CA Coronavirus Update: One Southern California County Slides Backwards In State’s Reopening Tiers

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former California Republican U.S. Rep.

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.

Convicted murderer Scott Peterson appeared in a San Mateo,  Calif. court via video conference on Friday when he spoke briefly to the judge and waived his right to a speedy trial, effectively pushing his court date back to January 2021. “Yes, your honor,” Peterson told the judge when asked if he was indeed waiving the right to the expedited proceedings.

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.

WEST HOLLYWOOD – Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, after a harrowing Election Night where Democrats saw their wishes for a Blue Wave crash on the jagged cliffs of Trumpism, Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark J. Gonzalez managed to find a patch of blue in the foggy political sky.  

As one of the biggest political battles in recent history played out on the national stage, Californians decided some key issues and seats on Tuesday, from a contentious Los Angeles City Council campaign that drew major Hollywood players on either side to arace for the 25th Congressional District, a seat once held by Katie Hill.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Monday, the mayors of California’s largest cities sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom imploring him to “modify” his stringent reopening guidelines for large theme parks.

Eli Countryman Eight California mayors have called upon Gov.

CAMBRIA At the 25-room White Water lodge, which sits on Moonstone Beach (located a little south of Hearst Castle), most rooms have full or partial ocean views and fireplaces. Owner PRG Hospitality Group also recently opened a sister property, the San Luis Creek Lodge, in San Luis Obispo.

Kendrick Sampson, the actor and activist co-founder of the social justice group BLD PWR, has been an active voice this year in local L.A. politics, including co-leading a weekly protest at the offices of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey over her handling of police killings of civilians.

A sizable number of California residents acquired a firearm since the coronavirus pandemic began as concerns about violence rose throughout recent months, a new study shows. An estimated 110,000 people acquired firearms in the state, including about 47,000 first-time owners, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and several other institutions.

A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed in southern California on Tuesday, a U.S.

Federal authorities are expected to vote Tuesday on what likely sparked a fire aboard a scuba dive boat last year that killed 34 people off the coast of Southern California. The pre-dawn blaze aboard the Conception is one of California's deadliest maritime disasters, prompting both criminal and safety investigations into the Sept.

My family and my company are leaving California. It's heartbreaking.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt will be fun, fun, fun under the California sun for many well-heeled attendees at today’s Donald Trump fundraiser in Newport Beach — but not for Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, who are chagrined that the touring version of the group currently headed up by Mike Love will be headlining the campaign benefit.“We have absolutely nothing to do with the Trump benefit today in Newport Beach. Zero,” Wilson and Jardine said to Variety through a spokesperson.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the only path to sustainable economic recovery from the battering ram of COVID-19 is to avoid early mistakes and open businesses more slowly despite the pain.“It’s very raw.

Scott Peterson's family is grateful the California Supreme Court ordered a second look at his conviction for killing his pregnant wife and unborn child, his sister-in-law told Fox News on Thursday. The court on Wednesday sent Peterson’s case back to San Mateo County Superior Court after determining that a juror committed "prejudicial misconduct.