The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is looking into a possible local spread of a more severe strain of the mpox virus after confirming a third local case in a person who has not traveled to a country where the virus is usually found. 🔗 Get full episodes of The L.A. Report every day on LAist 89.3 FM or in the LAist app. | LAist

L.A. County Unites to Confront Opioid Crisis Los Angeles County departments are joining together to confront the opioid epidemic, which claims 500 lives in the county every year. From the Sheriff's Department to Public Health, in hospital emergency rooms and in the Coroner's office, county programs are addressing the crisis with innovation and compassion. Need help? Call 1-844-804-7500. | Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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Eligible sidewalk vendors operating in the city and county of Los Angeles could receive a free, health-code-compliant food vending cart as part of the $2.8 million investment, officials announced Monday.⁠ ⁠ The new Sidewalk Vending Cart Program has been launched by the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity and the City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department to make more than 280 free vending carts available for vendors who meet legal requirements. ⁠ ⁠ Tap th

56K views · 399 reactions | BREAKING: Los Angeles County's public health authority has declared a local health emergency - as smoke and ash from the wildfires has 'severely degraded air quality'. ➡️ https://trib.al/27PDBzW  Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube | Sky News | Facebook