av Op-Ed: Coronavirus pandemic hoarding pushed me to give up toilet paper By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 06:10:14 -0400 I'm running low on toilet paper, thanks to hoarding in response to the coronavirus outbreak. I'm not worried, because I'm done with TP for good. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Autocrats love a crisis. They're using the coronavirus pandemic to tighten their grip By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:17:24 -0400 Autocratic regimes in Russia, Turkey and Venezuela are already maneuvering to exploit the coronavirus crisis to further entrench their rule. Full Article
av Op-Ed: What role should Trump play in the coronavirus crisis? Good presidents are comforters-in-chief By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:45:35 -0400 Since FDR, presidents have taken on the role of comforter-in-chief in moments of national crisis. Full Article
av Op-Ed: George Soros: Guarantee paychecks for all workers displaced by coronavirus to save the economy By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:17:08 -0400 Americans required to "shelter in place" should also be entitled to "shelter in job." Full Article
av Op-Ed: California's farm workers desperately need PPE and coronavirus tests By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:00:11 -0400 Agricultural employers and state health authorities need to act immediately before COVID-19 becomes a major crisis among workers who provide our food supply. Full Article
av Column: Another day, another coronavirus flip-flop from Trump — the emperor of inconsistency By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:00:43 -0400 Trump cedes power to the states when it suits him, and claims it for the federal government when it suits. Full Article
av Column: How a science magazine from Charles Darwin's era found new life online amid the coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:00:38 -0400 Popular Science Editor Corinne Iozzio talks about how to make the tricky science of coronavirus understandable to an online audience. Full Article
av Column: With a pledge to follow coronavirus science, 10 governors made the president blink By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:02 -0400 Two state pandemic coalitions represent a refusal to bow and scrape to Trump or to fight one another for federal resources. Full Article
av Column: Enough with the coronavirus recriminations. Both parties need to stop the blame and solve the crisis By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:22 -0400 The left blames the right, the right blames China and the World Health Organization. Governors blame the president, and he blames them right back. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Coronavirus revealed gaps in the U.S. ability to track infectious disease. That's fixable By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:00:15 -0400 Collecting and analyzing real-time data on the number of cases and deaths during a disease outbreak is crucial. Here's why we've failed. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Sheltering in place with lemons, guavas and a tiny backyard crucifix By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:53:07 -0400 I've been doing my part to keep an eye on my older neighbors, which helps calm my own feelings of fear and helplessness. Full Article
av Column: Gun-toting Republicans ignoring quarantine orders? Yes, even coronavirus has become part of the culture wars By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:14:06 -0400 With American flags and Trump banners waving, angry citizens are taking to the streets to protest stay-at-home edicts. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Yes, our coronavirus response has been a mess. But that's how the U.S. always responds to crises By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 06:00:05 -0400 Chaos in the face of a crisis like COVID-19 is just the American way. Full Article
av Op-Ed: How California's smog alert system could be adapted to fight the coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 06:10:05 -0400 California could restart its economy by creating a "virus alert" system that would regulate COVID risk by automatically reinstating shelter-in-place orders when infection or death rates get too high. Full Article
av Comparing coronavirus protestors to Rosa Parks? Just stop it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:56:10 -0400 Why are Trump and his advisors praising people for protesting against policies the administration has endorsed? Full Article
av Op-Ed: John Cho: Coronavirus reminds Asian Americans like me that our belonging is conditional By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:00:15 -0400 I've learned that a moment always comes along to remind you that your race defines you above all else. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Predictions about where the coronavirus pandemic is going vary widely. Can models be trusted? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:58:27 -0400 A model predicts COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. will drop to zero by June. Another suggests without a vaccine, the coronavirus will be with us for years. Full Article
av Column: Reversing the shutdown is scary, but we have to start revising it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:37:56 -0400 Proposing rational modifications to quarantine measures is not like denying science or saying Jesus is your vaccine. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Get ready for a new form of bias: discrimination based on coronavirus immunity By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:00:34 -0400 Once antibody tests for the coronavirus are broadly available, will we allow society to be divided into two groups — the immune and non-immune? Full Article
av Op-Ed: The Hollywood sign is a public treasure, and no one should have to pay to use its image By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 06:00:15 -0400 For years, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has been asking people to pay to use the image of the Hollywood sign — which it doesn't own or control. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Angelenos love their suburban sprawl. The coronavirus proves them right By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 06:00:27 -0400 Housing patterns and transit modes could turn out to be decisive factors in why some cities were better able to fend off spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Surprised that black people have a higher risk of death from COVID-19? I'm not By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 06:00:28 -0400 Being born black in America means facing the likelihood of poorer health outcomes over a lifetime. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Take a coronavirus break, college students, and use it to save the world By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:00:21 -0400 College students, trade in lousy online classes for a pandemic-safe mobilization to turn out 18-to-29-year-old climate voters in November. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Sports can be our national healer after the coronavirus pandemic ends By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 06:05:02 -0400 When competitions resume post-coronavirus quarantine, fans will celebrate the simple fact they can sit next to strangers and cheer as one. Full Article
av Column: Why did Trump push disinfectant as a cure for the coronavirus? He listens to quacks By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:30:12 -0400 Turns out a range of charlatans out there are peddling industrial bleach as a cure-all. Full Article
