• Some health experts are questioning whether federal officials moved too fast in relaxing mask recommendations that would allow for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to shed face covering in most indoor and outdoor settings
• The United Food and Commercial Workers union, which represents 1.3 million essential food and retail workers, also questioned the CDC’s move
• Grocery stores, however, could opt to simply retain a no-mask, no-service policy
• Some fear that the CDC’s move will backfire and end up normalizing not wearing masks without requiring vaccinations

• California would embark on the most ambitious era of government spending since its boom times of the mid-20th century under the budget proposed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom
• The governor’s list of spending priorities, which rely on a surprise cash infusion spread over several years that is projected to ultimately top $100 billion
• Large spending proposals revealed for the first time Friday included a promise of $11 billion for transportation funding and $7 billion to expand access to broadband across the state

• Los Angeles County could soon become the largest county in the country to launch a universal basic income pilot program, providing at least $1,000 a month to at least 1,000 residents
• The two supervisors said the county must explore anti-poverty measures as permanent county policy, not just as emergency measures to alleviate economic instability
• The Board of Supervisors will vote on the measure at their Tuesday meeting
• L.A. County would need at least $36 million to finance its program

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