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The Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (RPOSD) announced new funding opportunities for park development across Los Angeles County, made possible by the Los Angeles County Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks and Beaches Measure of 2016 (Measure A). Funded by an annual parcel tax, Measure A will help increase the amount of park space and improve neighborhood access to open space, particularly in ‘high park need’ or ‘very-high park need’ communities. In this upcoming grant cycle, RPOSD will offer $33.4 million in Measure A competitive grant funding and up to $1 million through its new Technical Assistance Program. Eligible park development entities are encouraged to attend a workshop and apply for Measure A funding. ....
Note: The lower number of deaths and cases may reflect reporting delays over the holiday weekend. To date, Public Health identified 1,169,550 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 19,215 deaths. There are 2,964 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 31% of these people are in the ICU. The state updated the metrics Tuesday that characterize the amount of transmission in a county and what restrictions must be followed to reduce transmission. L.A. County remains in the purple tier and transmission continues to be widespread. Los Angeles County’s adjusted case rate is now 20 cases per 100,000 people and our seven-day average daily test positivity rate is 7.2%. The average daily cases, adjusted case rate, and positivity rate are steadily declining after peaking in January. ....
A power outage affected nearly 1,400 Southern California Edison customers in Newhall for a couple of hours Monday morning. The power outage started at around 9:56 a.m. and impacted an estimated 1,632 customers in the area of Alden Avenue, near Old Orchard Road and Meadview Avenue in Newhall, according to the utility’s outage map available at SCE.com. “As far as the cause, there was a bird that came into contact with the line,” said Chris Abel, a spokesman for the utility. Power was restored by 12:40 p.m. Monday, according to Abel. The power outage follows strong winds that swept through the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas over the weekend. A wind advisory for the SCV issued early Monday morning is expected to last through 10 p.m. Tuesday, as the National Weather Service forecast 15-30 mph winds with gusts up to 45 mph. ....
Los Angeles County Public Health officials on Monday confirmed 29 new deaths and 1,869 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, including 165 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley since Friday. The lower number of deaths and cases may reflect reporting delays over the weekend and today’s President’s Day holiday. The SCV has now seen a total of 25,293 COVID-19 cases and 242 deaths since L.A. county’s first confirmed COVID-19 infection on January 26, 2020. To date, Public Health officials have identified 1,168,358 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 19,095 deaths. There are 3,092 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 30% of these people are in the ICU. ....