California to Form Multi-Agency Strike Team to Enforce Business Public Health Orders

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAt the hour when California Governor Gavin Newsom normally holds his coronavirus news conference, the state’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mark Ghaly, delivered a presentation on the state’s actions thusfar and the rationale for them.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom said at his Monday press conference that the state was adjusting some of the workplace closure guidelines it issued last week, specifically those around hair salons and barbershops and the “personal care services industry.” The governor said he had wanted to make the changes earlier, but that it “turned out that was more challenging than it may have appeared.” “The good news is,” said Newsom, “we now have new guidelines out on the

California Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out strict criteria Friday for school reopenings that make it unlikely the vast majority of districts will have classroom instruction in the fall as the coronavirus pandemic surges.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom, citing rising coronavirus numbers, ordered indoor operations for restaurants, movie theaters, wineries, zoos, fitness centers, places of worship, indoor protests, tattoo shops, nail and hair salons and indoor malls to close in Southern California. Bars must close all operations.

SACRAMENTO – California Governor Gavin Newsom has reversed more of the reopening of California’s economy. The Governor told reporters during his Monday noon press conference that the state is suspending indoor dining at restaurants statewide due to the surge in coronavirus cases.

Dave McNary Film ReporterCiting soaring coronavirus rates, Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered all movie theaters and bars to close immediately.The order, announced Monday, also covers wineries, family entertainment, zoos, museums and cardamoms.Newsom had announced on July 1 that there would be a three-week closure of dine-in restaurant service and movie theaters in Los Angeles County and 18 other counties. Nearly all indoor movie theaters in California have been closed since mid-March.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe day after California officials that the number of deaths related to coronavirus in the state had passed 7,000, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that there had been 8,358 new cases reported in the state.“We’re continuing to see hospitalizations rise and we continue to see an increase in the rate of positivity in the state.”“We are moving back into a ‘modification mode’ of our original stay-at-home order,” said Newsom.The governor announced that he is equiring all

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorIs California ready for a Senator Hefner? Cooper Hefner, son of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, is folding out an exploratory campaign to run for the state’s 30th District, which includes Los Angeles.The seven-year seat holder, Sen. Holly Mitchell, is running for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in November.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia reported 7,798 new cases of coronavirus on Friday. That marked the second highest total of new cases the state has ever seen.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom began his Thursday press conference speaking about the state’s efforts to mitigate wildfires, announcing the addition of 12 Blackhawk helicopters to the state’s fleet as wildfire season begins to peak. He then transitioned to addressing a more immediate conflagration.Newsom announced a record number of daily deaths from COVID-19, with 149 lives lost over the past 24 hours.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, President and CEO of the California Hospital Association Carmela Coyle offered a grim update from the medical community. “We’re preparing to surge,” said Coyle.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn June 25, California Governor Gavin Newsom reported that 25 percent of the state’s total Coronavirus cases had happened in the past 2 weeks.Newsom said at that point that “We’ve seen 56,000 new cases just in the past 14 days,” and indicated that that was over a quarter of the total 195,000 cases identified at that point. Less than two weeks after the governor made that announcement, things have gotten even worse.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast week, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered 19 counties to immediately close all bars and suspend indoor operations at restaurants, movie theaters and card rooms for three weeks. Those counties had been on the state’s watch list at least three days due to elevated COVID-19 levels.Five more counties were added the state’s monitoring list over the weekend.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Thursday at the top of his coronavirus press conference California Governor Gavin Newsom said “masks keep people healthy.” He then went on to detail the announcements, PSAs and other campaigns the state as undertaken to try and get residents to wear their masks.The governor revealed on Thursday that the state had seen 4,056 new positive cases in the past 24 hours. Test positivity rate in California has risen to 6.3 percent over the past two weeks, he said.

Dave McNary Film ReporterAmid surging COVID-19 transmission rates, California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closure of dine-in restaurant service and movie theaters in Los Angeles County and 18 other counties for three weeks.Newsom announced the closures Wednesday, two days ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, and also said local officials should cancel fireworks shows, which are already prohibited in LA County.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia has broken a single-day record for new coronavirus infections with 6,367 reported Wendesday. At his noon press conference, Governor Gavin Newsom made good on his promise to “toggle back” reopenings in the state by ordering restaurants to shut down dine-in service once again.

Also Read: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gavin Newsom and Previous California Governors Urge Face Mask Use: 'This Isn't Over'While most of the production activity will occur within the Los Angeles 30-Mile Studio Zone, four of the 12 projects (the indies “Dead Dads Club” and “Dog,” along with “Little America” and “Pursuit”) plan a significant amount of production (65 filming days) in Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closing of bars in six counties, including Los Angeles, due to the rising spread of COVID-19. Newsom announced the new order on TwitterSunday,listing Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, L.A., San Joaquin and Tulare as counties required to close bars.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOn Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered that bars in seven California counties close bars and nightspots as cases surge in the state.