California’s coronavirus strain looks increasingly dangerous; Newsom vows changes after vaccine earmarked for hardest-hit communities improperly used by others; Major expansion of Cal Grant financial aid proposed

Vaccine access codes for Black, Latino communities improperly used in affluent L.A. areas; California legislators approve $7.6-billion COVID-19 package; Families demand wider school reopening as LAUSD moves toward limited in-person instruction

No quick path to reopening LA Unified is emerging as school year slips away; Orange County will start setting aside vaccine for education, food, agriculture workers; Skateboarding superstar charged with hosting COVID-19 superspreader party

LA postpones COVID-19 vaccine appointments as winter weather delays shipments; $6.6-billion legislative plan would open more California elementary schools in April; Harris returns home to LA for first time as vice president

Californians with low incomes to receive $600 checks; UCLA student with extremist views who FBI says sat in Pence’s chair is charged in Capitol riot; LA school board cuts its police force and diverts funds for Black student achievement

Some essential workers, teachers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in LA County beginning March 1; LA County elementary schools are cleared to fully open; Even as COVID-19 declines, LA Latinos see disproportionate devastation

Blue Shield vows to dramatically speed up California vaccine distribution with new plan; Dodger Stadium COVID-19 vaccination site to reopen for second doses; California plans to close troubled youth prisons after 80 years

New state data breaks down vaccine distribution by age, race, gender, and shows disparities; California’s rainy season is starting about a month later than it did in the 1960s; EPA says help is on the way for San Diego beaches fouled by sewage from Tijuana

Divide emerges on COVID school reopening in rich, poor areas; Los Angeles sites run out of COVID-19 vaccine early; Coast Guard to enact safety reforms

LA County teachers, essential workers to get COVID-19 vaccine; Dodger Stadium Covid-19 vaccination site to close temporarily; and Kobe Bryant crash findings give a boost to safety reforms