COVID-19 - Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council

Vax Facts from the Mayor

Posted on February 22, 2021February 26, 2021 by LBNCadmin

Here are the facts you need to know: STAY INFORMED: It can be challenging to keep up with ever-changing vaccine news. Get key information by signing up for email updates from the L.A. County Department of Public Health. Tell your friends and family to sign up for this VaxFacts newsletter or follow us at @MayorOfLA on Twitter. You can check out our Frequently Asked Questions to learn more. NOTI...
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Super Bowl and COVID-19 Safety

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 by LBNCadmin

Don't be a Super Bowl Super Spreader! LA County went from fewer than 2,000 cases a day to almost 20,000 after people gathered during Christmas and New Years. That number has dropped dramatically in recent days. We can continue to knock down the virus, or we can jolt it back to life with thousands of Super Spreader Super Bowl parties across the City. Our local teams, the Rams and Chargers ...
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How to Get a Vaccine Appointment in Los Angeles

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by LBNCadmin

Here are the vaccine facts you need to know: ELIGIBLE NOW: All L.A. residents 65 and older are now eligible for the vaccine in L.A. County, joining healthcare workers, certain essential frontline workers, and residents and staff of skilled nursing facilities on the list of those who can currently get vaccinated. You don’t have to live in the city to come to one of our sites, and if you are a Ci...
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Los Angeles County COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Posted on January 15, 2021January 28, 2021 by LBNCadmin

To make an appointment to receive a vaccine, click here. Throughout this pandemic, we have all held out hope for the development of a safe and effective vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus. Last month, we received the much-awaited good news of two new drugs receiving approval from the FDA. The production and distribution of these vaccines are critical resources in our ongoing battle aga...
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CSUN Vaccine Site Video

Posted on January 20, 2021January 21, 2021 by LBNCadmin

Here's the link to the CSUN Covid-19 Vaccine site. You need to have an appointment so go to: www.vaccinatelacounty.com to get your FREE Vaccine. Starting January 20th, 65-year-olds can get signed up for the Vaccine. Make sure when you go to enter off Reseda Blvd. & Plummer Street, it's the only way into the site. Stay safe! Video courtesy of Mark Hovater. ...
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SoCal Residents: Here’s How To Figure Out When And Where You Can Get The Vaccine

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 by LBNCadmin

From LAist. Click here for the original article. In case you missed it, the state of California is now allowing those 65 and older to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But in Los Angeles County, health officials say they aren't ready to immunize people in that age group until February at the earliest (they simply don't have enough vaccine). Meanwhile, Long Beach, as well as Orange, San Bernardino, and...
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Public Health to Modify Health Officer Order as ICU Capacity Falls Below 15% in Southern California

Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 by LBNCadmin

L.A. County Surpasses 10,000 Daily COVID-19 Cases for the First Time as Hospitalizations Continue to Surge COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Continue to Break Records - 23 New Deaths and 10,528 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released the latest data on COVID-19. L.A County shatters the prev...
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SoCal Coronavirus Shutdown Issued As ICU Bed Capacity Diminishes

Posted on December 6, 2020 by LBNCadmin

As California's intensive care unit capacity sunk below 15% for a second day, the state imposed a sweeping stay-home order for 11 counties. Another drop in intensive care unit beds triggered a sweeping stay-at-home order in Southern California, state officials announced Saturday. The new restrictions will shutter businesses and recreational areas across 11 counties Sunday night. The ...
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14-Day CA Quarantine Called For Travelers, Residents

Posted on November 13, 2020 by LBNCadmin

The state is taking aim at non-essential travel amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country. Gov. Gavin Newsom and state public health officials issued a travel advisory Friday morning, asking anyone arriving in the Golden State after recreational travel to self-quarantine for 14 days. This comes after California just reported a "sobering threshold" of 1 million...
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Can’t drive to a COVID testing site? Mobile pop-up testing sites now available

Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 by LBNCadmin

The Los Angeles City Mobile Testing Group is bringing COVID-19 testing to communities throughout the City for people who are unable to drive to a testing site. Testing is walk up only. No appointment is necessary, but you can see a list of dates and locations, and register for a test here: https://corona-virus.LA/mobile-pop-covid-19-testing-locations Please be sure to bring your insurance info...
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Meetings to Discuss Strategies to Re-Open West Valley Animal Services Center

Posted on August 5, 2020 by LBNCadmin

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LA Animal Services Announces Meetings to Discuss Proposal to Re-open West Valley Animal Services Center To learn more and sign up for one of the meetings, please visit: http://aniserv.la/Ujpq50ARyHB LA Animal Services wants your valuable input to help plan a future in which we can do even more for animals and people in the City of LA. Share your thoughts and ideas with them! Please t...
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Free COVID-19 Testing Today & Tomorrow in Van Nuys

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 by LBNCadmin

URGENT: Free COVID-19 tests for the Van Nuys community this upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday at Central Lutheran Church’s parking lot! For more information please see the graphic. Appointments are not necessary but if you wish to make one please click below. https://la.curativeinc.com/walkup/5485
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Increased COVID-19 Testing for CD6 Begins Today

Posted on July 28, 2020 by LBNCadmin

Dear Friends: As we continue to work together to stop the spread of the virus and get off the state’s COVID-19 watchlist, we all need to be mindful of the basic precautions that save lives: wear your mask, wash your hands and practice social distancing. We also need to do a lot better in providing more access to testing and resources to low-income communities, with Latinos dying at twice the ra...
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COVID-19 Testing

Posted on July 17, 2020 by LBNCadmin

Residents who need a COVID-19 test can call their primary care provider or healthcare center to request one. Free testing by appointment is also available, with priority given to people experiencing symptoms or to certain critical front-line workers who interact with the public. Click here to find a testing center near you and register.
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Revisions to Business Operations in California

Posted on July 13, 2020July 17, 2020 by LBNCadmin

Coronavirus outbreak, Los Angeles, USA – 18 Jun 2020

Los Angeles County Coronavirus Update: Local Officials Order Businesses In “Non-Critical” Sectors To Close Offices Statewide, California has closed indoor operations STATEWIDE for: restaurants wineries movie theaters family entertainment zoos museums cardrooms (more…)
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Free COVID-19 Testing Sites

Posted on May 8, 2020July 24, 2020 by LBNCadmin

Here is the county website that shows the county-run testing sites and corporate partner sites. https://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/
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Covid-19 Drive-Up Testing in the San Fernando Valley (Video)

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by LBNCadmin

Hello Community Members and Valley Residents, Anyone who exhibits COVID-19 symptoms can be tested for free at any one of 3 test sites set up in the San Fernando Valley. Please see the link below to a LA City video on COVID-19 Mobile Drive-Up Testing. The video was customized for Our Valley Community by videographer Mark Hovater. Yesterday, Mark went to the only 3 locations for the San Fernan...
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L.A. County Launches Free Delivery Service for Seniors, Other Vulnerable Individuals during Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by LBNCadmin

Hello all, Please see the announcement of a new LA County program launched to help seniors and others vulnerable to COVID-19: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the California Safer at Home Initiative, a temporary free grocery delivery program for seniors and people with disabilities was launched in Los Angeles County to help residents with disabilities and who are more vulnerable to the C...
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What You Need to Know About the Angeleno Card

Posted on April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 by LBNCadmin

Info can be found at https://hcidla2.lacity.org/family-source-centers With support from the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles, the Angeleno Card provides financial assistance for in-need households via no-fee prepaid cards provided by Mastercard's City Possible network in amounts determined according to the following table: (more…)
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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Eviction Regulations, Rent Freeze, and Related Issues for Angeleno Tenants and Landlords During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 3, 2020 by LBNCadmin

Here are the most frequently asked questions related to the City Council and the Mayor's actions affecting Angeleno tenants and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS OF THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020? Renters who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can stay in their homes due to an eviction protection ordinance! The emergency citywide ordinance th...
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