But that’s not the case in California. Employees that meet certain requirements are entitled to at least three days of paid sick leave. Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco all have local laws that mandate additional paid sick time. You do not need to have been diagnosed with coronavirus to be ...

Other markets such as Hollywood, Pasadena and Santa Monica plan to remain open for now, officials said. Farmers, managers, restaurants and customers are all scrambling to deal with the quickly evolving situation. “City leadership decided yesterday to close the market starting this Sunday,” said Keith Sterling, a spokesman for the City of Be ...

The Harbor, Golden State and Santa Monica freeways didn’t offer clear sailing, but the misery quotient was lower than usual. Lance Hill of Torrance e-mailed me to say that his daughter’s 30-minute commute to his house, where she drops off his grandchild before continuing to work, is now a 20-minute commute. Hill, a retired civil engineer ...

El Prez’s desire for a better live hip-hop opportunity for the unsung resulted in PayDay LA. The curated rap show recently celebrated two years of monthly shows at The Virgil on Santa Monica Boulevard. “I knew the fans are our there, and I knew the artists were out there,” he says. “I took it upon myself to find a venue and start doing ...

Charles Barkley says he is in self-quarantine and awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test after becoming sick while on a trip to New York City

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District sent a text message to parents today telling them to keep their kids home on Friday and Monday. The message sent by district Supt. Ben Drati says a person with children in the district's schools has been exposed to coronavirus, and that there was a higher-than-normal absentee rate on Thursday.

One of the world’s top bakeries moved south last year, and now it’s heading west: San Francisco’s Tartine is opening a 100-seat bakery and café in Santa Monica next week. The expansion comes three months after the sudden closure of L.A.’s first Tartine—the Manufactory, a 40,000-square-foot restaurant complex within ROW DTLA—as well ...

Analysts at both Argus and Deutsche Bank released bullish research notes on Snap, arguing that the Santa Monica, Calif., social-media company is well-positioned to weather the mounting economic and societal disruptions caused by the spread of the deadly covid-19, according to published reports. Boosting his rating on Snap to buy from hold ...

The STIRR app is available on Roku TV, Fire TV, Apple TV as well as iOS and Android devices or at www.STIRR.com. Based in Santa Monica, CA, STIRR is a first of its kind OTT service created, owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. About LiveXLive Media, Inc. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: ...

The loss of board-and-care homes — which are home-like environments with 24-hour care — only compounds the problem. Chiu said he is also working on one-time budget proposal with Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, to add $500 million to the state’s general fund to help stabilize board-and-cares. There are two main types of board ...