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Dodger Stadium's vaccination site will temporarily close for two days amid vaccine shortage. During a press briefing on Wednesday,Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti gave an update in which he stated that he would provide both good and bad news.

As many Angelenos are struggling to understand if they qualify for a Covid-19 vaccine — and then struggling to get one — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti received his first dose on January 21.

LOS ANGELES – Speaking to reporters from Dodger Stadium, the city’s mega-vaccination site, Mayor Eric Garcetti acknowledged that the shortages in the vaccine supply was presenting some difficulties as the city and the county public health department strive to get the most vulnerable Angelenos, those 65 and older vaccinated.

Speaking from Dodger Stadium, which he proposed was the country’s — and possibly the world’s — “largest Covid-19 vaccination site,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that Los Angeles’ five vaccination sites have already administered vaccines to more than 80,000 people. The mayor said that, on Wednesday alone, the Dodger Stadium facility delivered a staggering 7,730 doses.

“Many of you are wondering if there are credible threats here in Los Angeles County, and the answer is no,” L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said today on the eve of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States in a massively militarized Washington, D.C.

On Friday afternoon, as the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors to discuss new, stricter shutdown orders; as Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Governor Governor Gavin Newsom appeared together to try and jumpstart the region’s lagging vaccination efforts; one key reason for the urgency of those efforts became clear.

California Governor Gavin Newsom flew down to Los Angeles on Friday for the opening of a mass vaccination site at Dodger Stadium. Before Newsom stepped to the podium, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced him as “not just California’s governor, but America’s governor.”

The morning after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti revealed that the County Board of Supervisors is considering new business closures in case of an increase in Covid-19 numbers, the board was reportedly doing just that behind closed doors on Friday.

Joe Biden has a $1.9 trillion plan to beat back the coronavirus pandemic and get the economy back on its feet. However, here in LA, Disney’s Executive Chairman and his spouse are putting some of their own money on the table to help local small businesses right now.

“As of today, 1 in 3 people in Los Angeles County have been infected with the virus,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorBob Iger and Willow Bay will be donating $5 million to small businesses throughout Los Angeles that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday.

Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that Covid-19 testing at two of the city’s largest sites will end today. In conjunction with the county, vaccine distribution will begin by the end of the week.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti made a staggering comparison on Thursday. The mayor said that the near-record number of 259 daily Covid-19 deaths in L.A. County on Tuesday was “more than all the homicides in 2019 in L.A. City combined.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti have weighed in on the chaos at the U.S. Capitol today as pro-Donald Trump protesters stormed the building.

LOS ANGELES – Authorities in Los Angeles are cracking down on any potential New Year’s Eve celebrations that would create more havoc for an already overburdened healthcare system which over the past thirty days has been crushed by a deadly COVID-19/coronavirus surge.

Amid an avalanche of awful Covid-19 news on Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a renewed focus on preventing gatherings ahead of New Year’s Eve.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he turned down a position in President-elect Joe Biden's administration, opting to stay in his city as the COVID-19 crisis worsens, with his 9-year-old daughter testing positive for the disease.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that his daughter has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. During a briefing on Thursday (watch below), Garcetti revealed that his wife called him on Monday while he was at work to inform him that their daughter Maya wasn't feeling well.

With thousands suffering and dying from the coronavirus in California, the disease has now hit Los Angeles’ first family.

Black Lives Matter supporters on Tuesday protested for the 22nd consecutive day outside the residence of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to demand that his name be dropped from consideration for a Cabinet pick within Joe Biden’s administration.

Joe Biden plans to nominate Pete Buttigieg as his Secretary of Transportation, selecting a former rival to lead the department.

HOLLYWOOD – Helen Cordova, an ICU nurse at Kaiser Permenante Los Angeles Medical Center, became the first person in California to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

“The worst is not behind us,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday. “The worst is right in front of us.”

Less than 24 hours after the LAPD broke up a peaceful Black Lives Matters protest and arrested an activist outside Eric Garcetti’s official residence, Joe Biden has named the LA Mayor as one of the co-chairs of his inaugural committee.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will serve as co-chair for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next month.  Biden’s transition team announced Whitmer’s name on Monday alongside House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., Reps.

The Los Angeles Police Department received criticism from Democratic lawmakers and the Black Lives Matter group, who argued that officers who used batons against a crowd outside Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home used excessive force and infringed on protesters' First Amendment rights. Several videos posted to social media showed officers in riot helmets Sunday morning using batons in a skirmish outside Getty House, the official residence of the mayor of Los Angeles located in Windsor Square.

A Los Angeles bar owner was fighting back tears Friday, claiming Mayor Eric Garcetti had shut down the outdoor patio at her business -- while letting a Hollywood movie crew set up an outdoor dining area just a short distance away.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLos Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti once again sounded the alarm about the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic across the city in a Friday afternoon address.“So often in this crisis it can be so confusing,” said Garcetti after widespread confusion over his Wednesday night safer-at-home order.“We have never banned walking,” he clarified.“Just be smart and stay apart,” Garcetti said, explaining that outdoor exercise is still encouraged, including walking and bike riding.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported on Friday the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations ever in a day with 8,860 new cases and 2,668 people hospitalized.

After a COVID-19 testing site located at Los Angeles' busy Union Station rail hub was set to close on Dec. 1 for filming on the She's All Thatremake, Mayor Eric Garcetti stepped in late on Monday night to make sure the virus testing kiosk will remain open.

2nd UPDATE, 12:18 AM: About nine hours after it was announced that the coronavirus testing site at Union Station would be shuttered on December 1 for a movie shoot, the Mayor of L.A. has now said that the venue will be open for business after all.

Black Lives Matter protesters have gathered outside the home of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for the last several days to protest reports that President-elect Joe Biden might nominate him for a Cabinet position.

Black Lives Matter activists protested outside the home of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, opposing the mayor’s potential nomination to President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet.  A few hundred people gathered at the house Saturday morning chanting “F--- Garcetti.” “Garcetti is the worst mayor in the nation, don't choose him for transportation,” other protesters reportedly shouted.  Demonstrators have gathered near Garcetti’s home for days.

Black Lives Matter protesters this week reportedly demanded that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti be excluded from consideration for a Cabinet position in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration CBS Los Angeles reported that protesters gathered outside Garcetti’s home to protest his handling of issues like homelessness and the police, and demand that he not be picked for a Biden Cabinet position.

States and cities around the country are stepping up enforcement of their coronavirus orders ahead of Thanksgiving, using a variety of means to attempt to get compliance and keep case numbers down as winter and the flu season approaches.  The increased enforcement comes as orders have become more strict, limiting the number of people Americans can socialize with, requiring masks in private residences where people from different households are present and more.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told residents Tuesday to cancel all non-essential travel as coronavirus cases surge in California.  This comes days before the Thanksgiving holiday, which the L.A. County Department of Public Health is "strongly" recommending people only spend with other members of their household.  "Please don’t plan, host or attend holiday gatherings for multiple households," the L.A.