By Denise Petski
17.04.2020 - 06:01 / etcanada.com
In his daily briefing Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti highlighted some of the partnerships the city has established to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
One of those partners is Community Organized Relief Effort, a nonprofit organization founded by actor and philanthropist Sean Penn in 2010 after an earthquake devastated Haiti.
“In Los Angeles, CORE has stepped up with volunteers to grow our testing capacity,” Garcetti said.
According to the mayor, CORE has provided almost 70 staff
By Denise Petski
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday announced that L.A. has become the first "major city in America" to expand COVID-19 testing capacity to cover all residents.
Sean Penn pulls on the sides of his mask after picking up some items from a local eatery in Los Angeles over the weekend.
Getting resourceful! The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced people to get creative when it comes to procuring certain food items that can be tricky to find during this unusual time. Some stars have even resorted to borrowing or bartering desperately needed goodies so they can whip up their favorite foods.
Actor's organisation is helping to fight COVID-19.
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By Jordan Moreau
Sean Penn tilts his head back as he prepares to be given a coronavirus test at an outdoor testing facility on Friday (April 17) in Malibu, Calif.
Sean Penn and Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, have opened up in a new interview about teaming up for COVID-10 coronavirus testing stations that were set up with Sean‘s organization, CORE.
The global coronavirus pandemic is continuing to wreak havoc on the awards show calendar.
In his daily briefing Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti highlighted some of the partnerships the city has established to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sean Penn is on a mission to get the whole of America tested for the Covid-19 virus.
As indie bookstores in Los Angeles have shuttered retail operations following Mayor Eric Garcetti's order to close non-essential businesses, Hollywood Boulevard's Larry Edmunds Bookshop is reaching out to the public for help. Jeffrey Mantor, proprietor of the bookshop, on Wednesday announced that he has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help, revealing that customer orders online are "not enough to keep the store going.
By Bruce Haring
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are doing some good amid the coronavirus pandemic.
WME partner Richard Weitz’s talent-packed Zoom concert series hit a new high note Saturday (April 10) — the highest office in Los Angeles. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti kicked off the VIP event at 1:00 p.m. as he welcomed a virtual audience that quickly maxed out at 500, where it hovered for the next three
Sean Penn isn’t spending his time at home during Los Angeles’ stay at home order, but instead volunteering at a testing station.