California will recover from the pandemic faster than the U.S., forecast says; California bill would give healthcare workers COVID bonuses; Rural California is falling behind in COVID vaccine rates; Taix French Restaurant gets historic designation — but not for its Echo Park building

Officials vote to rename Jim Crow Road in rural Northern California town; 70% of adult Californians are partially vaccinated against COVID-19; California to consider ending some workplace mask requirements; Bank of America must provide more proof of fraud before freezing EDD accounts, court orders; Coachella and Stagecoach festivals announce 2022 dates

Schools face mental health crisis among students as pandemic trauma remains; Newsom orders independent investigation into murder conviction of Kevin Cooper; CDC relaxes mask guidance for unvaccinated youth campers when outside; Dodgers’ Max Muncy hits his 100th career home run: ‘It’s a pretty cool number’

California to pay $116.5 million in gifts, cash to those who get COVID vaccinations; New California COVID relief could include checks, business grants, child savings accounts; California voters will decide in 2022 whether to allow sports betting; Lakers extend Staples Center lease for 20 years; 2022 Oscars pushed back a month, will return to usual venue

LAPD shootings remained near historic low in 2020, but are up in 2021; Amazon to buy MGM, studio behind James Bond and ‘Shark Tank,’ for $8.45 billion; Angels fire pitching coach Mickey Callaway after investigation of harassment claims; Disneyland starts selling tickets to travelers from outside California; Last-minute Memorial Day weekend ideas from Catalina to San Diego

Biden administration unveils offshore wind plan for California; A bold plan for UC admissions: Reduce out-of-state students; Southern California home prices jump 20% in April, knocking down another record; L.A.’s biggest LGBTQ theater fires artistic director Michael A. Shepperd after sexual misconduct allegations; L.A. County Fair is moving from scorching September to cooler May

LAUSD schools will reopen fully, five days a week in the fall; Vaccination rates up among Latino, Black Californians; Half of L.A. County adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19; LAX unveils West Gates expansion with new checked-bag system; A dozen dead whales have washed ashore in the Bay Area

Getting coronavirus after being vaccinated incredibly rare in LA County; Scores of freeway pellet gun shootings unnerve drivers and stump CHP; California’s highest-in-the-nation gas taxes are rising

California postpones decision on relaxing mask and distancing rules for workers; Support for death penalty declining in California, poll shows; L.A. Pride plans in-person events after parade canceled; Lakers make playoffs

California considers dropping mask rules at workplaces if everyone vaccinated; LA County sheriff will name deputies 30 days after they shoot a civilian; Echo Park Lake to reopen May 26