Emily Alpert Reyes

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LA50K, an initiative in LA County, aims to prevent drug-related deaths by distributing 50,000 boxes of Narcan, a nasal spray used to revive someone from an overdose.

‘We're just here to help people not die’: LA outreach worker on distributing Narcan

LA50K, an initiative in LA County, aims to prevent drug-related deaths by distributing 50,000 boxes of Narcan, a nasal spray used to revive someone from an overdose.

from Greater LA

States nationwide are seeing COVID-19 surges, and New York reported more than 60,000 new cases this past weekend, the most since the start of the pandemic.

Public closures, canceled holiday plans? Omicron surges nationwide

States nationwide are seeing COVID-19 surges, and New York reported more than 60,000 new cases this past weekend, the most since the start of the pandemic.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA City Council has put what may have been the final nail in the coffin of the South Central Farm: a 14-acre neighborhood farm that has been fought over since 2006.

A dire fate for South Central Farm in South LA

LA City Council has put what may have been the final nail in the coffin of the South Central Farm: a 14-acre neighborhood farm that has been fought over since 2006.

from Greater LA

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Unhoused Angelenos in temporary shelters will get priority for many city-funded affordable housing units — under policy shift enacted by Mayor Karen Bass.

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