COVID-19 declines dramatically; range County moves into yellow tier; Racial gap among COVID-19 vaccine recipients still ‘very disturbing’

California will wait until June 15 to adopt new CDC mask guidelines; LAUSD rolls out student vaccines to prep for fall and in-person graduations in June; Arson suspect arrested in Pacific Palisades fire

1,000 residents evacuated in Topanga Canyon; Thousands of protesters gather in Westwood to rally in support of Palestinians; Kobe Bryant is inducted into basketball Hall of Fame

LA won’t immediately follow CDC’s relaxed mask rules; Newsom proposes COVID grants up to $25,000 for thousands more California businesses; California could become first state to let adults add parents to healthcare plans

Newsom proposes transitional kindergarten for all California 4-year-olds in budget plan; California could lift most COVID-19 mask requirements by June 15; Californians see Kamala Harris as ready to step into the presidency

Gov. Newsom proposes $12 billion to house California’s homeless; Opposition to Newsom recall grows; Orange County could leap into yellow tier

Newsom promises additional $600 stimulus checks; LA County expected to hit COVID-19 herd immunity by end of July; Only 7% of LAUSD high school students return to reopened campuses

Beginning Monday, LA will offer appointment-free COVID-19 vaccinations; California high schoolers are saying no thanks to reopened campuses; Californians are finally acknowledging Asians are ‘frequently’ discriminated against

Orange County and other California sites to close mass COVID-19 vaccination centers; HFPA members vote in favor of proposed reforms; L.A.’s Pride parade is a no-go again this year

California COVID-19 hospitalizations are lowest since pandemic’s start; Federal charges filed against alleged boat captain in deadly smuggling wreck; Orphaned ducklings find lettuce and love at Huntington Beach wildlife center