First Cases Of Brazilian And More Contagious South African Covid-19 Variants Detected In Los Angeles

For the first time, Los Angeles has qualified for the least-restrictive tier of California’s reopening Blueprint. It’s a remarkable development for a county that, in early January, was the epicenter of the worldwide pandemic.

Production in Los Angeles continues its rise. According to FilmLA's latest report, filming in the city shows more signs of rebounding after a major downturn amid the pandemic.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“NCIS: Los Angeles” has been renewed for Season 13 at CBS, with the broadcaster also ordering “NCIS: Hawaii” to series.“NCIS: Hawaii” was first announced as being in development back in February. Matt Bosack, Jan Nash, and Chris Silber are co-writing and executive producing, with Larry Teng attached to direct and executive produce.

The NCIS franchise will be back to three series on CBS next season. The network has renewed veteran NCIS: Los Angeles for a thirteenth season. Additionally, the network has given a straight-to-series order to new offshoot NCIS: Hawaii, the first installment in the NCIS franchise with a female lead.

Good Deed Entertainment’s genre label Cranked Up Films has acquired U.S. rights to American Badger, an action film written and directed by and starring stunt veteran Kirk Caouette (X-Men, Fantastic Four, Mission to Mars). It is set for a digital and VOD release on June 15.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is showing off his unexpected friendship with Mike Tyson!The former California Governor invited the boxing legend to his Los Angeles mansion, sharing clips and photos on his personal Instagram account, where the stars enjoyed the day playing games of chess and golf.The two friends seemed to be having a great time, and they were joined by former UFC star Henry Cejudo, who filmed the encounter.Arnold, who recently received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and

On Wednesday, in response to a query from Deadline, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer confirmed that at least a dozen local residents had been reinfected with Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated.

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein appears headed back to California to face charges of sex abuse. Weinstein took part in an Erie County, New York, court proceeding on Monday to hear his fate in ongoing extradition proceedings to send him back to Los Angeles.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHarvey Weinstein’s attorneys objected on Monday to the paperwork submitted to seek his extradition to face sex assault and rape charges in Los Angeles.A judge in Buffalo, N.Y., set an April 30 court date to hear the objections.Monday’s hearing was only the second time Weinstein has appeared in court since being sentenced in March 2020 to 23 years in prison.

With Governor Gavin Newsom announcing on April 6 that California would be ready to "fully open" by June 15, the fate of Los Angeles' many social clubs — which includes three Soho House locations as well as West Hollywood's San Vicente Bungalows — is looking up. For proof of this optimism, look no farther than The Britely, which was originally slated to open in the spring of 2020 but was delayed due to the pandemic and construction setbacks, and finally opened its doors on April 2.

Los Angeles County’s weeks-long decline in new Covid-19 case rates stalled on Tuesday, even as California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is planning to drop its restrictive Covid-19 tier system come June 15. As a result of its numbers, L.A. County will be unable to advance to the less-restrictive Yellow tier of the aforementioned reopening tiers for at least three more weeks.

“Hopefully we will continue to see a decrease in cases and qualify for the Yellow tier three weeks from now,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Monday.

On Wednesday, after months of not getting a three week window of projections on vaccine supply, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said, based on numbers received from the federal government, that Los Angeles will reach 80% vaccine coverage in residents over 16 years old the next 12 weeks. That means by the end of June the county should have achieved the overall the 70-85% immunity — through vaccinations and infections — Dr.