LA, OC reach orange-tier coronavirus numbers; LA to start accepting rent relief applications March 30 from landlords and tenants; City plans to close Echo Park Lake and clear homeless encampment

Less than 30% of students likely to return to LAUSD campuses; Elgin Baylor, Lakers legend and former Clippers executive, dies at 86; Amoeba Music announces April reopening in new location

Los Angeles coronavirus numbers continue to decline; California adopts 3-foot-spacing rule for classrooms; Off-road vehicles to be banned at Oceano Dunes within three years

California approves ethnic studies curriculum for K-12 schools; California’s Xavier Becerra confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary; California logs record-breaking week of COVID-19 vaccinations

Democrats scramble for united front to keep governor in office; Tiger Woods didn’t get special treatment after crash, L.A. County sheriff says amid questions; IRS plans to delay tax deadline to May 17 after chaotic year

California is accepting rental relief applications; Riverside, Ventura, San Diego counties join others moving into red tier; Feinstein says she isn’t stepping down

Newsom won’t ‘take this recall attempt lying down’ as Democrats launch defense; Many LAUSD parents don’t plan to send kids back to campus; LACMA sets a reopening date

Indoor dining establishments, gyms, museums, and movie theaters can begin reopening today; LA’s homeless residents are 50% more likely to die if they get COVID; Fatal shootings by the LAPD are down, but officials find major problems in many incidents

LA County to reopen indoor restaurants, gyms, movie theaters as early as Monday; COVID-19 passes heart disease to become LA County’s top killer; Highly critical report faults LAPD for mishandling summer George Floyd unrest

LA County COVID-19 vaccine supply will tighten due to Johnson & Johnson shortage; LA schools could reopen starting in mid-April under deal with teachers; California will recover from the pandemic faster than the US