Here’s a rundown of what changes today: No more masks required for most vaccinated people, with a few exceptions.
Mask guidance
Vaccinated workers might no longer need to wear masks by the end of the week if a board approves a proposal and Gov. Gavin Newsom issues an executive order.
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With California set to reopen its economy fully on Tuesday, wearing a mask will become optional in many public settings. Here are the rules.
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Here are five things to expect as L.A. County fully reopens after COVID-19 restrictions.
Getting back to normal
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As vaccinations picked up and case counts dropped, Valley Boulevard has slowly come back to life. Locals are starting to gravitate to their favorite noodle eatery or dim sum diner.
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With offices in California and elsewhere reopening, workers who’ve been doing their jobs remotely once again need to commute — or figure out how to avoid it for good.
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Consumer behavior veered sharply during the pandemic. As COVID-19 restrictions let up in California, we’ll see whether these changes endure, or if they too will fade.
Where to go
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Everything you couldn’t do in 2020, you can (for the most part) do again June 15. Here’s your guide to all things Southern California sports.
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Here’s what is reopening as statewide travel rebounds
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Follow these tips to dozens of parks, beaches and trails. See cool images from Yosemite. Test your California savvy. And surprise your dog.
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In Santa Clara County, a key county reservoir had to be drained to reduce earthquake risks highlighted by federal regulators.
Lawyers representing the Biden administration urged a panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to repeal the law.
Many immigration advocates worry Biden is abandoning his promise for broad reform, but he still may be able to help DACA recipients.
The Biden administration is rushing to welcome a new Israeli government, not because they will agree on policies but because it is a break from turmoil surrounding the former prime minister.
With a wink and a nod, Mike Nearman invited the Dec. 21 attack. The bipartisan vote for his expulsion was 59-1.
Democrats are set to consider two voting-rights bills: the sweeping For the People Act and the narrower John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
The state Constitution requires lawmakers to pass a budget by June 15 or see their pay docked. But what they passed on Monday isn’t the final product.
A new intelligence report warns that adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory could target Democrats and other political opponents for more violence.
Unlike Trump, Biden is eager to deliver a stern warning to the Russian leader — although it will occur in private.
The South Korean automaker has partnered with Disney on an unusually wide-ranging promotional partnership using popular Marvel characters and other franchises.
Southern California’s heat wave will be most intense Tuesday and Wednesday, with gradual cooling Thursday and into the weekend.
Audubon Middle School is pulsing with energy and ideas, but the South L.A. campus needs students -- and many of them need more engagement. Enter the music moguls.
The Clippers, a franchise that never got its act together for a legitimate title run, appear on the verge of taking the next step to greatness.
Are Californians ready for the next big earthquake? Our panel of peril weighs in.
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The idea that Biden can talk Putin out of his perceived self-interest is ludicrous.
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Let kids go maskless outdoors. The science shows outdoor transmission is unlikely, and they are less likely to transmit the coronavirus than adults.
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For the second June in a row, California emerges hopefully from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This time, the odds for success are better.
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Asian applicants to the elite school allege Harvard’s practices are discriminatory. The bigger problems are athletic and legacy admissions — and our fascination with a few big names in education.
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Her brother succumbed to COVID-19 in February. It took months to bury him. And longer still to secure a death certificate.
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With California’s economy reopening, rent in Los Angeles and other big cities is beginning to rise.
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Leaving your job isn’t always an easy decision. Here’s what you should know before you decide to quit your current role.
Must Reads
Los Angeles will be the biggest beneficiary of the money, which was proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to help cannabis businesses acquire permanent licenses.
A mother and daughter vanish in Irvine. A husband offers a bizarre story. What happened?
Coronavirus: What You Need To Know
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In California, new coronavirus cases have hit their lowest levels in 14 months, and we still have one of the lowest infection rates in the country.
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Some pandemic-wrought changes to the business world seem lasting. (Work from home? Yes, thank you.) Others not so much. Here’s our guide to the new normal.
Visual Storytelling
Ever wonder how everything works in an earthquake kit? Well, we’re here to fumble through it all just for you.
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Marjorie Leach, 101, is one of those men and women who are at least 100 years old and have survived COVID-19.
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La repercusión de la pandemia en el negocio del cine se reflejó en los débiles índices de audiencia de la noche más importante de Hollywood.
USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that across 70 top music companies, there were only three Black top executives and two women of color.
