Los Angeles City Coronavirus Update: Mayor Eric Garcetti Warns Of Possible New Stay-At-Home Order; “All Options” On Table

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic“Today, we take a big step forward …to ensure equity and justice and fairness for every Angeleno by creating the Community Safety Partnership bureau in the Los Angeles Police Department,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in a somber update on the metropolis’ battle with the coronavirus, public safety and police reform.“This new bureau makes CSP both a program and a philosophy,” Garcetti added in the evolving “co-ownership” plan to place police

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“Two weeks ago,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, “I stood before you at one of these briefings and said that the virus was taking control from us and that we needed to take back control from the virus. And that message tonight has not changed.”But, said the mayor, “We have some small, hopeful signs that reflect our resilience.”On Friday, Los Angeles County reported one of its lowest recent daily totals of new coronavirus cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“We need to assume that COVID-19 is everywhere right now,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at his Wednesday Coronavirus briefing.He reported 3,266 new coronavirus cases in the region for a total of 164,870 cases. That means the 7-day average of daily new infections has more than doubled in the past month.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer reported 3,266 new coronavirus cases in the region for a total of 164,870 cases. Ferrer said the 7 day average of daily new infections has more than doubled in the past month.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorTwo days after California Governor Gavin Newsom ok’d it, Los Angeles County is allowing barbershops, hair and nail salons and some related personal care services to reopen under modified rules. Read them here.Services must be provided outdoors.

Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria and more celebrities have signed on to invest in a new National Women’s Soccer League team in Los Angeles.On Tuesday, July 21, the NWSL confirmed that a professional team dubbed Angel City is expected to join the league in the spring of 2022.

The City of Angels is joining the National Women’s Soccer League with a team owned by some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that the county is "on the brink" of enduring another stay-at-home order as novel coronavirus cases continue to rise. Speaking on CNN's State of the Union Sunday, Garcetti addressed the rapid reopening of California, which resulted in a surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“We’re still headed in the wrong direction,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at his Friday new conference. “This week we had three record days of new cases,” noted the mayor.

Dance Club Songs chart on hiatus, we're asking reporting club DJs what they've been listening to lately, while at home, of course.This week, we spoke with Detroit DJ Captn20; Los Angeles' SRO; and Las Vegas' Marc Stout.Captn20 Captn20 (real name: Nick Haddad) has been enjoying Tony Arzadon and Kendall Huggins' "Right Now," from the former's new album of original music, From Within. "This track has great energy and the synthesized vocal is perfect," Captn20 tells Billboard.

With all of Los Angeles nightlife closed, Nobu has become the go-to spot for celebrities to get photographed by the paparazzi. That hasn't changed for some stars like Kendall Jenner, even if the state has been under a stay-home order for months and recently ordered restaurants to stop indoor dining for at least three weeks due to the region's spike in COVID-19 cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti began his Friday coronavirus news conference by reminding residents, “This threat is real. This threat is growing.” He emphasized that Angelenos need to wear masks whenever they’re outside.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that “We’d likely return to a mandated stay-at-home order” in one or two weeks if coronavirus conditions in the region get worse, the head of Los Angeles County’s Health Department agreed, with some qualifications. “Nothing can be off the table in the pandemic,” said county public health director, Barbara Ferrer.

LOS ANGELES -- Three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The 20-year-old New York rapper whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson was killed Feb.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia broke records for daily new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. That — among other things — had the mayor of America’s second-largest city worried about a new COVID-related crisis.“We’re going to see across this nation a testing emergency,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in response to a question from Deadline.