av Op-Ed: Yes, businesses have been hurt by coronavirus closures, but they won't get relief from the courts By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:23 -0400 The Supreme Court has made clear repeatedly that governments can regulate businesses to protect the public interest. Full Article
av Angels manager Joe Maddon wants to give David Fletcher more field time this season By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 21:43:41 -0500 Angels manager Joe Maddon will not deny that he will try to give the versatile David Fletcher as much field time as possible. Full Article
av Griffin Canning has showed promise but can he manage heavier workload this season? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:51:33 -0500 Since being drafted by the Angels in the second round out of UCLA in 2017, Griffin Canning has been viewed as a potential front-line starter for his hometown team. Full Article
av First day of MLB coronavirus protocol involves six feet of separation for Angels By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 19:35:07 -0400 Angels manager Joe Maddon can hardly fathom playing regular-season games in stadiums empty of fans, yet he commented from a six-foot distance of reporters. Full Article
av Former Angels outfielder Jim Edmonds feeling better after coronavirus diagnosis By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 12:54:52 -0400 Former Angels and St. Louis Cardinals standout Jim Edmonds was hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus, but he says he is feeling better. Full Article
av Joe Maddon urges Latinos to heed coronavirus limits through MLB friends By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:43:04 -0400 Angels manager Joe Maddon recruited Albert Pujols, Carlos Peña and Tino Martinez to help stem the coronavirus crisis in his Pennsylvania hometown. Full Article
av Angels to pay employees through May amid coronavirus shutdown By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:25:39 -0400 The Angels tell baseball operations employees, including manager Joe Maddon and GM Billy Eppler, they'll be paid in full through the end of May. Full Article
av New MLB ticket refund policy is what the Angels have been doing all along By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:21:19 -0400 Major League Baseball frees teams to refund tickets for games canceled because of the coronavirus. The Angels say they've been doing that all along. Full Article
av Tom Cruise And NASA Could Be A Match Made In The Heavens By www.npr.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:42:11 -0400 NASA confirmed that actor Tom Cruise and private spaceflight company Space X are considering a feature film shot on board the International Space Station. Full Article
av Joe Biden is struggling to reach Latinos. The coronavirus crisis isn't helping By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:31:34 -0400 Biden has 'work to do' to win Latino support and trust, and it's hard to get a message out in a pandemic. Full Article
av Lawmakers warn coronavirus contact-tracing is ripe for abusive surveillance By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 07:00:29 -0400 Silicon Valley can come up with apps that might free Americans from home confinement. But Washington fears creating an invasive surveillance system. Full Article
av Social limits needed through summer, Birx says, as some states ease coronavirus restrictions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:56:40 -0400 Social distancing should continue through the summer, White House advisor Deborah Birx said Sunday, and other experts warned against states' moves to lift restrictions. Full Article
av Skelton: In the coronavirus crisis, California isn't under one-party rule, it's under one-man rule By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 03:01:49 -0400 Power abhors a vacuum. With the legislative and judicial branches basically shut down because of the coronavirus, the executive has seized almost complete control over state government. Full Article
av Californians battling unemployment amid coronavirus are stymied by state agency's tech issues By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:00:47 -0400 For Californians desperate to get help from the state unemployment office, the last month has been a perfect storm of technological failures. Full Article
av Quirk in coronavirus relief law gives full $600 a week even to workers facing only cut hours By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:32:26 -0400 Congress pushed employers to cut hours rather than lay off workers. Now some may get more in federal aid than if they had worked the lost hours. Full Article
av Some California businesses could reopen within weeks as state fights coronavirus, Newsom says By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:32:49 -0400 The first loosening of coronavirus restrictions would be for 'lower risk' businesses, including some manufacturing and small companies. Full Article
av California independent contractors struggle for unemployment help amid coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:38:47 -0400 While some people said they were able to file a claim with the state Employment Development Department on Tuesday, many others said they were frustrated that the online portal malfunctioned. Full Article
av Column: Coronavirus is the great unequalizer By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:41 -0400 A pandemic, one would think, is indiscriminate, targeting rich and poor alike. But the coronavirus is making inequality worse. Full Article
av Criticism grows over Gov. Gavin Newsom's management of the coronavirus crisis By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:00:46 -0400 Business groups, nonprofits, healthcare associations and some legislators are criticizing some moves the California governor made in response to coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
av U.S. economy, in clear sign of recession, shrinks 4.8% in first quarter due to coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:34:17 -0400 The dramatic fall came before reported coronavirus cases began to surge in March, economists note, so it's only the tip of the iceberg. Full Article
av Gov. Gavin Newsom says staying home now will help reopen California sooner By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:08:23 -0400 Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Californians to stay home to avoid undoing the progress the state has made in fighting the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
av Column: Newsom could use some beach time. It's sad he's closing Orange County beaches amid coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:00:37 -0400 Going to the beach is our birthright as native Californians — and our promise to newcomers. It's our gift from the Creator — a trade-off for all the quakes, wildfires, mudslides and smog. Full Article
av All state and local beaches in Orange County must temporarily close, Gov. Gavin Newsom says By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:43:49 -0400 The news comes after a memo saying California's governor would go further, closing all state and local beaches and parks, a plan he appeared to abandon. Full Article
av Californians broadly trust state government on coronavirus — but mistrust Trump, poll finds By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 07:00:16 -0400 Approval of Gov. Newsom's response to the coronavirus crosses party lines; much else does not. Partisanship strongly shapes views of the pandemic. Full Article
av Trump administration blocks public disclosure on coronavirus supplies By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 16:17:12 -0400 FEMA won't release state-by-state information on where masks, gowns and other protective equipment have been delivered. Full Article