‘The Daily Show’ host spent years working nonstop pre-pandemic. As we emerge back into the world, there could be some shifts in his priorities.
How a former Walt Disney Imagineering art director on Avengers Campus placed numerous props from his father throughout the new California Adventure land.
‘Gone Girl’ actor Lisa Banes has died 10 days after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New York.
The Dodgers were held to just three hits, but a strong outing from the bullpen and a couple home runs proved to be the difference in a 3-1 win.
Kawhi Leonard’s dunk heard round the NBA during the second quarter of Game 4 embodied the Clippers’ win Monday that evened the best-of-seven series.
Dylan Bundy struggled, giving up seven earned runs in 2 1/3 innings as the Angels saw their winning streak disappear in an 8-5 loss to the Athletics.
Harkins, fired by the Angels amid MLB crackdown on pitch-doctoring, is looking to appeal after his defamation suit against team and MLB was dismissed.
Podcasts
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‘The Trials of Frank Carson’ is a true crime podcast about power, politics and law in California’s Central Valley. Carson was Stanislaus County’s most controversial defense attorney, a wizard with juries and a courtroom brawler with an unapologetically caustic style.
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“Asian Enough” is a podcast about being Asian American, featuring conversations with special guests like Kamala Harris, Sandra Oh and Viet Thanh Nguyen.
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There is still an awards season. And, as always, The Times will be right there to capture all of it, from those living in the spotlight to those working backstage on ‘The Envelope’ podcast.
The right-wing GOP firebrand says she is sorry for her comments comparing the required wearing of masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust.
A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans is the latest study to suggest that the coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019.
John Demers, the Justice Department’s top national security official, is resigning after revelations the department secretly seized records from Democrats and media members.
Israel’s new government has granted approval to a contentious parade by Israeli nationalists through Palestinian areas around Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Even as restaurants fully reopen, I’ll also keep covering pop-ups.
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The San Pedro Fish Market, beloved by generations of Latino families and lately by Instagramers, needs to relocate. The owner has big plans to expand.
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The meaning of Juneteenth is evolving for chef Ray Anthony Barrett after a year of travel and healing.
The perils of parenting through a pandemic
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While Liga MX gets much higher ratings than MLS, leaders of both leagues hope they can grow their partnership and boost revenue.
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Who decided “In the Heights” was supposed to be the Latino “Crazy Rich Asians”?
EVENTS AND OFFERS
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Earthquake preparedness is about communication, resilience and understanding and mitigating your risks. Our newsletter course will teach you how.
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You don’t want to scare your kids, but you do need them to be prepared for what to do before, during and after the shaking of a major (or even minor) earthquake.
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Are you ready to roll with an earthquake? Do you have a tent in your trunk? Pita in your pantry? Here are nine types of Angeleno preppers.
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People are much more important than kits. People will help each other when the power is out or they are thirsty. And people will help a community rebuild and keep Southern California a place we all want to live after a major quake.
More Coverage
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With restrictions lifting everywhere, venturing out doesn’t mean abandoning your books. Ten summer reads to help you mark the return of beach season
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Eagle Rock Brewery has made a new helles-style lager flavored with three California native plants: woolly bluecurls, California laurel and black sage.
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Follow these tips to dozens of parks, beaches and trails. See cool images from Yosemite. Test your California savvy. And surprise your dog.
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From protests and parades to the homes of early gay rights activists, the Southland has played a key role.
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When I came out to my father, he cursed me. I considered his words as if they were a fortune teller’s: “Mijo, you’re going to have a very lonely life.”
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The La Cristianita saga is barely remembered — even by its putative caretakers at Camp Pendleton.
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A Hollywood rookie and an Oscar-nominated producer trade notes on the hurdles they’ve encountered trying to bring Latino stories to the screen.
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They’re newlyweds from the same Jalisco town. He moved to L.A. at 2; she came three years ago. What’s on their TV? Netflix in English or Pantaya in Spanish?
Join the Conversation
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A Hollywood rookie and an Oscar-nominated producer trade notes on the hurdles they’ve encountered trying to bring Latino stories to the screen.
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For the second June in a row, California emerges hopefully from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This time, the odds for success are better.
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Consumer behavior veered sharply during the pandemic. As COVID-19 restrictions let up in California, we’ll see whether these changes endure, or if they too will fade.
Latest stories
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Tuesday is not the first time California has tried to reopen its economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. But officials are hopeful it will be the last.
