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TORRANCE, CA - JULY 30: JMagda Arredondo, left, and Patrick Sheehy, RN, right, reposion a patient in the ICU inside Little Company of Mary Medical Center Friday, July 30, 2021 in Torrance, CA. Today the hospital has 20 covid positive patients. In June they had none. The majority of their covid positive cases are non vaccinated patients. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to rise in California

California hospitalizations for COVID-19 have continued to rise, reaching more than 8,300 patients
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 17: First Grader Brian Pacheco waits in line as his father Albert Pacheco holds his little brother Alexander as parents and students wait in line to check for the student name on a list using the Daily Pass website - designed to issue pre-approved health clearances for students to enter campus or present their QR code for entrance to the campus at Lankershim Elementary School in North Hollywood on Tuesday for the second day of in-class learning for LAUSD schools. The pre-approved health clearances for students to enter campus appeared to be up and working so the second day of school in the Los Angeles Unified School District appears to be going more smoothly than the first, largely devoid of the long lines and frustrations on back-to-school Monday when the district's student health-check system failed. Lankershim Elementary on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 in North Hollywood, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

L.A. Unified reports first coronavirus outbreak while other schools report multiple infections

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 23: Covid warning signage on the campus at USC Monday for the first day of in-person classes. USC and California State University campuses start in-person classes on Monday, serving as a test case for whether vaccine mandates, masking, regular testing and other protocols can minimize spread of the Delta variant even as thousands of students congregate in classes, dorms and social events. USC campus on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

Unvaccinated people, riskier behavior: What is fueling L.A.’s coronavirus surge

NORTHRIDGE, CA - AUGUST 11, 2021 - - Skyzell Touch, 6, is pulled along by his mother Raizah Touch as the first grader goes to be tested for COVID-19 before he begins to attend classes on Monday at Northridge Middle School in Northridge on August 11, 2021. Some parents also received the test for COVID. LAUSD has the most robust COVID-19 testing protocol in California, is requiring all students and teachers to be tested weekly. California could be the first state in the U.S. with a teacher vaccine mandate. Gov. Newsom announced today that all teachers and school staff in the state will be required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Coronavirus cases lead to missed school days for 6,500 LAUSD students during first week

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 13: Shawna Gibson, RN, an IV and medications for covid19 positive patient inside the covid unit at White Memorial Hospital on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Today the hospital reported they have 21 covid19 positive patients. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

After signs of leveling, COVID-19 hospitalizations in L.A. County tick back up

LAFD captain attacks city’s vaccination requirement, prompting internal investigation

College life is back and loaded with COVID rules as students return to campuses

Landmark FDA approval could turbocharge COVID-19 vaccinations in California

1,893 L.A. students, staff tested positive for coronavirus last week, group reports

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San Diego homeless lawsuit survives against city and county, but most claims dismissed

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 20, 2021: Even the Los Angeles Dodgers ball girl is required to wear a mask as tonight is the beginning of a new LA County health mandate requiring venues with more than 10,000 people to require masks at Dodger Stadium on August 20, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Breakthrough infections rise in L.A. County; young adults most infected with coronavirus

VENTURA, CA - DECEMBER 17: Ventura County Public Health office located at 3147 Loma Vista Road in Ventura specializing in behavioral health and health care for the homeless working to improve the lives of people with HIV/AIDS emotionally, socially and medically. The center is next to Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) the designated Level II Trauma Center for West Ventura County. Health officials in Ventura County say parties, indoor church services and youth sports events currently banned amid COVID-19 restrictions are continuing, hindering the county's ability to fight the spreading coronavirus. The county's intensive care unit capacity has dropped to 1%, and COVID-19 hospitalizations have broken records for 10 consecutive days. On Sunday, 181 COVID-19 patients were in the county's hospitals, 72% higher than the peak of the July surge. Ventura County on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in Ventura, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Ventura County enacts indoor mask order as hospitalizations jump

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 17: Pedestrians cross the street by a San Francisco police car where an officer is standing guard in Chinatown on March 17, 2021 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco police have stepped up patrols in Asian neighborhoods in the wake of a series of shootings at spas in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. The main suspect, Robert Aaron Long, 21, has been taken into custody. The San Francisco Bay Area is also seeing an increase in violence against the Asian community. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

San Francisco moves to suspend employees for not disclosing vaccination status

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Venice, California-July 28, 2021-Some call Venice Beach their home, but the deadline for tents to be removed from Venice Beach is coming up on July 31, 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

California housing department mismanaged COVID-19 funds for the homeless, audit says

An audit says the state housing department did not properly distribute federal funds meant to help homeless residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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