“It’s not even a close call in my mind that the plaintiffs are at a legitimate risk of suffering damages and harm to their homes,” Karlan said in a bench ruling from his Santa Monica courthouse. “[The structure] just cannot be left in place. It cannot remain, knowing what we know now.” The swift upholding of Karlan’s order ...

Local officials had already moved to close parking at the state’s best-known beaches in Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco to curb crowds. Parks in scenic Marin County, north of San Francisco, were closed and access was restricted to many of the trails in the Santa Monica Mountains that run through Los Angeles County.

"For the health and safety of all, City officials urge region to stay at home and socially distance in public spaces and beaches"

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In Los Angeles, the city closed parking lots near two of the most popular beaches in the state — Venice Beach and Santa Monica. The beaches of Santa Cruz have been visibly busier since the shelter-in-place order took effect, and though the sandy expanses offer enough room for social distancing, stairways for accessing the beach, and pathways ...

To slow the spread of COVID-19, the main Venice Beach parking lot is locked on Monday in Venice, California. Parking lots at many popular beaches including Venice and Santa Monica beaches are closed after crowds were seen on some beaches over this weekend during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: AFP The state is already under orders to stay home ...

Long-time IOC member Dick Pound says the Tokyo Games will be held in 2021 but an Olympic executive said no decision has been made yet.

The decline was worse than what models had predicted during an extended drought. In the Santa Monica Mountains, researchers have tracked one population for more than 25 years, marking and recapturing individual newts to see how they fare over time. More than two-thirds showed a decline in body condition. Co-author Seth Riley, a wildlife expert ...

Domino’s Pizza said it is expecting to hire close to 10,000 people — mainly delivery drivers and pizza makers now that millions of Americans have started ordering in instead of going out. Erewhon in Santa Monica is also hiring, along with Vons and a number of Whole Foods locations throughout Los Angeles County.

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