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Just minutes after California announced that seven counties — including San Francisco — were being allowed to reopen further due to falling Covid-19 numbers, Governor Gavin Newsom excoriated a Tuesday decision by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to lift that state’s mask mandate. Sharing an Associated Press story on…

Los Angeles could be next. On Tuesday, seven additional California counties were confirmed to be moving into the red tier of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Covid-19 reopening plan. Those counties had a total population — in 2019 — of over 3 million people, the most populous being Santa Clara. The other six are El Dorado…

San Francisco movie theaters can now reopen. As previewed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, seven additional California counties were confirmed on Tuesday to be moving into the red tier of his reopening plan. That was confirmed by the state’s official dashboard — see map below for a quick-glance color-coded…

“You can't reopen your economy unless you get your schools reopened,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom at the top of his Monday press conference. Newsom joined legislative leaders at the event to announce a multibillion-dollar deal aimed at enticing TK-2 schools to resume in-person instruction by April 1. The…

EXCLUSIVE: The Nat Geo network is pulling out all the stops for a March 11 world premiere of Genius: Aretha, the latest installment of its anthology series. The event will be marked by a pre-show of performances, multi-city drive-in screenings, and a finale of Cynthia Erivo performing Aretha Franklin songs taped at…

The first two promos are out for the eagerly awaited (except possibly at Buckingham Palace) Oprah Winfrey interview with the Duke and Duchess, which has not been extended to two hours. Watch one above and the other below. Billed as Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special, the clips bowed during the Eye…

UPDATE: On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released the latest Covid-19 data with 107 new deaths and 1,064 new cases. The case numbers and deaths reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. This brings the tally to 1,191,923 cases and 21,435 deaths to date. 1,661 people currently…

Conventions and live events are playing it safe when it comes to bookings in the Los Angeles area, according to a report from the Board of the Dept. of Convention and Tourism Development Commissioners. In one big move, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, has backed down from previous plans to stage a live…

The stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives early on Saturday should be signed by President Joe Biden before the March 14 end of current federal benefits, according to reports. The new Covid-19 relief bill passed by the House contains relief in the form of extended unemployment benefits for more than…

Fred Segal, who was a fashion icon in Los Angeles for more than 60 years, has died because of complications from a stroke, his representatives confirmed Friday. He was 87. “In 1961, Fred Segal created a retail scene that defined Los Angeles fashion and sparked a revolutionary shift in style that has transcended the…

EXCLUSIVE: In this time of global pandemic, the 78th annual Golden Globes intend to spotlight the foreign in Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the bicoastal ceremony Sunday hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Yet, there's still going to be a lot of old-skool shenanigans and glamour onstage at New York City’s…

On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will receive a large shipment of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. "The three-week preview we that were given by the Biden Administration: 380,300 next week, the week after and the week after. So it’s consistent," said the…