TheWrap Wins 3 Awards at LA Press Club’s Southern California Journalism Awards

Activists took a stand for transgender visibility at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 29, 2018 during game five of the World Series. Near the top of the sixth inning, members of TransLatin@ Coalition dropped a 20-by-15-foot Transgender Pride flag banner reading “Trans People Deserve To Live” from a left field balcony. Photo: Twitter

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAfter touring the fire damage in the North Complex Fire near Oroville in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom was in no mood for one of his usual, careful media statements.“If you do not believe in science,” Newsom said bluntly while standing in the ashes of what once was a Butte County forest, “I hope you believe observed reality.”“The hots are getting a lot hotter and the wets are getting a lot wetter,” he observed. “The science is absolute.

in a press release. “Those responsible for starting fires due to negligence or illegal activity can be held financially and criminally responsible.”Also Read: Newsom Orders Movie Theaters, Bars, Indoor Restaurants Closed StatewideThe following communities were ordered to evacuate this weekend, according to ABC 7: Forest Falls, Mountain Home Village, Oak Glen and North Bench Yucaipa.

Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker are reportedly "not serious" and are "just having fun with each other." They might not be a serious couple, but they are a couple who takes vacations with another couple—and breaks the California non-essential travel ban to do it. Via the "stay home" order, residents are asked not to leave their places of residence, except for necessary errands and work.

Kourtney Kardashian is using her voice for good.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWith New Jersey and some markets in California reopening in the lead-up to Warner Bros.’ Tenet launch this week, the third biggest circuit stateside Cinemark is making sure they’re at the ready.By this Friday, Cinemark will have their Napa and Redding locations open in California, two locations in Oregon –Medford and Springfield, and half a dozen in Arizona. The latter state gave the go-ahead for theaters to reopen last week.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorWhen Governor Gavin Newsom introduced California’s new “simplified” coronavirus tiering system that indicates to what extent a county can reopen, there was one important aspect that received little to no attention.Newsom said on Friday that the color-coded rankings would be predicated on two epidemiological measures: the number of cases per 100,000 residents and test positivity rates.There will also be an “emergency brake” condition that can be employed if a

The Hollywood Reporter's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named best columnist at the62nd Southern California Journalism Awards, which were announced Saturday via a virtual presentation. This marks Abdul-Jabbar's fifth straight year winning the award.