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Ed Buck (center), a one-time celebrated and sought-after donor to the Democratic candidates and elected officials in California, is schedule to go on trial this week. He faces nine felonies, including two counts of distribution of controlled substances resulting in death. One count for the 2017 death of 26-year-old Gemmel Moore (left) and one for the death of 55-year-old Timothy Dean (right) in 2019. Photos: Facebook

Amy Robach and T.J Holmes have already in the early stages of their relationship gone through multiple hurdles, their romance having started as an affair, facing the highly-publicized aftermath of them coupling up, and their dismissal from Good Morning America as a result.Now they have just dealt with another difficult moment in their relationship, mourning the loss of a dear friend.The couple were reported by Variety to have attended the memorial service for Howard Bragman, an "architect of modern public relations," and LGBTQIA rights advocate.WATCH: Amy Robach's Rise To FameMORE: GMA couple Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes' secret bond as romance blossomedThe late crisis manager and PR guru passed away on February 11th aged 66 after a battle with acute monocytic leukemia. He was a titan within the public relations industry for multiple decades, co-founding the firm Bragman Nyman Cafarelli (BNC), which subsequently merged with PMK, and later he also founded Fifteen Minutes PR as well as LaBrea Media.MORE: Amy Robach's ex-husband Andrew Shue still pictured on star's social media"My dear old friend for the last 30 years passed away tonight.

Howard Bragman, the powerhouse publicist who specialized in crisis communications and guiding celebrities in coming out of the closet, died Saturday night after a battle with leukemia. He was 66. Photo: Instagram

In 2019, LA Pride officials allowed the festival to exceed capacity, which caused public safety officials to close the event. Photo: Q Voice News.

A large trans flag painted at the culmination of the All Black Lives Matter march on June 14 was removed by the West Hollywood Public Works Department. The surprise art work at the  intersection of San Vicente and Santa Monica Blvds was power-washed off the street as part of “routine maintenance and ongoing graffiti removal efforts,” a source told the Los Angeles Blade.

(Editor’s note: The Los Angeles Press Club recently asked journalists to submit stories about their experience covering the coronavirus pandemic. It was a contest and I’m honored to have come in as a runner-up. Here is that essay – Karen Ocamb)

WeHo Council member John Duran is posting daily Facebook updates about the coronavirus crisis. (Photo via Facebook)

By the time the West Hollywood City Council met Monday night, many city establishments had already shut their doors to the public. Earlier in the day the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health had sent out a series of strident health recommendations regarding COVID-19, which rendered some of the mandates drafted by the council moot.

March 3 is Super Tuesday – essentially the nation’s primary day with 14 states and American Samoa voting on their favorite presidential candidates, as well as down-ballot primaries for congressional seats, state legislatures and judicial openings. For presidential contenders Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bloomberg, Super Tuesday has an incredible cache of 1,344 pledged delegates on their way to the Democratic convention this July in Wisconsin.