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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorGovernor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday reported a record 12,807 new coronavirus cases on Monday. He said this total was “the highest in the nation.” The previous record came on July 7 of 11,694.He said 35 counties in the state — up from 33 — are now on the state’s watchlist.The 7 day positivity rate of tests in California is 7.6 percent, about where it was last week.California now has 413,576 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 7,870 deaths.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorA group led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood and women’s soccer have joined with financiers including Alexis Ohanian, Kara Nortman and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman to secure rights to bring a National Women’s Soccer League team to Los Angeles in spring 2022.Investors in the expansion franchise, dubbed “Angel City,” include Natalie Portman, Uzo Aduba, Jessica Chastain, America Ferrera, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria and Lilly Singh from the

Jeff Vasishta ‘Anger Management’ actress, Noureen DeWulf and husband, Ryan Miller, goaltender for the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks have put their Los Angeles home, located above the Sunset Strip, on the market for just under $3 million.By Hollywood standards this single family, 2,444 square foot, 3- bedroom, 3-bathroom property is something of a starter home. With a young son, the DeWulf/Miller household clearly felt that a larger place was needed.

On Sunday morning (July 12), rapper Tory Lanez was arrested in Los Angeles after police found a gun in his car. As originally reported by outlets like TMZ, police responded to a domestic disturbance call in the Hollywood Hills after witnesses reported an argument inside an SUV that culminated in gunshots and the vehicle leaving.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterA treasure trove of Hollywood memorabilia is going up for auction next month including the helmet Tom Cruise wore in 1986’s “Top Gun” playing Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, the cars Leonardo Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt drove as Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and the camera Alfred Hitchcock used during filming of 1958’s “Vertigo.”Los Angeles- and London-based Prop Store will auction off more than 850 items during a live auction on

Director X and Tantoo Cardinal are the first-ever recipients of “Key To The Consulate” honour.

Craig Ferguson has slashed the price of his Hollywood mansion for the fourth time in a bid to find a buyer. The ex-US chat show host has been trying to flog his sprawling estate in the hills above Los Angeles after moving back to Scotland.

Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five suspects to the house he was renting, police said after detectives arrested the group Thursday morning.

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.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has been nominated for 56 Southern California Journalism Awards, including three for entertainment journalist of the year and two for in-house/corporate publication.The awards, given out by the Los Angeles Press Club, honor outstanding journalism in the region across print, digital, radio and broadcast platforms.Variety’s chief TV critic Daniel D’Addario, chief film critic Owen Gleiberman and feature editor Chris Willman are vying for entertainment

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorScores of stars from Hollywood and Broadway paid tribute to Tony-nominated actor Nick Cordero on Sunday night following confirmation by his family that he had died from complications due to coronavirus.In March 2020, Cordero was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after testing positive.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAs the coronavirus infection rate rises across Los Angeles County, the city of West Hollywood has instituted a fine for people who are on city streets without a face mask or covering.The city said Wednesday it would issue an “administrative citation” to those who are not conforming.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCOVID-19 continued to put pressure on the Los Angeles County hospital system today, with the number of patients continuing its upward march as the county confirmed a near-record 2,779 new cases.