Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Reveals 4,000 People In County Now Dead From COVID-19 As Number Of Identified Cases Passes 150,000

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorJust yesterday, California officials said that a a technical glitch in the state’s reporting system has resulted in an undercount of new coronavirus cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday announced the city was taking action against those who throw large parties.He called recent gatherings of mostly young people in the Hollywood Hills and Calabasas “flagrant violations of health orders.”“While we have already closed all bars and nightclubs, these large hour parties have essentially become nightclubs,” said the mayor.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has filed a request to extradite Harvey Weinstein, as it seeks to try him on five counts of sexual assault and rape.The D.A.’s office had previously filed a detainer on New York State prison authorities, the first step in a process that has been slowed considerably by the coronavirus pandemic.

Brody Dalle, Lil Nas X and Zach Braff have all reacted on social media after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 hit Los Angeles this morning (July 30).The quake’s epicentre was in the San Fernando Valley, according to the U.S.

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 EditorThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to facilitate worker-led “health councils” to monitor business compliance with public health orders.Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Mark Ridley-Thomas co-authored a motion recommending that the county reach out to labor and business leaders and quickly agree on effective ways to monitor compliance with mandates to wear facial coverings, install protective shields and disinfect

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.

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.

Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February, the district attorney’s office said Monday. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement that Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers were charged with murder that occurred during the commission of a robbery and burglary.

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.