Mental health crisis: Wait times for distressed callers more than double as urgent calls for help rise
Although the number of mental health crisis calls has decreased in recent years, those that are urgent are…
LA Council Calls for `Know Your Rights’ Campaign Using Trash Truck Fleet
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday instructed staff to develop a public awareness campaign using its trash truck…
Statement from WSNA on the government shutdown and attacks on health care
As the government shutdown continues, the Washington State Nurses Association calls on Congress and the president to come…
LA Councilwoman Hernandez Calls for City to Address Failing Infrastructure
City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez introduced a motion Tuesday seeking to address what she called Los Angeles’ failing infrastructure…
LA Council Approves Higher Penalties for People Who Harm Trees
The City Council Tuesday asked city counsel to update and strengthen penalties for individuals who harm trees in…
Optus network failure impacted triple-0 calls in several states where patients died after ‘unacceptable’ lapse
Three people have died after a “technical failure” impacted hundreds of triple-0 calls on the Optus network, its…
LA Council Unanimously Votes for Masked ICE Agents to Identify Themselves During Raids
In response to aggressive and widespread federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, the City Council Tuesday called for…
Indonesia Clarifies No Plans to Restrict WhatsApp and Internet Calls
Jakarta. Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said the government has no plans to restrict internet-based voice and video…
Bass Calls for Reform, Says LA `Dependent on Immigrant Labor’
Mayor Karen Bass again criticized the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration in the city in an…