West Hollywood Will Fine People $300 for Not Wearing Masks

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerLA Pride, which annually draws huge crowds to West Hollywood in celebration of LGBTQ+ history and people, is leaving West Hollywood.Christopher Street West, the nonprofit organization that produces LA Pride, sent a letter to the West Hollywood City Council on Tuesday announcing the move of the annual parade and festival as of 2021.

Glee actress who passed away in a California lake while on a boating trip with her four-year-old son, Josey.Rivera's body was found on July 13, just days after she was reported missing in Lake Piru and authorities continued an exhaustive search of the area. She was 33 years old.

Peter Bart Editor-At-LargeCould Walt Disney be next? Really?Let me explain: Most industry people I know were drawn to Hollywood by the prospect of creating things, not cancelling things. Now the dialogue has shifted, whether about airports (John Wayne), statues (Teddy Roosevelt) or movies (Gone With the Wind).Could logos be next? Walt Disney was a man who did great things but whose points of view were nonetheless tainted by some unacceptable ideas (“tainted,” by today’s standards).

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.

Glee actress Naya Rivera was reported missing after she went on a boat ride with her son, Josey Dorsey, in California's Lake Piru. Authorities confirmed a "large scale search and rescue operation" for her is underway, and her son is now with her family.

Garcelle Beauvais is getting what’s hers.

The Hollywood Reporter scored 50 nominations for the 62nd Southern California Journalism Awards, including best website, print journalist of the year for Gary Baum and best columnist for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The nominations, announced Monday by the Los Angeles Press Club, also included several nominations for THR in the investigative, hard news, criticism, art, photography and social media categories, in addition to noms for best podcast and best blog, among others.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorNot wearing a mask in West Hollywood will cost you. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in West Hollywood will begin issuing citations for people without face coverings in public.“Beginning this month, we will start issuing Administrative Citations for people who are not conforming to the Order to wear a face cover/mask in public,” a statement from the station said.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCOVID-19 continued to put pressure on the Los Angeles County hospital system today, with the number of patients continuing its upward march as the county confirmed a near-record 2,779 new cases.

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal are tucked home safe and sound in London, England, adapting to the newfound spotlight and a life in quarantine. It's a far cry from just a few months earlier when the relative unknowns were whisked off to Los Angeles, California, to wax poetic about a show the public didn't know they'd fall in love with yet.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWhat pandemic?Despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and reports that cases were on the rise once again in California, a red carpet movie premiere took place in Hollywood on Wednesday night.A screening and party for indie comedy “aTypical Wednesday” at The Montalban Theater Rooftop Cinema was the first red carpet premiere to take place since the start of the pandemic.