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A few demonstrators protest outside AltaMed where California Gov. Gavin Newsom held press conference at the COVID-19 vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., on Thursday, March 25, 2020. California is expanding its vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and over starting in April and anyone 16 and over on April 15, Gov. Newsom said Thursday. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)
California opens vaccination eligibility to all adults

By Amy Taxin And Michael R. Blood Mar. 26, 2021 12:04 AM EDT

A pedestrian wears a face mask while walking past a sign at a vaccination center at City College of San Francisco during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
California to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16

By Amy Taxin And Michael R. Blood Mar. 25, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on "worldwide threats to the homeland," on Capitol Hill Washington. Democratic Rep. Lou Correa announced Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 he tested positive upon returning home from Washington, D.C., prompting him to self-quarantine away from his family. His office said he received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Dec. 19 and has not received the second shot that would have boosted his immunity to about 95%. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP, File)
California congressman tests positive for coronavirus

Jan. 16, 2021 08:21 PM EST

FILE - This Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, file photo, shows the exterior of Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana, Calif. A California judge has ordered Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, a 50 percent reduction of the population in Orange County jails to protect incarcerated people from a major coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Judge orders reduction at Orange County jail due to COVID-19

Dec. 11, 2020 08:08 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020, file photo, student nurse Ryan Eachus collects forms as cars line up for COVID-19 testing at a testing site set up the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif. Orange County will provide up to half a million mail-in test kits to residents before the end of the year in the hopes that more testing can help beat back the coronavirus. Orange County will offer the free test kits initially to residents of its two largest cities, Anaheim and Santa Ana. Health officials hope to make the kits available to all of the county's 3 million residents by next month in what could be a massive boost in testing. unemployment rate stubbornly high. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
California county hopes mail-in test kits help curb virus

By Amy Taxin Nov. 24, 2020 04:01 PM EST

FILE - In this March 13, 2020 file photo, visitors take photos at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., the last day the park was open due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Theme park industry leaders in California say they aren't pleased with proposed reopening guidance being considered by Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration. Erin Guerrero, executive director of the California Attractions and Parks Association, said amusement park leaders wanted changes to a draft they reviewed on Thursday, Oct. 1 and asked Newsom to continue conversations with industry leaders before finalizing the rules. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin, File)
California wavers on theme park opening rules amid pressure

By Adam Beam And Amy Taxin Oct. 02, 2020 02:33 PM EDT

Police: California hotel brawl involves nearly 100 people

Aug. 05, 2020 06:37 PM EDT
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A brawl at a hotel near Disneyland on Wednesday involved as many as 100 people and two people were hospitalized, police said. ...

With most of Southern California's coastline is shut down for the Fourth of July holiday due to a spike in coronavirus cases, the beach in San Clemente, Calif., remains open as crowds, socially distanced, fill the sand Saturday, July 4, 2020. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
Californians avoid holiday crowds as coronavirus cases surge

By Christopher Weber Jul. 05, 2020 03:49 PM EDT

Disney employee Ines Guzman places a Mickey Mouse doll on the hood of her car before participating in a drive-by protest to demand a safe reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic Saturday, June 27, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. Workers are demanding regular testing, stricter cleaning protocols and higher staffing levels. Disney had originally proposed reopening on July 17th but announced this week it was postponing. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Low-income California zip codes see spike in virus cases

Jun. 27, 2020 06:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 26, 2020 file photo people wear masks as they walk on the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif. Days after his predecessor abruptly quit, Orange County's new interim health officer will lift a requirement that residents wear face coverings in public and instead recommend they use masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, an official said. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez,File)
Orange County will change mask order after official quit

Jun. 11, 2020 02:02 PM EDT

In this March 2020 photo, Orange County, Calif., Chief Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick speaks at a coronavirus press conference in Satna Ana, Calif. D.r. Quick resigned Monday, June 8, 2020, after receiving threats over her order for residents wear to face coverings when near others in public to protect against the coronavirus. Quick is the seventh senior health official to resign in California since the pandemic began and the officials suddenly faced unprecedented pressure, criticism and threats, said Kat DeBurgh, executive director of the Health Officers Association of California. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)
California health official resigns after receiving threats

Jun. 09, 2020 11:15 AM EDT

Orange County beaches approved for active uses by state

May. 07, 2020 07:34 PM EDT
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration approved plans for Orange County to reopen the last of its beaches Thursday after he...