Gavin Newsom – Commercial Observer

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the “limited” order that requires nonessential work, movement and gatherings to stop between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. in counties in the purple tier. That includes Los Angeles County, Orange County and about 94 percent of the state’s population.

Gov. Newsom Issues Month-Long Curfew for California Amid COVID Scare

By Greg Cornfield

The Freeway 110 on March 19 when all residents of California were ordered to stay at home in a bid to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Seven months later, county officials are warning another lockdown could come if a new surge continues to worsen.

LA Sets New Restrictions as Coronavirus Cases Surge Again

By Greg Cornfield

Plastic dividers surround ticket booths at the entrance to Disneyland in Anaheim.

Coronavirus · Tenant Talk

Disneyland Furloughs More Workers With No Reopen in Sight

By Greg Cornfield

The sign above the Regal UA Court Street & RPX movie theater in New York City laments continued closures due to coronavirus on October 8. With theaters closed in New York and Los Angeles, and would-be movie goers across the country choosing to stay away, U.S. cinemas are sending out a desperate plea for help, which has so far gone unanswered by Congress and studios.

Box Office Bomb: Silver Screens Go Dark in Pandemic

By Greg Cornfield

In a split vote, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors first approved plans to reopen breweries, wineries and card rooms.

LA’s Indoor Shopping, Breweries and Card Rooms Can Reopen with Limited Capacity

By Greg Cornfield

The park closed for the third time in its history in March.

Disneyland Waits to Open

By Greg Cornfield

A wood-framed building going up.

Landlords File Injunction to Halt LA’s Eviction Ban, Rent Freeze [Updated]

By Greg Cornfield

A framing art gallery is closed in Venice Beach in Los Angeles during the pandemic.

Calif.’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 11.4 Percent; LA Improved to 16.6 percent

By Greg Cornfield

Barbers from King's Cutz in L.A. give haircuts beneath an awning outside. This week, barbershops and hair salons in L.A. can move operations indoors at 25-percent capacity, but they are encouraged to operate outdoors as much as possible to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Hair Salons, Barbershops Re-Reopen in LA

By Greg Cornfield

Rent strike and eviction protest in Los Angeles.

Coronavirus · Politics & Real Estate

California Extends Eviction Protections Into 2021

By Greg Cornfield

About 22 percent of tenants in L.A. paid rent late at least once from April to July.

Analysis · Coronavirus

Tens of Thousands of LA Renters in Deep Financial Trouble Due to Pandemic: UCLA-USC

By Greg Cornfield

Hollywood in Los Angeles

LA Set for ‘Stringent and Slow’ Return Under Newsom’s Revamped Reopening Plan

By Greg Cornfield

The Judicial Council of California originally approved the temporary rules staying eviction proceedings in April.

Coronavirus · Politics & Real Estate

California Courts to Allow Eviction Proceedings in September

By Greg Cornfield

Retail trade regained 7,900 jobs or 6 percent over the prior month, but it’s still down 17,400 jobs during the pandemic.

LA Regained 50k Jobs Last Month, But Still Down 201k Since Coronavirus Outbreak

By Greg Cornfield

Unemployment claims

Unemployment Claims on the Rise Again as 1.4M Americans File for Benefits

By Nicholas Rizzi

Shopper in Walmart

U.S. Retail Sales Climb by 7.5 Percent in June as Stores Reopen Around the Country

By Nicholas Rizzi

Gov. Newsom referred to the reopening process as a “dimmer switch,” not an “on-and-off switch.”

Surging Coronavirus Cases Leads Calif. to Re-Shutter

By Greg Cornfield

All eviction proceedings have been suspended throughout California since April.

Leases · Politics & Real Estate

Judgement Day

By Greg Cornfield