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Whether schools and businesses can require COVID-19 vaccinations
The UC and Cal State college systems say they plan to require students and faculty to get COVID-19 vaccines before returning to campus this fall — but that’s only after the FDA approves the vaccines (on a nonemergency-use basis) and supplies are…
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenThe UC and Cal State college systems say they plan to require students and faculty to get COVID-19 vaccines before returning to campus this fall — but that’s only after the FDA approves the vaccines (on a nonemergency-use basis) and supplies are sufficient. Meanwhile, private businesses can also require employees and customers to be vaccinated, according to law professor Dorit Reiss.
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5 storiesCalifornia public schools have 160,000 fewer students enrolled. What does that mean for their future?
In-person education has resumed in many California districts.
Read the story8 minCan schools and businesses require COVID-19 vaccinations?
Private businesses can require employees and customers to be vaccinated, according to law professor Dorit Reiss.
Read the story8 minCreating tiny homes for unhoused Angelenos: Moral, financial and aesthetic questions
In Los Angeles County, more than 66,000 people live on the streets, in their cars, or in shelters. One idea to house people quickly is to build temporary shelters out of tiny prefab homes and shipping containers. That’s happening now in LA.
Read the story10 min‘Mortal Kombat’ takes itself too seriously but fans of the 1995 film will enjoy, says critic
Critics review the new “Mortal Kombat,” based on the 1990s video game featuring Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, and Sonya Blade; “Together Together,” starring Ed Helms as a single man who decides he’s ready to have a child via surrogate, played by…
Read the story14 minWatching the Oscars this Sunday? Nibble on appetizers and have a drink ready
Preparing for watching the Oscars is such a ritual for many of us. A spread of nibbles and drinks is the perfect accompaniment to gathering with friends to watch and gossip.
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