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A man speaks on his cellphone in front of a row of shuttered small businesses in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles

Officials Extend Stay-at-Home Order, Business Restrictions in SoCal

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Graffiti asks for rent forgiveness on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. California's current moratorium lasts until until Feb. 1, 2021.
California

California Could Extend Eviction Moratorium to January 2022

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The evening rush hour commute on December 3. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced new statewide bans on gatherings and "non-essential" activities, as hospitals in the nation's most populous state face being overwhelmed by record COVID-19 cases. The limits will come into effect once 85 percent of intensive care unit beds have been filled — a development expected in four of California's five regions "as early as the next day or two."
California

Stay-at-Home for the Holidays: Newsom Ups Calif. Restrictions

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Employees work in a restaurant open for to-go or delivery orders only in Burbank in L.A. County. Outdoor dining for restaurants has been suspended in hopes of slowing a surge in Covid-19 cases. The measure has sparked a backlash from eateries and some county officials, who worry about the devastating economic toll.
Los Angeles

LA Ramps Up Stay-At-Home Restrictions With COVID Cases Climbing

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Construction workers build a multifamily in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles

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

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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.
Los Angeles

Hair Salons, Barbershops Re-Reopen in LA

By Greg Cornfield
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Rent strike and eviction protest in Los Angeles.
Policy
California

California Extends Eviction Protections Into 2021

By Greg Cornfield
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Hollywood in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

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

By Greg Cornfield
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From left, supervisors Janice Hahn, Kathryn Barger, Sheila Kuehl, Hilda L. Solis, and Mark Ridley-Thomas.
Los Angeles

L.A. County Opens $100M Rent Relief Program for Pandemic-Affected Renters

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

California Courts to Allow Eviction Proceedings in September

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Although L.A. has seen notoriously high construction costs for years, some active developers expect that land, building materials, and labor costs will come down amid the pandemic.
Development
Los Angeles

LA Development Permitting Drops 45 Percent Since April

By Greg Cornfield
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An aerial view of Manhattan.
Leases  ·  Office Leases
National

Leases are Getting Shorter and Rents are Dropping with U.S. Office Market in Turmoil

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

Surging Coronavirus Cases Leads Calif. to Re-Shutter

By Greg Cornfield
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The L.A. Department of Water & Power signed a 132,500-square-foot lease at 233 South Beaudry Avenue in Downtown L.A. in the second quarter this year.
Leases  ·  Office Leases
Los Angeles

LA Office Leasing Plummeted 52 Percent Since Pandemic Hit

By Greg Cornfield
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All eviction proceedings have been suspended throughout California since April.
Leases  ·  Policy
California

Judgement Day

By Greg Cornfield
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Officials are recommending that counties cancel firework shows for the holiday, and that residents do not gather with people they do not live with. Above, Santa Monica Pier.
California

Calif. Takes Major Step Backward, Closing Restaurants in LA and 18 Other Counties

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California officials ordered bars to close in Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, L.A., San Joaquin, and Tulare counties.
Los Angeles

With Coronavirus Cases Spiking, Bars Close Again in Los Angeles

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L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez, center, said her "concern remains that we need substantially more assistance from the White House and our federal government if we are going to meet the housing needs of Angelenos and people throughout the nation.”
Policy
Los Angeles

LA Approves Major $100M Renter Relief Program

By Greg Cornfield
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