LA County COVID hospitalizations reach highest number since March
The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Los Angeles County has reached its highest number since March, according to the latest state data.
California set to keep workplace pandemic rules through 2022
California workplace regulators are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022.
California delays COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools
California is delaying a COVID vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. It will be postponed until at least the summer of next year.
China bans some travel due to COVID as California opens up
As California sheds its masks, a new COVID-19 variant has prompted a travel ban in China that would impact more than 50 million people.
California urging residents to apply for rental assistance before Mar. 31 deadline
Time is running out for people across California in need of rent relief.
California to relax mask guidelines in schools starting March 12
Beginning March 12, the indoor mask guideline for California schools will shift from required to recommended.
Newsom eliminates most pandemic-related health orders, focusing on testing, vaccines
Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday signed an order that would eliminate the majority of the state's pandemic-related executive orders as the state shifts its response plan to an 'endemic.'
LA County allows businesses to make indoor masking optional for vaccinated customers
Establishments, businesses, and venues now have the option to allow fully vaccinated customers and workers to unmask indoors if they can provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.
Los Angeles County's COVID hospitalizations down by more than 70 percent from mid-Jan. 2022
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County has fallen by more than 70% compared to daily numbers from mid-January.
Parents outraged over mask mandate during Chino Valley United's district meeting
Hundreds of Chino Valley Unified students are protesting wearing masks in schools.
SMARTER: California announces plan to deal with COVID for the long haul
Gov. Newsom has released California’s SMARTER Plan, the next phase of the state’s COVID-19 response.
California adopts nation’s first ‘endemic’ virus policy
Gov. Gavin Newsom will be in San Bernardino Thursday to discuss California's plan to deal with COVID longterm.
California high school students stage walkout over district’s mask mandate
Hundreds of students at a northern California high school walked out of class Tuesday afternoon to protest their district’s mask mandate that has been kept in place despite a statewide loosening of restrictions.
California ends mask mandate, but not all counties are ditching masks
Most, but not all, California counties will soon move on from the indoor mask mandate.
Larry Elder on California mask mandate: The whole thing is a joke
"As you saw at the Super Bowl, 78,000 people not wearing masks, although remember the L.A. mayor wasn’t wearing a mask the other day at the NFC championship game. He was holding his breath. 78,000 people were holding their breath the entire game," Elder said in part.
California will not lift mask mandate in schools, will reassess on Feb. 28
State Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly says the state will NOT immediately drop its mask-wearing requirement in schools. However, he says the state will do a reassessment on Feb. 28 of COVID-19 case rates and other pandemic metrics.
California to soon begin ‘endemic’ approach to pandemic
California health officials next week will outline a new approach to dealing with the coronavirus that assumes it’s here to stay, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
COVID sick pay restored to California workers under new law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Wednesday to extend COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for workers and bolster California’s investments to support small businesses hit hard by the pandemic.
COVID sick pay: California governor signs law to bring back paid sick leave through Sept. 2022
The COVID-19 sick leave will be retroactive and cover COVID-related absences since Jan. 1, 2022.
California will end mask mandate on Feb. 15, LA County will not align with state's changes
California's indoor masking requirement will end next week for vaccinated people but masks still are the rule for schoolchildren. However, local health officials can continue their own requirements.