions against indoor services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Margaret M. Russell of the Santa Clara University School of Law said the county’s decision to settle was “pretty …

More L.A. restaurants are requiring COVID-19 vaccines or tests amid Delta variant surge
3 years, 5 months ago

More L.A. restaurants are requiring COVID-19 vaccines or tests amid Delta variant surge

LA Times  

Nursing student Brittany Corlyn is drawing medicine into a syringe at a vaccination clinic at the Providence Wellness and Activity Center on Tuesday in Wilmington. “We want to be proactive and we want to put into place safe and secure measures that protect our staff, protect our guests and hopefully protect the restaurant industry as a whole from being shut …

More contagious coronavirus strain detected in L.A. County as total cases top 1 million
3 years, 11 months ago

More contagious coronavirus strain detected in L.A. County as total cases top 1 million

LA Times  

Los Angeles County on Saturday surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases since reporting its first infection nearly a year before and also recorded its first instance of a new, more contagious variant of the virus that was initially identified in the United Kingdom. Officials hope that rapid vaccination be a weapon against the new strain, which a Centers for Disease Control …

Thousands of L.A. healthcare workers sickened by coronavirus, worsening crisis in hospitals
4 years ago

Thousands of L.A. healthcare workers sickened by coronavirus, worsening crisis in hospitals

LA Times  

Outbreaks among healthcare workers have hospitals stretched thin. “We’re going to continue to work with organizations across the county to ensure that healthcare workers at every location are protected,” L.A. County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week. Since the pandemic began, 28,448 healthcare workers and first responders have tested positive for the coronavirus in L.A. County, …

January 5, 2021 coronavirus news
4 years ago

January 5, 2021 coronavirus news

CNN  

Overflowing hospital morgues, increased 911 wait times, beds only opening when patients die. The surge of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations is pushing hospitals in Los Angeles County to the “brink of catastrophe,” a top health official there said. “Hospitals are declaring internal disasters and having to open church gyms to serve as hospital units,” Supervisor Hilda Solis said, calling …

Feared post-Christmas coronavirus surge appears to begin in L.A. County as cases top 800,000
4 years ago

Feared post-Christmas coronavirus surge appears to begin in L.A. County as cases top 800,000

LA Times  

The dreaded post-Christmas spike in coronavirus cases appears to be materializing in Los Angeles County, with a new rise in cases as hospitals are already in crisis from the Thanksgiving surge. “This is the fastest acceleration of new cases than at any other time during the pandemic,” the L.A. County Department of Public Health said. Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, medical epidemiologist …

L.A. County allows churches to meet indoors after recent court rulings
4 years ago

L.A. County allows churches to meet indoors after recent court rulings

LA Times  

Los Angeles County officials have lifted a ban on indoor religious services after a series of court rulings involving houses of worship that argued that the pandemic-related restrictions violate religious freedoms. County officials, who had issued the order blocking indoor services early in the pandemic, continue to urge houses of worship not to meet indoors because it will increase congregants’ …

Supermarkets in L.A. County see unprecedented coronavirus infection rates
4 years ago

Supermarkets in L.A. County see unprecedented coronavirus infection rates

LA Times  

Barbara Hughes, a cashier at Food 4 Less in Palmdale, hands a flier to customer Rona Millage of Palmdale on Friday, notifying her about coronavirus cases at the store. “Many things are permitted still, but they may not be wise, and they carry immense risks for you and the people around you,” Dr. Christina Ghaly, the county health services director, …

In an alarming new record, daily coronavirus cases surpass 10,500 in L.A. County
4 years, 1 month ago

In an alarming new record, daily coronavirus cases surpass 10,500 in L.A. County

LA Times  

Intensive care nurse Naomi Okonofua, at work earlier this year at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital. “I am positive that we haven’t seen the full increases in our case numbers associated with the Thanksgiving holiday, just based on the timeline,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Sunday. Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said Saturday that deputies would …

Coronavirus hospitalizations surge to unprecedented level as L.A. announces stay-at-home rules
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus hospitalizations surge to unprecedented level as L.A. announces stay-at-home rules

