California makes it easier for anyone to get COVID-19 vaccine by volunteering; LA, Orange counties dramatically improve COVID rates; HFPA leadership hires diversity consultant, outside law firm

LA County, OC close to wider reopening of economy as COVID-19 vaccinations climb; LA Unified sets target of late April for reopening middle and high schools; LA County warns against spring break travel

Many Californians have just three days of paid leave; California theme parks, stadiums can reopen as soon as April 1; California bill would ban boys’ and girls’ toy sections in big department stores

California will reserve 40% of COVID-19 vaccine for disadvantaged areas to speed reopenings; California school reopening plan gets final OK; LA is entitled to federal aid to put homeless people in hotels, it hasn’t asked for any yet

Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager declares victory in state Senate race; HFPA members voted not to hire a diversity consultant; Outdoor high school sports in Los Angeles Unified are back

Hate crimes against Asian Americans rose in LA in 2020; Parts of California to reopen more businesses; COVID-19 vaccine rates in Brentwood, Santa Monica twice as high as poorer LA County areas

Worrisome' California and N.Y. coronavirus variants raise specter of new outbreaks; Newsom strikes deal to reopen California schools; LAUSD to get enough vaccines to open elementary schools

LA County teachers eligible for vaccine starting today; Some parts of LA avoided the winter COVID-19 surge; Victims rights advocates launch recall effort against newly elected LA Dist. Atty. George Gascón

LA County discovers 806 additional COVID-19 deaths; LA Unified will get 40% of school staff vaccine doses; Teens younger than 16 may not be tried as adults

Tiger Woods rollover crash was ‘purely an accident,’ no charges planned, sheriff says; L.A. City Council approves ‘hero pay’ wage boost for grocery workers; Cluster of U.K. variant coronavirus cases hits on USC campus