Los Angeles Falling Behind In Preparations For Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccine; Largest Public Health Effort In L.A. History Involves “Guesswork”

A California judge issued a ruling on Tuesday that said Los Angeles County acted “arbitrarily” and without rational justification when it banned outdoor dining late last month, according to reports. "The Restaurant Closure Order is an abuse of the Department’s emergency powers, is not grounded in science, evidence, or logic, and should be adjudicated to be unenforceable as a matter of law," wrote Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C.

Filming in Los Angeles has declined for the first time since the industry got the greenlight to film again amid the pandemic. According to FilmLA, month-over-month permit volume decreased in November, with application intake dropping nearly 8 percent to 813 permits from 880 permits in October.

Los Angeles County deputies on Saturday busted an “underground” illicit super-spreader event that resulted in nearly 160 arrests and the rescue of an underage human trafficking victim, authorities said on Tuesday.

Despite the pandemic, some 40 feature films began shooting on-location in Greater Los Angeles last month, and 27 unique TV show titles either resumed or started on-location filming in town, pulling their first permits since June.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOn-location film permits for the Los Angeles area slowed by 7.6% from October to November as production activity eased amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the FilmLA agency reported Tuesday.The industry, which was mostly shuttered from March to June, has received approximately 3,552 film permit applications spanning 2,514 unique projects over the past 20 weeks for location shooting in the Los Angeles area.

The day after Los Angeles County’s number of new cases topped 10,000 for the first time, state and local officials warned about the status of the region’s health care system.

The coronavirus continues to take hold over Los Angeles county as Public Health officials confirmed a total of 8,949 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday alone.

A new budget proposal in Los Angeles issued Friday would cut more than 1,800 city jobs -- including 951 police jobs -- amid a $600 million budget shortfall, according to a report. The cuts would also come amid spiking numbers for homicides and shootings, the city's police chief says.

A Los Angeles bar owner was fighting back tears Friday, claiming Mayor Eric Garcetti had shut down the outdoor patio at her business -- while letting a Hollywood movie crew set up an outdoor dining area just a short distance away.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported on Friday the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations ever in a day with 8,860 new cases and 2,668 people hospitalized.

“Today, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, is the worst day thus far of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County,” said county health director Barbara Ferrer. “However, it will likely not remain the worst day of the pandemic in Los Angeles County. That will be tomorrow, and the next day and the next as cases, hospitalizations and deaths increase.” The numbers validate Ferrer’s grim words.

notified via email that the appointments had been canceled due to an “event”. The email didn’t reveal the nature of the event, but it was reported by Deadline early Monday evening to be “He’s All That,” a remake of the 1999 film “She’s All That.”Representatives of FilmLA, Miramax, which produces the film, or the office of the Mayor of Los Angeles did not immediately respond to requests for comment from TheWrap.

The holidays are here and though 2020's celebrations may look a bit different, and socially distant, it is still the season of giving. This year has featured a global pandemic, a national social justice movement and a lot of time spent indoors, leading many to focus on comfort, cleansing and self-care when selecting their gifts this year.