Pasadena To Require Vaccines For Employees, Face Masks IndoorsPasadena will soon require face coverings indoors regardless of vaccine status as COVID cases spike across Los Angeles County. The city is also working on a policy that would require its city employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Research Shows Little Change In People Unwilling To Get Vaccinated Despite Rising COVID-19 CasesWith coronavirus cases rising across the nation, especially as the more transmissible Delta variant spreads, many are frustrated that some still choose not to get vaccinated.
SoCal Doctors Encourage Vaccination As COVID Cases Climb At Alarming PaceOn Friday, L.A. County reported 1,902 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, a 700% increase in the number of daily cases reported in just one month. There were also six new deaths reported.
Calif. Reverses Course, To Give School Districts Discretion On Mask Mandatefter issuing a requirement that all California students without masks would be turned away from school campuses regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status, the state appeared to immediately issue a reversal Monday night, sparking major confusion.
Some Residents Confused On If They Should Continue Wearing Face Masks As Mandate Is LiftedEven though California has lifted its mask mandate for most businesses, many people are unsure what to do when it comes to ditching their face coverings.
New Cal-OSHA Guidelines Say Workers Can Go Maskless If Everyone Else In Workplace Is VaccinatedCal-OSHA votes to allow workers to go without masks as long as all other employees in the room are vaccinated, guidelines that are still more restrictive than recommendations by the CDC.
LA County To Ease Masking Guidelines, Physical Distancing Requirements June 15The Los Angeles Department of Public Health Friday announced that it would align with the state's June 15 plans to ease capacity limits, distancing requirements and face masking guidelines for vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz's Sons Pulled From In-Person Learning Over Mask MandateHuntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz and his girlfriend, Amber Miller, have pulled Ortiz's two sons from in-person learning because they do not want to wear face masks in class.
California Will Keep Mask Mandate In Place Until June 15Currently, face coverings in California are no longer required outdoors except at crowded events and for unvaccinated people when physical distancing cannot be maintained.
Actor Ricky Schroder Argues With Costco Employee About Mask ConfusionActor Ricky Shcroder argues with LA-area Costco employee who won't let him in without a mask.
California's Mask Mandate Could End On June 15, Gov. Newsom SaysOn Wednesday, Newsom said the state may suspend the mask mandate in June as well, except for large, indoor gatherings.
LA County Loosens Mask Requirements For Vaccinated People, Allows Indoor Arcades And Playgrounds To ReopenAn updated Health Officer Order went into effect Friday in Los Angeles County loosening mask requirements for vaccinated people and allowing indoor arcades and playgrounds to reopen with modifications.
CA Updates Face Mask Guidance, Joins CDC In Suggesting Double-MaskingCalifornia officials Thursday urged residents in the Southland and across the state to consider wearing two masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
CDC Order Requiring Face Masks On All Public Transportation, Rideshares Takes EffectThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order on Friday that requires all travelers to wear a mask when on a plane, train, bus, ferry, subway, taxi or rideshare within the U.S.