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Los Angeles County Announces More COVID-19 Restrictions, Curfew

November 18, 2020 2:49 amNovember 19, 2020 7:21 am

A day after Governor Gavin Newsom announced more statewide restrictions and counties moving to higher reopening tiers, the Los Angeles County Department of Health announced that more restrictions , as well as a business curfew, would be placed in the...

LAPD $150 million Budget Slash Culminating in Drastic Downsizing

November 9, 2020 3:08 pmNovember 11, 2020 6:10 am

Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced an enormous downsizing of its force due to an upcoming $150 million budget slash approved earlier this year. Many bureaus and units, including robbery, homicide, gang units, narcotics units, and...

Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line Postponed

November 2, 2020 2:46 pm

On Sunday, the proposed Victorville-Las Vegas high speed rail line was halted indefinitely after the project failed to sell $2.4 billion in bonds. Fortress Investment Group, who is backing the Brightline West project, had received $600 million in bond allocations...

How Hollywood Is Helping Fund Political Races Outside California

October 31, 2020 10:04 amNovember 2, 2020 2:57 am

For decades, political donors in Hollywood often just gave general contributions to the major candidates or, far more likely, the party itself to divest to big races. And while there is a sizable number of Republican donors among those in...

Los Angeles City Council Delays Homeless Camp Removal Ordinance Vote

October 30, 2020 7:16 am

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council delayed a vote on a change to the city code allowing for the removal of homeless camps in the city if shelter had been offered first. Los Angeles has seen an explosion in...

How Does Hollywood Spend on the 2020 Election?

October 28, 2020 2:15 amOctober 29, 2020 9:48 am

In 2020 Hollywood donors are pouring money into several political races around the U.S., including the Presidential race. Funding to the Biden campaign from Hollywood sources is expected to exceed Clinton’s 2016 $22 million total, with overall funding expecting to...

35,000 Protest Outside Turkish Consulate in Beverly Hills

October 12, 2020 3:25 pm

On Sunday, an estimated 35,000 people protested outside of the Turkish Consulate in Beverly Hills, condemning the actions of both Turkey and Azerbaijan in a disputed area with neighboring Armenia. The majority of protestors have been Los Angeles area Armenian-Americans,...