Weekly News Update for January 5, 2021

Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 4:14 p.m.

b'This week is nearly all COVID, from the staggering numbers of infections and deaths in LA to the new orders for EMS providers to the abysmal failure of our local government to address the issue.\\n\\nMake a comment to the LA County Board of Supervisors: http://bit.ly/SNSJan5\\n\\nRead along, if you have the stomach for it...\\n\\nFoster Farms workers: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-31/foster-farms-12th-coronavirus-worker-death\\n\\nAirplanes: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-01-01/covid-19-airplane-sick-on-plane-cdc\\n\\nMercy in Portland: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-01-02/mercy-hospital-ship-in-portland-readers-want-it-back-in-l-a\\nSt. Vincents: https://2urbangirls.com/los-angeles-covid-19-surge-hospital-site-now-used-for-filming-location/\\n\\nHomeless shelters overloaded: https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-01-03/homeless-shelters-coronavirus-surge-hospitals\\n\\nFilmmakers urged to quit their bullshit: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-12-29/health-officials-encourage-filmmakers-to-pause-work-amid-covid-surge\\n\\nJesus Christ COVID SuperSpreader: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-30/activists-and-christian-singer-clash-over-maskless-outreach-on-skid-row\\n\\nPolitico piece: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/23/california-covid-surge-450315'