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A waiter wears a face mask while tending to customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
More California counties see COVID-19 case improvements

By John Antczak May. 18, 2021 01:06 AM EDT

Student Sander Albertson, from Minnesota, wears a face mask outdoors with his friends at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Monday, May 17, 2021. California is keeping its rules for wearing face masks in place until the state more broadly lifts its pandemic restrictions on June 15. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California will stay masked for another month

By Don Thompson May. 17, 2021 02:37 PM EDT

LA County receives report on lost jobs, pandemic recovery

Feb. 09, 2021 12:48 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County lost 437,000 jobs in 2020 and will have 354,000 fewer living-wage jobs this year compared to the pre-pandemic economy,...

Jeff Page, also known as General Jeff, a homelessness activist and leader in Downtown Los Angeles Skid Row Neighborhood Council addresses U.S. District Court Judge David Carter, not seen, as he holds a court hearing at the Downtown Women's Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Judge Carter said last week's rainstorm created "extraordinarily harsh" conditions for homeless residents of Los Angeles, prompting him to order city officials to meet with him at a Skid Row shelter to discuss how to address the worsening crisis of people living on the streets. Carter noted that 1,383 homeless people died in the city and county of Los Angeles last year, a 32% increase from 2019. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
'Extraordinary' homelessness hearing held in LA's Skid Row

By Christopher Weber Feb. 04, 2021 08:31 PM EST

Signs direct people to a recently opened COVID-19 vaccination center at California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 2., 2021. California has administered more than 3.5 million doses, significantly boosting the daily number of shots it has give just weeks ago, Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's health and human services secretary, said Tuesday, but it still lags most other states in delivering doses and residents report on going frustrations trying to get an appointment. The center, run by Sacramento County is accepting appointments for those 65 and over, law enforcement and emergency services personnel. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
California joins feds in bid to speed coronavirus vaccines

By Don Thompson Feb. 03, 2021 12:11 AM EST

Health officials use wireless devices to register people with vaccine appointments at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site outside The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. California has become the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. That's according to a tally Monday by Johns Hopkins University. The grim milestone wasn't entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents but its speed was stunning. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California sees hopeful signs as counties fight for vaccines

By Don Thompson Jan. 19, 2021 07:57 PM EST

Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Elliot Ibanez, left, receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine given by LAFD paramedic Anthony Kong at Station 4, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)
'Surge on top of a surge' to challenge California hospitals

By Brian Melley Dec. 28, 2020 08:45 PM EST

A Trump supporter positions a banner on a Department of Public Works vehicle before the arrival of President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to visit Mariotti Building Products, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Old Forge, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
AP FACT CHECK: What the Dems didn't say, and what Trump did

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen And Christopher Rugaber Aug. 22, 2020 07:43 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Mary Cruz takes a cell phone video of a coronavirus-themed mural Monday in the arts district of Los Angeles. Coronavirus cases have surged to record levels in the Los Angeles area, putting the nation's largest county in "an alarming and dangerous phase" that if not reversed could overwhelm intensive care units and usher in more sweeping closures, health officials said Wednesday, July 15. Los Angeles County, home to a quarter of the state's population, reported 2,758 more confirmed cases on Wednesday and 44 deaths. The county's overall death total is just under 4,000. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
California counties see virus spikes; Rose Parade canceled

By Christopher Weber Jul. 16, 2020 01:03 AM EDT

Workers direct cars as they wait in line for coronavirus testing at Dodger Stadium Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles in 'dangerous phase' as virus cases surge

By Christopher Weber Jul. 15, 2020 09:47 PM EDT

A woman pays for photo prints from George's Camera during curbside service Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in San Diego. With encouraging results in their fight against the coronavirus, San Diego County supervisors voted Tuesday to ask the state to allow California's second-largest county to be a test case for whether more rapid reopening can safely occur.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego wants state officials to allow speedier reopening

By Julie Watson May. 19, 2020 01:03 AM EDT