LAUSD Reopens On-Campus Schooling Monday: Masks Required, Temp Checks, And Mandatory Teacher Vaccines By October

More than 5,200 Covid cases have been detected among K-12 students in Los Angeles County over the past two weeks, a number the public health director called “sobering” today. According to figures released by the county Wednesday, 5,207 infections were identified among students in the county between Aug. 15-29 — along with 729 cases among school staff.

Megan Fox has agreed to settle a three-year court battle against Brad Pitt’s longtime manager over a home Fox purchased that she claims was mired by toxic mold issues and left her enduring "chronic migraines" and "constant stress." Fox, 35, purchased the $3.3 million "moldy mansion" in the famed Malibu area of Los Angeles from Cynthia Pett-Dante in May 2016.

Outfest has announced the award winners of its 2021 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival.

refused to continue shooting “Gaslit” until all of the crew on the Watergate-focused program were vaccinated. In October, he will receive one of the Los Angeles Press Club’s Bill Rosendahl Public Service Awards for Contributions to Civic Life.

Emmys guests will be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to attend this year’s ceremonies, the TV Academy announced Thursday.The announcement comes a week after the academy moved to restrict the number of guests who will be allowed to attend. A vaccine mandate had already been in place.

Los Angeles County Health Department officials today released the first data on Covid cases during the first week of school: In the 24 hours between Tuesday at 8 a.m and Wednesday at 8 a.m, the Los Angeles School District recorded 118 new cases. Classes resumed on Monday.

With the Los Angeles Unified School District requiring students and staff to undergo Covid-19 testing, baseline screening conducted in the past two weeks uncovered more than 3,600 positive cases.

The number of people hospitalized in Los Angeles County with Covid-19 rose to its highest level since late February today, continuing an upward trend that has seen hospitalizations increase by more than 700% since the majority of coronavirus restrictions were lifted statewide in mid-June.

Hilary Swank and the board of trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan have entered into a written settlement agreement to resolve her lawsuit in which she asked a federal judge to order the trustees to resume coverage of her treatment for recurrent malignant ovarian cysts, which have afflicted the two-time Oscar-winning actress for nearly 12 years.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVJudith Light has joined the cast of Starz’ upcoming horror comedy “Shining Vale” in a guest-starring role.The show, which is currently in production in Los Angeles now, follows a dysfunctional family that moves into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place.

SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris on Friday weighed in on behalf of the actors union on Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit alleging that Disney violated her contract for her role in Black Widow.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe temperature in the legal battle between Disney and Scarlett Johansson over her compensation for “Black Widow” has not cooled in the week since Johansson’s lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.Longtime Disney attorney Daniel Petrocelli told Variety that the demands in Johansson’s litigation are far out of the bounds of the actor’s contract with the studio.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAs the city fully re-opens, Los Angeles restaurants are pulling out all the stops to welcome back patrons. Some have been open for outdoor dining throughout, others are just now reopening, but they’re all in the mood to celebrate after the past 18 months that devastated the restaurant world.

became the first Hollywood company to implement a broad vaccine mandate when the company required vaccinations for actors and close contacts on U.S. productions.