L.A. County Reports 37 New Covid-19 Deaths & 813 New Positive Cases; Test Positivity Rate Is Lowest Since Pandemic Began

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.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that five people were arrested Tuesday in the February shooting of  30-year-old Ryan Fischer, Lady Gaga’s dog walker and theft of two of her French bulldogs.

LOS ANGELES -- A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit of a man who alleged that Michael Jackson sexually abused him as a boy.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young granted the Jackson estate's request to dismiss the suit brought in 2013 by Wade Robson.

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.

Malibu real estate recorded another record year in 2020, with a 104 percent jump in single-family home salesand a 36 percent increase in condo sales from 2019, with a median listing price of $3.2 million, according to Realtor.com. As inventory remains low and prices high, agents have noticed an increased interest in other beach areas, including these alternatives: UNDERSTATED IN PALOS VERDESThe Palos Verdes peninsula sits an hour south of Malibu, on the southern coast of Los Angeles County.

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.

A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a man who accused the late Michael Jackson of sexually abusing him as a boy in the documentary "Leaving Neverland."  Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young granted the Jackson estate's request to dismiss the suit brought in 2013 by Wade Robson.The judge said two Jackson entertainment corporations targeted by the lawsuit had no legal duty to protect Robson from Jackson.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new Covid-19 data, reporting 16 new deaths and 443 new positive cases of the virus.

action-horror thrillers include “Redcon-1,” said he entered into a “50/50” partnership with Lundgren in January 2020 to film the actor and martial artist at his home in Los Angeles and on film sets, chronicling his daily life for a year, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Schools reopening across Los Angeles County are showing excellent compliance with Covid-19 protocols, said the county’s public health director on Monday. She affirmed that campuses are safe for kids, but youth sports are more of a challenge, and stricter rules for participants could be implemented.

Dr. Drew Pinsky has been nominated for a spot on the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a commission of city and county elected officials.

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 producer Harvey Weinstein who was convicted last year on various sexual assault charges appeared for a virtual hearing on Monday. As per latest reports, Harvey has been indicted on 11 counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles County and he could be extradited here from New York.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has confirmed that speed was the primary cause of the crash that injured Tiger Woods in Rancho Palos Verdes. Villanueva says the vehicle Woods was driving was traveling at 84- 87 mph when it initially crashed into a median, then 75 mph when it struck a tree alongside Hawthorne Boulevard. According to the Los Angeles Times, that stretch of road is a 45 mph zone.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs Los Angeles County continues to see COVID-19 case rates, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to decline and the county enters the Orange Tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework, new protocols have been issued to lift some local activity-specific restrictions.With craft services and dining, indoor dining is now allowed at 50% capacity (maximum 200 people), but outdoor dining is still strongly recommended and single serving meals are still

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has eased up a little on its restrictions for film, TV and commercial productions and for live events in Greater Los Angeles as Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths continue to fall in the region.