California university paying students $75 to avoid travel during spring break

The University of California, Davis is offering students $75 to be used for “staycations” to encourage them to avoid nonessential travel during spring break.

House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, Biden expected to sign on Friday

The House passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which includes $1,400 stimulus checks for many Americans. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law in his first major legislative win.

Glendale grade schools to resume in-person classes starting March 29

Public elementary schools in Glendale will begin a phased return to in-person instruction on March 29, as coronavirus rates across the Southland continue to drop.

LAUSD, UTLA reach agreement to return to in-person learning

After weeks of negotiations, the Los Angeles Unified School District and UTLA have finally reached a tentative agreement on returning to in-person learning.

New Orleans hospital marks 10,000th COVID-19 recovery with jazz band sendoff

Miriam Bertrand, 72, was the Ochsner Medical Center’s 10,000th successful recovery from COVID-19 and received a jubilant sendoff — which included a jazz band performance.

Gov. Newsom on COVID-19 response: 'We're not going to change course because of a few naysayers'

As he continues to face recall efforts, Governor Gavin Newsom shared his case for Californians that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Educate yourself’: Mom warning parents of MIS-C’s link to COVID-19 after son’s near-death experience

MIS-C is an illness seen in some young children after they've recovered from COVID-19. Rohen was in the hospital for days and still has months of recovery ahead of him - and his mother is sharing their harrowing experience as a warning to other parents.

Disney CEO anticipates reopening Disneyland by late April; 10K furloughed employees to return to work

Disney's CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday that he is aiming to reopen its California theme parks with limited capacity by the end of April, and that thousands of furloughed employees will return to work.

LA County meets threshold to move to less restrictive red tier

Now, the county must keep the daily case rate at or under 7 new cases per 100,000 residents and the county's test positivity rate can't exceed 8% for two consecutive weeks before the state confirms LA County's bump to the less-restrictive red tier.

OC approaches move to less-restrictive red tier as more businesses hope to reopen on March 17

Orange County's chief health officer told the Board of Supervisors on March 9 that the county has a "very high probability" of graduating to the less-restrictive red tier in the state's coronavirus reopening system next week.

House poised to vote on COVID-19 relief plan, $1,400 stimulus checks this week

The House is moving toward a final vote on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan this week, which could send the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law before unemployment benefits expire.

New COVID-19 vaccination site opens at USC's University Park campus

A Los Angeles city-run vaccination site opened Tuesday at the University of Southern California and is expected to administer thousands of vaccines per day once fully operational.

Pasadena scrubs COVID vaccine clinic as ineligible line-jumpers claim appointments

Highlighting the continuing problem of people trying to obtain COVID-19 vaccines before they're eligible, the Pasadena Public Health Department announced Tuesday it has canceled a Thursday vaccination clinic because a "large group" of ineligible people had obtained the registration link to make appointments.

Production company pivots from setting up music festival grounds to helping restaurants, hospitals

Choura Events, a Torrance-based events company, has pivoted from servicing some of the biggest festivals, sporting events and awards shows in the region to helping hospitals and restaurants struggling during the pandemic.

SoCal counties await possible move to red tier
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As Southern California counties anxiously await the latest COVID-19 data, the CDC updated its guidelines for those fully vaccinated.