California nonviolent sex offenders can qualify for early parole, court rules

California Governor Gavin Newsom flew down to Los Angeles on Friday for the opening of a mass vaccination site at Dodger Stadium. Before Newsom stepped to the podium, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced him as “not just California’s governor, but America’s governor.”

Now that’s a statement necklace! Braunwyn Windham-Burke wore a ‘Gay OK’ necklace a month after coming out.

Royalty Brown, 6, proved she can do more than sing and dance when she hit the slopes this weekend! The tot’s grandmother, Joyce Hawkins, shared an awesome pic and some video clips of her spending time in snowy Big Bear Lake, CA on Jan. 9 and although she’s young, her skiing skills are already impressive! In the adorable photo, Chris Brown‘s little lady can be seen sitting in an aqua snowsuit, black gloves, black ski boots, a light blue face mask, and black ski goggles over her head.

A tale of two countries. Meghan Markle missed out on receiving U.K. citizenship after relocating to the United States in the wake of her royal exit.

SAG-AFTRA has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the executive poaching battle between Netflix and Disney-owned Fox. The union isn’t taking sides but says “the case raises important questions about the right of workers to pursue employment opportunities, and the strong protections in California law against employers holding their workers off the market, especially when they are not being compensated for that time.”

Visitation Alumnae Magazine.Although Catholic teaching currently frowns upon same-sex relationships, Visitation Prep justified publishing the announcements as part of its teaching that “we are all children of God…worthy of respect and love.”“As I have prayed over this contradiction, I keep returning to this choice: we can focus on Church teaching on gay marriage or we can focus on Church teaching on the Gospel commandment of love,” Sister Mary Berchmans, the school’s president pro emerita, wrote

A California woman pleaded guilty to making bomb threats against a historic Catholic high school in Washington D.C. two years ago after school officials announced same-sex marriage announcements would be included in its alumni letter, the Justice Department said Monday.

SAG-AFTRA, the Joint Policy Committee and the Producers Guild of America on Sunday recommended a "temporary hold on in-person production" amid the pandemic.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmid surging COVID-19 cases in Southern California following the holidays, SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Joint Policy Committee are together recommending a “temporary hold on in-person production in Southern California.” Together, the organizations represent thousands of actors, producers, commercial advertisers and ad agencies.“Southern California hospitals are facing a crisis the likes of which we have never seen before,” said SAG-AFTRA president

On Wednesday, at the top of a conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed that the new, reportedly more infectious strain of Covid-19 first identified in the U.K. had been found in CA, specifically Southern California.

Home for the holidays. Lori Loughlin was released from prison, and she hid from the paparazzi behind a trash bag. The Full House alum was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, on Monday, December 28, after she almost completed her two-month sentence for her part in the nationwide college admissions scandal.

Lori Loughlin has completed her two-month prison sentence for her role in the nationwide college admissions scandal, Us Weekly confirms.The 56-year-old was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, on Monday, December 28, after beginning her sentence on October 30.While Loughlin was originally set to serve her time at the federal correctional institution in Victorville, California, she reported to Dublin because it had fewer COVID-19 cases at the time.A source

The California Supreme Court this week declined to intervene in the prosecution of a drug-using mother who faces murder charges after her baby was stillborn. The ruling Wednesday was also a setback for state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who recently was named President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the U.S.

'Tis the season! The Sussexes shared their official 2020 holiday card with fans on Wednesday. The festive portrait, which was shared via one of Duchess Meghan's near and dear patronages, Mayhew, on social media, features an illustrated scene of the family of three at their new home in Montecito, California.