Brian Champlin, Author at WE LIKE L.A.

A.M. Brief: SoCal Hospitals Brace for Surge As Holidays Approach

Hospitals are bracing for the worst of the pandemic, restaurants are closing for in-person dining right before Thanksgiving, and the

A new curfew for purple tier counties starts Saturday as COVID-19 infections continue to spike statewide, and Los Angeles sees

For today’s brief: Public Health gives us the magic number that would trigger another Safer-At-Home order, ATM crime is on

In today’s brief: New business restrictions start Friday, an L.A. Rams player tests positive for COVID-19, and elected California officials

In today’s brief: The city clamps down again to fight COVID-19, the LAPD union bucks over budget cut negotiations, and

Are we headed for new restrictions on non-essential businesses? Maybe. Also this morning: A statewide travel advisory, Tommy Lasorda has

For the brief today: Lakers games in the 2020-21 season will be fan-less, the Sheriff is steaming about an independent

For today’s brief: City Council looks at the Convention Center as a possible temporary shelter, new reporting underscores racial disparities

On Tuesday, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors flexed its muscle (though not unanimously) to continue down the path of

With all the coronavirus metrics heading in the wrong direction, the governor says we ought to brace ourselves for a

Even as promising vaccine news breaks Monday morning, local and national trends for COVID-19 spread offer plenty to worry about

Consider today’s rundown a not-so-subtle PSA that can be summed up in a single not-dirty four-letter word: VOTE. Vote, vote,