California indoor mask mandate end February 15th

Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Statewide School Masking Mandate to End March 12th

February 28, 2022 4:04 pm

In a joint statement with Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the indoor mask mandate for schools in California would continue until March 12th. After the 12th, masking...

Los Angeles County to Mostly Lift Indoor Mask Mandate Beginning on February 25th

February 24, 2022 2:28 amFebruary 23, 2022 9:28 pm

The Los Angeles County Department of Health announced on Wednesday that venues and places of businesses that verify vaccination status would be allowed to have indoor masking on Friday, effectively ending the County-wide mandate for most places. The county’s order,...

End of Mask Mandate: Businesses Across California Reporting Large Customers Increases

February 21, 2022 11:48 amApril 3, 2022 4:17 pm

Local business groups and associations across California report a massive bump in business during the first weekend without indoor mask restrictions, defying expectations and putting additional pressure on the handful of counties currently trumping the revised state policy. Press play...

Governor Newsom Unveils New ‘SMARTER’ Endemic COVID-19 Plan

February 17, 2022 3:49 pmFebruary 17, 2022 4:05 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California would be moving to a more “endemic” approach to handling the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating a more long-term plan for the virus as immunity against it builds. Newsom’s new endemic plan, known as...

California Health Secretary Ghaly Announces School Mask Mandate Will Stay in Place Until March

February 14, 2022 8:53 pmFebruary 14, 2022 9:02 pm

California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced Monday that the school mask mandate would stay in place for the rest of February despite drastically falling COVID-19 cases in the state and other states ending similar mandates...

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, Celebrities Shown Attending Super Bowl Sans Required Masks

February 14, 2022 12:09 pm

During Super Bowl LVI held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, prominent California celebrities and lawmakers were seen without masks, breaking both state and local laws, while also further calling into the question the need for local mandatory mask...

Newsom Administration Announces End of Statewide Mask Mandate on February 15th

February 8, 2022 2:22 amFebruary 8, 2022 3:38 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the current state indoor mask mandate will not be renewed due to a large drop in COVID-19 cases, with the current mandate set to end on February 15th. In mid-December of 2021, Governor Newsom...