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California is keeping its school masking requirements …

In this Aug. 11, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom sits among students of a second-grade classroom at Carl B. Munck Elementary School, in Oakland, Calif. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

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California experiencing most severe blood shortage in …

A pint of donated blood is packaged for transportation during a Children's Hospital Los Angeles blood donation drive in the LA Kings blood mobile outside the Crypto.com Arena on Jan.13, 2022 in Los Angeles. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

California’s indoor mask mandate is now in effect; here’s …

A man wearing a facemask checks his phone near a sign urging people not to gather, while he walks on the beach in Long Beach, California, on July 14, 2020. (APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

California prepares plan to distribute COVID boosters …

A pharmacist prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccination during a drive-thru vaccination clinic at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on Jan. 13, 2021 in Santa Rosa. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

California on track for June 15 statewide reopening, and …

Guests walk through metal detectors and have their bags checked during the reopening of The Hollywood Bowl with a concert for healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers at Hollywood Bowl on May 15, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Gov. Newsom gets J&J vaccine in L.A. as California expands …

California Governor Gavin Newsom D-CA receives his dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine from Dr. Mark Ghaly in Los Angeles, California on April 1, 2021.(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Top California doctors get Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 …

Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, gets a one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza mall in Los Angeles on March 11, 2021. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

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California officials look ahead to reopening, push …

Dr. Tomas Aragon, State Public Health Officer and California Department of Public Health Director, takes part in a vaccination event at the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, March 11, 2021, to highlight the new one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Some outdoor ballparks, stadiums and theme parks …

A sign for Disneyland Drive hangs near empty amusement rides on Sept. 30, 2020, in Anaheim, California.(Mario Tama/Getty Images)

It’ll soon be easier for California counties to proceed …

People exercise at Inspire South Bay Fitness behind plastic sheets in their workout pods on June 15, 2020, in Redondo Beach, California. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Inspectors find ‘significant deficiencies’ at California’s …

The exterior of the PerkinElmer lab in Valencia is seen on Feb. 11, 2021. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)

Starting March 15, Californians aged 16-64 with certain …

Health care personel dressed in personal protective gear help inoculate people arriving to receive COVID-19 vaccines at the Fairplex in Pomona on Jan. 22, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

CA has administered more than 3.5 million COVID-19 …

Motorists line up at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium Jan. 15, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

California’s coronavirus trendlines improve, but …

People arrive for their Covid-19 vaccine at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California on February 2, 2021 - The first Covid-19 vaccine 'super site' in San Bernadino County - California's largest county - opened on Tuesday. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)