LA Times  

EMT Giselle Dorgalli, second from right, looks at a monitor while performing chest compression on a patient who tested positive for coronavirus in the emergency room at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. “What matters is a hospital’s practical ability to take care of the patients that come in the door, and that …

L.A. County surpasses 400,000 coronavirus cases, hits record number of hospitalizations
4 years, 1 month ago

L.A. County surpasses 400,000 coronavirus cases, hits record number of hospitalizations

LA Times  

Los Angeles County hit two new troubling milestones in the battle with COVID-19 on Monday, surpassing 400,000 cumulative coronavirus cases and breaking a record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. They’re not sustainable, because they’re gonna overwhelm not just our healthcare system, but the entire state’s healthcare system,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Monday. She added that the county is in …

L.A. outdoor dining ban survives challenges as COVID-19 outlook worsens
4 years, 1 month ago

L.A. outdoor dining ban survives challenges as COVID-19 outlook worsens

LA Times  

Supporters and business owners of area restaurants and businesses listen to a press conference held by the California Coalition for Safe Reopening at The Abbey on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 in West Hollywood, CA. With coronavirus cases continuing to soar across the state, a divided Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors rejected calls Tuesday to walk back restrictions on outdoor …

New stay-home order looms for L.A. County as COVID-19 cases soar to new highs
4 years, 1 month ago

New stay-home order looms for L.A. County as COVID-19 cases soar to new highs

LA Times  

Mario Ynostrosa, right, with Los Angeles Restoration Church offers hand sanitizer to people waiting in line for food distribution at MacArthur Park recently. The specter of another COVID-19 shutdown is looming over Los Angeles County, as a record-high number of daily coronavirus cases Monday pushed the region over its self-set threshold for issuing a new stay-at-home order. “We’ve seen alarming …

L.A. County sees nearly 5,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day, shattering record
4 years, 1 month ago

L.A. County sees nearly 5,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day, shattering record

LA Times  

Los Angeles County recorded nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases Thursday, the most it has seen in any one day since the pandemic began, as the state announced that a new, limited stay-at-home order would be put in place starting this weekend that asks people to stay at home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., with certain exceptions. During his briefing …

L.A. County declares new coronavirus surge, sparking increased alarms
4 years, 2 months ago

L.A. County declares new coronavirus surge, sparking increased alarms

LA Times  

After weeks of rising coronavirus numbers, officials Monday said Los Angeles County was seeing a new surge in infections that could get worse as Thanksgiving approaches. “These trends serve as a stark reminder that COVID-19 is all around us,” Dr. Sara Cody, the county’s health officer and director of public health, said in a statement. “They’re taking their masks off; …

Coronavirus spike in L.A. County brings new alarms
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus spike in L.A. County brings new alarms

LA Times  

LAPD officers on horseback move in to disperse the crowds in downtown Los Angeles after the Dodgers win the World Series. “The high numbers of daily cases are very concerning because, as we have seen in the past, increases in cases lead to increases in hospitalizations and deaths,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement. In …

Nearly 50 people sick after fellowship event at a small church in Maine
4 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 50 people sick after fellowship event at a small church in Maine

CNN  

CNN — Three people have been hospitalized with Covid-19 and 46 others have contracted the coronavirus after a fellowship event at a church in a small town in Maine, according to the state’s top health official. A total of 49 cases have been linked to an outbreak at the Brooks Pentecostal Church in Waldo County, the Maine Center for Disease …

Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge
4 years, 2 months ago

Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge

Associated Press  

— Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn’t see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. Rural counties across Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana sit among the top in the nation for new cases per capita over the last two weeks, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. “One or …

Coronavirus outbreak reported at Texas megachurch whose pastor attended White House ‘superspreader’ event
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak reported at Texas megachurch whose pastor attended White House ‘superspreader’ event

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Multiple coronavirus cases broke out this week at a Texas megachurch …

Judge bars defiant Los Angeles megachurch from holding indoor services
4 years, 4 months ago

Judge bars defiant Los Angeles megachurch from holding indoor services

LA Times  

Grace Community Church in Sun Valley draws thousands of worshipers, most of whom do not wear masks or socially distance. A megachurch that has defied Los Angeles County’s pandemic health orders must stop holding Sunday worship services indoors, under a judge’s ruling Thursday. L.A. County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff sided with public health officials, who took legal action last …

