California Adventure Partially Reopens to Snaking Line of Guests

Janet W. Lee Hollywood is back in action, though recovery has been slow and steady, says Colleen Bell, director of the California Film Commission.

While the 24,375 new Covid-19 cases reported in California on Tuesday were lower than the 30,000-plus all-time high seen over the weekend, California Director of Health and Human Services Dr. Mark Ghaly stressed that the state has still “seen more than a doubling of our average case number.”

California public health officials are closing restaurants without substantial scientific evidence, California Restaurant Association CEO Jot Condie said on Tuesday. “For nine months now, we’ve listened to our public health officials tell us that these shutdown orders are based on or they are guided by evidence and science, and we have an L.A.

It's another day of critical fire danger for southern California with strong winds, dry conditions and warm temperatures fueling the conditions for spreading and starting wildfires. “#CriticalFireWeather is expected across California,” tweeted Cal Fire on Monday.

As the United States approached the date commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor, it found itself facing a new tragic event. In the five days leading up to December 7, 2020, the average number of daily deaths in America related to Covid-19 was 2,566. That surpassed the tragic loss of 2,403 American lives on that winter day 79 years ago.

New lockdown orders in California will rescue strained hospitals, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert.

California Governor Gavin Newsom took to the podium Monday morning after a devastating weekend for the state that saw the all-time high number of cases on Friday of about 22,000, growing to over 30,000 by Sunday. On Monday, the number was 24,735. “Just over the past 3 days we’ve averaged about 25,000 new cases a day,” said the Governor.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who President-elect Biden announced Monday will be his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, has been one of the most litigious attorneys general against the president in recent years, actively pursuing progressive policies in the courts more than perhaps any other attorney general.  Suits brought by California under Becerra have ranged from challenges to federal rules on religious exemptions to providing contraceptives for employees, rules

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force clashed Monday over new lockdown orders in California, with Dr. Anthony Fauci saying state officials didn’t have “any choice,” and Admiral Brett Giroir arguing that the “evidence” and “science” do not support shutdowns, calling them “counterproductive,” as cases of COVID-19 surge in California.

A California sheriff said Monday he is not enforcing coronavirus related stay-at-home orders because they do not pass the "constitutional test." “It’s been a long year for everybody. We know that," Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes told “Fox & Friends" on Monday. "It’s been very impactful upon all of the businesses and residents of Orange County and California.

Republicans slammed President-elect Joe Biden after he announced his choice of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for secretary of Health and Human Services on Monday, and they criticized Becerra's record on abortion and other issues. Sen.Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he would not vote to confirm Becerra, and pro-life group Susan B.

It has been over eight months since Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck confirmed their relationship. For the unversed, Armas shared a picture with Affleck as she celebrated her 32nd birthday.

Another day, another tidbit about the mysterious monoliths. After a group of New Mexico stunt artists claimed responsibility for the steel monoliths that popped up around the world, a second group is claiming responsibility for the one in California.

The Chicago Teachers Union is facing swift criticism on social media Sunday after claiming in a now deleted tweet that the push to reopen schools is "rooted in sexism, racism and misogyny." One user replied to the tweet, saying "some people really don't like doing their jobs." Another user responded: "Then why are minority parents suing in California saying virtual learning has left their children behind? You say you care about your students, but you clearly don't." Meanwhile, another Twitter

Science and coronavirus data has guided reopenings for tattoo parlors and salons in California, yet government and school officials say Democratic Gov.

LOS ANGELES — The prestigious University of California system has reached a proposed $73 million settlement with seven women who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse. As part of the class-action lawsuit, more than 6,600 patients of Dr.