Coronavirus infections have plummeted to pre-Thanksgiving levels in California, bringing renewed optimism that a wider reopening of the still-shackled economy may be just around the corner.
Gov. Gavin Newsom hinted that more counties may emerge next week from what the state calls the purple tier — the strictest of California’s four-rung reopening roadmap for businesses and other public spaces.
“The good news — parts of the state are already beginning to open back up,” Newsom said Tuesday. “Business is already starting to take shape — modified, nonetheless. We’re working hard to get our kids back in school.”
Coronavirus cases in California: The number of cases announced each day by local health officials. latimes.com/projects/calif…
As new infections fall, so too do the number of people being hospitalized for COVID-19.
On Monday, 8,459 coronavirus-positive patients were hospitalized statewide. That’s the lowest total since Nov. 30, and down more than 60% from the height of the surge.
Despite the steep decreases, hospitals are still caring for more coronavirus-positive patients than they did at any point prior to the latest surge.
Staff at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach say it's facing retaliation for trying to end its affiliation with the giant Catholic hospital chain Providence Health.
In June, Providence terminated Hoag’s specialists from St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare, its network of medical providers for managed care plans in Southern California. latimes.com/business/story…
According to USC expert Glenn Melnick, who has been consulting with Hoag officials, Providence didn’t inform patients of the change until late Nov., giving them little time to find new specialists before they had to choose their healthcare plans for 2021. latimes.com/business/story…
Breaking: Marilyn Manson, facing a growing number of sexual and physical abuse accusations, is now the target of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s criminal investigation into allegations of domestic violence.
“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Special Victims Bureau is investigating allegation(s) of domestic violence involving Mr. Brian Warner also known as ‘Marilyn Manson,’ who works in the music industry,” the department said in a statement. latimes.com/california/sto…
The incidents occurred between 2009 and 2011 when Mr. Warner lived in West Hollywood, the department said.
Investigators did not specify who made the allegations against the performer, but the dates coincide with his relationship with Evan Rachel Wood latimes.com/entertainment-…
At the end of December, a production company filming a commercial for the event decided to charter a private plane to transport the crew and stars from L.A. to Milwaukee and Green Bay
The term “illegal alien” didn’t truly take off as part of our culture wars until it caught the attention of California’s two most prophetic voices in the state’s eternal, existential debate over illegal immigration. latimes.com/california/sto…
Bert Corona and Barbara Coe passed away long ago — he in 2001, she in 2013. But their legacy looms large in the debate over “illegal alien.” It was their shared linguistic cudgel to advance their respective causes.
Coe always claimed her language was neutral — “This is a legal issue, it is not a racial issue,” she told The Times in 1993. But it was the same dog whistle that the Trump administration learned to blow so well, said Otto Santa Ana. latimes.com/california/sto…
The 4-part series charts Allen’s partnership with actress Mia Farrow, the mom of 3 of his kids. Then, the story unravels.
The film bills itself as a deep dive into court documents, audiotapes and footage of the child describing the abuse latimes.com/entertainment-…
“I was over-the-moon happy,” Mia Farrow says, looking back on her early years with Allen. “But that’s the great regret of my life. I wish I’d never met him.”