L.A. County sues church for violating COVID-19 orders with indoor worship services
4 years, 4 months ago

L.A. County sues church for violating COVID-19 orders with indoor worship services

LA Times  

A church that has gained national attention in recent weeks for repeatedly defying state and county orders by holding indoor services is the subject of a countersuit filed Thursday by Los Angeles County. The suit was filed in L.A. County Superior Court against Grace Community Church and Pastor John MacArthur for violating the county health officer’s order, which in mid-July …

Ventura County sues church after indoor services without masks or distance
4 years, 5 months ago

Ventura County sues church after indoor services without masks or distance

LA Times  

Pastor Rob McCoy, right, gives Communion at an April 5 Palm Sunday service at his Thousand Oaks church, Godspeak Calvary Chapel. including hospitalizations and deaths, which in turn is likely to result in continued and further restrictions on businesses and other operations and activities.” “It is only a matter of time — if it has not already happened — before …

Dangerous coronavirus spike continues in L.A. County as Garcetti warns of new restrictions
4 years, 5 months ago

Dangerous coronavirus spike continues in L.A. County as Garcetti warns of new restrictions

LA Times  

Hospital workers respond to a coronavirus patient in need at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook earlier this year. Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 2,848 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with the majority of those infected under the age of 41, as related hospitalizations reached a new high. As the dangerous surge in …

Newsom, coming under fire, ramps up enforcement and adds counties to watchlist
4 years, 6 months ago

Newsom, coming under fire, ramps up enforcement and adds counties to watchlist

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, facing criticism he opened up the state economy too soon, said Monday the state will expand monitoring of counties hard-hit by the virus after cracking down on restaurants and bars ignoring restrictions over the Fourth of July weekend. “We’ll deal with these hot spots.” The rate at which coronavirus tests in California are coming back positive has jumped …

L.A. County to shutter indoor dining at restaurants amid coronavirus spike
4 years, 6 months ago

L.A. County to shutter indoor dining at restaurants amid coronavirus spike

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of indoor operations at restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, movie theaters, zoos, museums and card rooms in 19 counties — including Los Angeles County — that California officials have been monitoring for increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. The mandate follows L.A. County officials’ announcement Monday that 49% of bars and 33% of …

L.A. County faces ‘critical moment’ as coronavirus cases keep surging
4 years, 6 months ago

L.A. County faces ‘critical moment’ as coronavirus cases keep surging

LA Times  

Another day of big increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations prompted health officials Saturday to warn that Los Angeles County is entering a “critical moment” and that some of the easing of stay-at-home orders is in jeopardy unless the trend changes. “Our collective responsibility is to take immediate action, as individuals and businesses, to reverse the trends we are experiencing.” …

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows
4 years, 7 months ago

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows

NPR  

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows Enlarge this image toggle caption Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images Mass protests against police violence across the U.S. have public health officials concerned about an accelerated spread of the coronavirus. The northeastern states of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts …

No hymns, no Communion: Germany’s reopened churches offer a road map, but a new outbreak shows the risks
4 years, 7 months ago

No hymns, no Communion: Germany’s reopened churches offer a road map, but a new outbreak shows the risks

LA Times  

More than 100 attendees of this reopened church in Frankfurt, Germany, have recently become infected with the coronavirus. “We have to remain cautious,” said Werner Otto, a Roman Catholic priest in Frankfurt, Germany’s financial hub and the central city where the new flare-up occurred. Sitting six feet apart is required, a rule that has kept Wagemann’s church — named for …

Court upholds Newsom’s coronavirus ban on in-person church services in California
4 years, 7 months ago

Court upholds Newsom’s coronavirus ban on in-person church services in California

LA Times  

Wally Thomas of Lake Forest and Denean MacAndrew of Mission Viejo take part in a protest in Huntington Beach on May 9. Gavin Newsom’s ban on in-person church services, in a split ruling that landed Friday night and is likely to further anger pastors who claim that California is trampling on religious freedoms. The South Bay United Pentecostal Church in …

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