Plus: California’s hospitals are overloaded and Long Beach Police are accused of holding a superspreader event.
Author: Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY
In California: Vaccines arrive, but ‘we’re not out of the woods’
Plus: Coronavirus cases up 53.8% in California compared to the week prior, door-to-door COVID testing begins in NorCal, and the state sues Amazon.
In California: More EDD fraud shenanigans. And travel restrictions explained
Plus: Is Hollywood dodging California’s COVID-19 restrictions? And a killer’s coded message is cracked after many decades.
In California: State hits record for COVID-19 deaths in one day; playgrounds reopen
Plus: Bay Area families leave the state for youth soccer, California church fined over services, and Tito Ortiz becomes mayor pro tem of Huntington Beach.
In California: State unemployment fraud may total $2 billion
Plus: Biden selects California AG Xavier Becerra as his nominee for health and human services secretary, and a smartphone tool helps trace coronavirus cases.
In CA: Mandate or not, Bay Area counties to begin stay-at-home order Sunday
Plus: L.A. County tests at-home coronavirus screening, Pasadena enforces mask guidelines and the Bond Fire continues to burn
In California: Prisons report record high COVID-19 infections. And porpoises bounce back.
Plus: Oakland bans natural gas in new residential and commercial buildings. LeBron signs a contract extension with the Lakers. And porpoises bounce back.
Governor warns of further stay-at-home orders; Manson follower’s parole is blocked
Plus: Diners descend upon Pasadena, San Francisco considers banning smoking in apartments, and L.A. closes playgrounds.
In California: L.A. County adopts further COVID-19 restrictions, and Disney lays off workers
Plus: Palm Springs resident has “opportunity” on “Jeopardy!”, California oil regulators issued hundreds of improper permits and no SantaCon this year.
In California: Edison mulls shutoffs in SoCal, and L.A. COVID numbers are ‘alarming’
Plus: California urges people to say no to Thanksgiving gatherings, “Toy Story” turns 25, and farmworkers are educated about state health laws.