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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorJust hours after it was announced that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will gather on Wednesday to discuss further possible COVID-19 restrictions including a broad shutdown, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti took to the mic.“This pandemic at this moment is threatening to spiral out of control,” said the mayor.He said the number of hospitalizations related to the virus was up 50% in the past week.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe seriousness of the Covid-19 pandemic came home to California Governor Gavin Newsom this weekend when he and his family had to quarantine after his children were exposed to the virus. The governor said his entire family had tested negative.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after Los Angeles saw its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases ever, county health officials warned of another related rising number: deaths.“Our daily counts for the past few days have been higher than a usual week,” said L.A. County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia on Friday descended further than ever into the depths of the coronavirus pandemic. The state reported a whopping 13,005 new daily cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorDistributing the COVID-19 vaccines now being developed is shaping up to be the largest and most complex public health effort in L.A. County’s history, and concerns are growing that officials are already falling behind, it was reported today.There are two vaccines expected to apply for emergency approval from U.S.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorIn light of an unprecedented, rapid rise in COVID-19 cases across California, Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a limited Stay-at-Home Order.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorIn light of an unprecedented, rapid rise in COVID-19 cases across California, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health on Thursday announced a limited Stay-at-Home Order.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles recorded its highest number of daily new COVID-19 infections ever on Thursday at 5031, according to L.A. County Health Officer Dr.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorSeminal hard rock act Guns N’ Roses announced on Wednesday what they called “the first stadium tour since the advent of COVID-19. The group has scheduled eight dates in November 2021 in Australia and New Zealand — list below — with founding members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagen.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLooking to combat skyrocketing COVID-19 numbers, Los Angeles County announced tightened restrictions on Tuesday, requiring restaurants, wineries, breweries and non-essential retail businesses to close at 10 p.m. starting on Friday.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“The situation in L.A. is more concerning than it’s ever been,” said Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorMoments after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that 94% of the state’s population would move backward into the most restrictive tier of his reopening guidelines, L.A. County also announced increased measures.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the number of COVID-19 cases have doubled in the past week, with 10,968 new cases on Monday. He said that is the fastest rate of rise the state has seen during the pandemic.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorBill Maher’s penultimate Real Time before the holidays packed a wallop.Maher began by trying to have a civil conversation with Jenna Ellis, a Senior Legal Advisor for the Trump 2020 campaign.He thanked Ellis for being brave enough to be on the show. He then tried to allow her to state her case.Ellis ran through a list of debunked election fraud claims that Maher tried to fact check before resorting to: “Just stop.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Friday, California’s Director of Health and Human Services summed up his 45 minute press conference in three words: “I am worried.”Dr. Mark Ghaly then tried to underline the urgency of his words by saying, “This is an important, immediate situation.”Ghaly’s cohort Dr.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s top health official issued what he called “small gatherings guidance.” In recent weeks, there has been much controversy over what were being called “California’s Thanksgiving Mandate.”On October 29, Newsom pushed back on the idea that he’s released anything of the sort.“I read somewhere some folks asserting we put out guidelines for the holidays,” said Newsom at the time..

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAs California passed 1 million COVID-19 cases and infections continued to increase across the country, California As Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued travel advisories on Friday urging visitors entering their states or returning home from travel outside these states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the virus.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThis week, California’s top health official, Dr. Mark Ghaly, presided over the announcement that 11 of the state’s counties would be sliding back into more restrictive coronavirus regimes.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Thursday, Los Angeles posted the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases in over 100 days. The daily total of 2,553 continues the “rapid increase” of new infections, according to L.A.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles residents were startled at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening by Amber Alert-style messages on their cell phones warning about COVID-19 in the city.The alerts had different messages.One warned of the spread of COVID-19 saying, “cases are increasing.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLess than two weeks after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the opening of a $120 million state COVID-19 testing lab in Valencia, the facility’s launch has been marred by an unexpectedly high number of inconclusive test results. The state’s top health officer confirmed the news on Tuesday, but said problems that caused the issue have been identified and addressed.Gov.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorMore bad news for fans of the Magic Kingdom. One day after Disneyland president Ken Potrock announced a new round of furloughs, all three Disneyland hotels have stopped taking room reservations through December 31.Some Disneyland fans were hopeful that an operating reservation system meant a park reopening was in the works.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAfter Governor Gavin Newsroom warned yesterday that some of California’s counties would be falling back in his coronavirus reopening protocols, the state’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mark Ghaly, announced on Tuesday that a total of 10 counties were being required to move back to more restrictive measures.A total of 10 counties, including one of the state’s most populous, fell back in the governor’s tiering structure.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe streets of Los Angeles and cities across the country were packed with throngs celebrating Joe Biden’s presidential win this weekend. Thousands of revelers descended on downtown Los Angeles and other Southland communities to celebrate the victory of former Vice President Joe Biden over President Donald Trump.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAmid the grim news that the United States had recorded over 10 million coronavirus cases to date, California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state was moving the in the wrong direction.After revealing 7,212 new daily cases recorded over the past 24 hours in the state, Newsom said the 14 day average of hospitalizations was up 28.6%.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“We do not want to be at the place where the only option open to us are dramatic re-closings,” said Barbara Ferrer, the Los Angeles County Director of Public Health, on Monday. She then went on to acknowledge that England had done just that, but held out hope that L.A.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAs the nation continues to count massive numbers of votes, it also continues to report massive numbers of new coronavirus infections.On Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. recorded over 100,000 new cases and over 1,000 new deaths for the first time.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County’s chief science officer, Dr. Paul Simon, said that the county will report a daily coronavirus case number that tops 2,000 on Thursday, reaching a level not seen since early July.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorUPDATED, 1:55 PM: Disney has set a reopening date for some restaurants and stores at Disney California Adventure, which has been closed since mid-March. The Buena Vista Street businesses at the stand-alone park, which is adjacent to Disneyland in Anaheim, will unlock their doors on November 19.This will follow the July reopenings of shops and eateries in the Downtown Disney area.“We welcome this,” said Mike Lyster, a spokesman for Anaheim.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County’s coronavirus transmission rate — the average number of people a COVID patient infects with the virus — has made a troubling rise in the past seven days. According to the county Department of Health Services, that rate was 0.95 a week ago and 1.02 as of Wednesday.