L.A. County Reports 16 New Covid-19 Deaths & 443 New Positive Cases

Kardashian and Jenner family are the queens of social media. They post their every move and whereabouts, causing everyone to be obsessed with their posts.

NBC has ordered yet another Dick Wolf series, this time in the reality TV genre. The network has greenlit LA Fire and Rescue, a docuseries from the producers of Wolf’s Chicago Fire, that takes a deep dive into the stories of the firefighters in the Los Angeles County Fire Department, who put their lives on the line daily.

Kendall Jenner is taking time during Mental Health Awareness Month to vulnerably discuss her struggles with anxiety in the new Vogue series Open Minded. In the May 13 episode of the series, the model, 25, got real about how she deals with social media. “What’s affected my anxiety the most is the amount of negativity that I see,” Kendall explained, prior to her conversation with Dr. Jorge Partida, Chief of Psychology at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

Kendall Jenner says that her 'relationship with social media is a bit addictive' at this time. 'I don't like [it] and I'm not proud to say that,' said the 25-year-old model and reality star, 'but I also feel like that's something that probably most of us can relate to.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 5 new deaths from COVID-19 and 248 new positive cases today.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 20 new deaths resulting from Covid-19 on Saturday, and 415 new positive cases.

While Los Angeles County will wait until tomorrow to loosen business restrictions in accordance with its move into the least-restrictive Yellow tier of the state’s economic-reopening blueprint, Pasadena and Long Beach enacted eased guidelines today, including the reopening of indoor bars.

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro will not be charged with a felony in a domestic violence case involving his girlfriend, Saffire Matos. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office determined it did not have sufficient evidence to charge him with a felony, and the case was turned over to the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.If Ortiz-Magro is charged, it will now only be a misdemeanor, though the L.A.

Los Angeles County officially qualified for the least-restrictive Yellow tier in the state’s COVID-19 reopening blueprint today. San Francisco and tiny Trinity County advanced from the Orange tier into Yellow. That’s about 11 million California residents who will be able to move more freely. It’s also remarkable, given that L.A. and S.F. are among the most densely-populated counties in the state.

“I think we’re on track to move into the Yellow tier,” said Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Monday. “I know our case numbers stayed low.”

On Sunday and Monday, Los Angeles County reported no additional deaths from Covid-19, though officials stressed those low numbers likely reflect reporting delays over the weekend.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19, reporting 29 new deaths and 500 new positive cases.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorHollywood’s major production companies and key unions have agreed to extend COVID safety protocols for TV and film production until June 30.The extension comes as California is slowly but surely emerging from the grip of the coronavirus. All signs are pointing to Los Angeles County moving into the least restrictive yellow tier of social distancing mandates within another week or so.

For Los Angeles, that “bright light at the end of the tunnel” that California Governor Gavin Newsom keeps referencing is looking like it’s yellow. As in, the Yellow — or least restrictive — tier of the state’s reopening plan.

A brush fire erupted today about 30 miles north of Los Angeles in Santa Clarita. By 7 p.m., the blaze had scorched about 460 acres and continued to burn unchecked, prompting evacuations.