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To be hired for the Disney+ series, starring Tom Hiddleston as the god of mischief, the director knew she had to impress. And her plan worked.
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Authorities say the GirlsDoPorn company tricked young women into performing sex acts on camera.
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The performer’s hard-to-describe show gives people the gift of being truly seen.
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Here’s what is reopening as statewide travel rebounds
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Michele Harper brings her memoir, “The Beauty in Breaking,” to the L.A. Times Book Club.
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Pride Month is being celebrated in L.A. and around the world.
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You don’t need land to grow food. We talked to six L.A.-based experts who explain how you can easily grow veggies, fruits and herbs in pots on your balcony or any other small space.
Police say an argument at a residence on Chicago’s South Side erupted in gunfire, leaving four women dead and four other people injured.
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The U.S. and the European Union have reached a deal to end a damaging dispute over subsidies to rival plane makers Boeing and Airbus.
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The location of executed wartime Prime Minister Hideki Tojo’s remains has been one of World War II’s biggest mysteries in Japan.
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A large-scale cyber-spying campaign blamed on China might have given hackers access to the networks of critical U.S. companies and agencies.
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California’s official economic reopening brings us a time of transition — and the last issue of this newsletter, plus the start of a project we hope you’ll enjoy.
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Lordstown made misstatements about its vehicle preorders, an investigation by the electric truck company’s board concluded.
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Whatever’s puzzling you about housing, energy, tech, labor or real estate in L.A. and California, we want to hear about it.
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Actor Robert Redford is asking $4.9 million for his 30-acre horse ranch outside the Sundance Mountain Resort that he developed in Utah.
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Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was named to the NBA’s all-defense second team, joining Joel Embiid, Matisse Thybulle, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.
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LeBron James will continue to chase down Michael Jordan’s legacy next season, but he’ll do it after switching to jersey No. 6, not the iconic No. 23.
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The Clippers have shown they can finish strong, but they’ll need to eliminate their early-game gremlins to beat the Utah Jazz in the playoffs.
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Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups is “definitely ready” to become a head coach, the Clippers’ Tyronn Lue said. Billlups might get his chance soon.
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The USC Song Girls program and longtime coach Lori Nelson were the subject of a 2016 Title IX investigation, which turned up insufficient evidence that Nelson violated university policies.
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The new magnet high school will be based at Audubon Middle School. The campus in Leimert Park has experienced a sharp enrollment decline, as have nearby high schools.
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When the nation’s second-largest school district fully reopens in the fall, students and staff will wear masks, regardless of vaccine status, and all will be be tested for the coronavirus at least once every two weeks.
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Spring enrollment continued to drop in California and throughout the U.S. as COVID-19 pandemic kept students away.
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A blood test taken after his son’s wedding showed the House minority leader had been previously infected with coronavirus, he told reporters.
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Richard Montañez has for years told a story of how he dreamed up Flamin’ Hot Cheetos while working as a Frito-Lay janitor. The archival record, former employees and Frito-Lay itself say otherwise.
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Current and former employees of ICM Partners allege that the talent agency tolerated harassment and misconduct toward women and people of color.
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An F-15C air-to-air combat jet was placed on alert in case of unrest over the pandemic or election, sources and records say. The Guard denies it.
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My boyfriend was sweet. My boyfriend was hysterical. My boyfriend always told me how much he loved me. When we would have sex, my whole body felt worshipped, cared for — nurtured, even.
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In honor of LGBTQ relationships in Los Angeles, here’s a roundup of our favorite L.A. Affairs columns.
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I was only 5 years old when a caretaker’s nephew began to sexually abuse me. He made me pinkie-promise not to tell. ‘I do this because I love you,’ he’d say. For years, I would carry this lie — that abuse was a form of love — into my other relationships.
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Not once in all those years did I get the vibe that he wanted to reconcile. Not once. And it seemed to me that he just turned the page. We didn’t work out, so it was history. Maybe I had to turn the page too.
You can buy a plethora of earthquake kits online, but which ones are the best for the price? Here’s a look at four off-the-shelf options.
L.A. chefs, restaurateurs and the Food staff share the food and drink items they would want in their earthquake kits.
Staples for a “cook’s kit” to keep with your emergency supplies. They’ll make make eating during the fallout more enjoyable.
MyShake is the early-warning app recommended for Southern Californians. But there are others you can download. What are they and which ones might you want?