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

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

By Greg Cornfield

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

California Could Extend Eviction Moratorium to January 2022

By Greg Cornfield

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."

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

By Greg Cornfield

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.

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

By Greg Cornfield

A wood-framed building going up.

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

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

Hollywood in Los Angeles

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

By Greg Cornfield

From left, supervisors Janice Hahn, Kathryn Barger, Sheila Kuehl, Hilda L. Solis, and Mark Ridley-Thomas.

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

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

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.

Coronavirus · Development

LA Development Permitting Drops 45 Percent Since April

By Greg Cornfield

A sky shot of a city dense with buildings.

Leases · Coronavirus

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

By Greg Cornfield

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

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 · Coronavirus

LA Office Leasing Plummeted 52 Percent Since Pandemic Hit

By Greg Cornfield

All eviction proceedings have been suspended throughout California since April.

Leases · Politics & Real Estate

Judgement Day

By Greg Cornfield

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.

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

By Greg Cornfield

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

With Coronavirus Cases Spiking, Bars Close Again in Los Angeles

By Greg Cornfield

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.”

Coronavirus · Politics & Real Estate

LA Approves Major $100M Renter Relief Program

By Greg Cornfield