Center for Disease Control and Prevention Archives

California Parents Urge School Boards to Lift Masking of Kids in School

February 13, 2022 10:40 amFebruary 14, 2022 12:09 pm

With the Super Bowl in Los Angeles this weekend, taking place while California remains constricted under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s two-year old State of Emergency, parents are livid that their children are still being forced to wear masks in schools. 80,000...

‘MaskGate’ and the Unserious Politicians Mocking the People of California

February 3, 2022 5:10 pmApril 3, 2022 3:20 pm

Was it another French Laundry moment, or the latest installment of “MaskGate” at Sunday’s NFC Championship game in Los Angeles? Photos on social media brought us images of unmasked California Gov. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Los...

French Laundry Moment: Gov. Newsom, Mayors Celebrate at Packed NFC Game Maskless

January 31, 2022 7:47 amJanuary 31, 2022 1:12 pm

While teens, children and even toddlers are still being forced to wear masks all day long in schools throughout the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and several of the state’s Mayors were seen and photographed at the NFC Championship game...

Governor Newsom Announces New ‘Double Mask’ Guidelines

March 5, 2021 8:20 pmMarch 6, 2021 9:27 am

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) revised the state’s facemask policy Thursday, strongly encouraging Californians to wear two masks instead of one to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The CDPH revised the policy following new recommendations from the Center...

Americans Evacuated from China to Escape Coronavirus Taken to March Air Reserve Base

January 30, 2020 6:38 amJanuary 30, 2020 6:43 am

American diplomats and citizens evacuated from the epicenter of the fast-spreading Coronavirus in China landed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County. It was reported 201 people were on board a U.S Government chartered flight from Wuhan, China. The...

Ban on Smoking on State Beaches and in State Parks Up for Approval

September 3, 2019 5:31 pmSeptember 4, 2019 12:40 pm

‘Just as California banned smoking at indoor venues decades ago, it is time that visitors enjoying our state beaches and state parks be protected from the harm caused by smoking.’ Senate Bill 8, which would ban smoking in both...