• California will not lift its mask mandate to align with new federal recommendations until after June 15, the target date for the state to fully reopen businesses, state health officials said Monday
• This announcement makes California, along with New Jersey, one of the final holdouts to revise its mask policy after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people can go without masks in most situations
• Gov. Gavin. Newsom at a news conference Friday said the state was reviewing its mask policies but underscored that questions remain about enforcement, guidance for schools and what happens if businesses decide to continue requiring masks

• Bonta, the first Filipino-American to take office, is fighting anti-Asian racism as hatred attacks fluctuate within the state and across the country
• He will Create a racial justice office To Fight white supremacist and biased police and seek compensation for slavery

Officials warn against vaccine hesitancy as vaccinations decline

• Only 42% of people over 16 have been fully vaccinated in L.A. County as of Thursday according to state data
•  As vaccine numbers decline, officials are concerned as In the last two weeks in L.A. County, vaccine doses have decreased about 28% compared to the two weeks before
• 26% of Latinos and 29% of Black people over 16 are fully vaccinated compared to 51% of white people

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