Reopening California

The California Department of Public Health updated its coronavirus rules for public schools. The new rules apply recommendations from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, with some modifications.

People going to LA Courthouses will no longer have to comply with social distancing requirements, but will still be required to wear masks.

Extremely rare side effects related to COVID-19 vaccines don’t outweigh the benefits of getting your shot, experts say, especially with the Delta variant on the rise. That variant may change what happens for children attending school in the fall. Patrick Healy reports for NBC4 at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

Some businesses are still requiring all customers to wear masks inside, while others ask only the unvaccinated to mask up. So which is correctly following the new state guidelines? Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 on Monday, June 21, 2021.

City of Riverside facilities will reopen to the public for in-person services and meetings beginning on Monday, though face coverings will still be required for those who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

California employers added more than 100,000 jobs in May for the fourth month in a row.

It’s normal if your mental health takes time to bounce back as California reopens, according to one UCLA professor.

California regulators have approved revised workplace pandemic rules that allow employees who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus the same freedoms as when they are off the job

Vaccination incentives help encourage people to get vaccinated, but those incentives are more effective in hard-hit neighborhoods when the vaccine clinics are targeted and the incentives are easy to utilize. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

With California’s COVID-19 tiers set to rest, the state is focusing on economic revival, tourism and vaccination efforts as life starts to return to pre-pandemic activity. Patrick Healy reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

The most populous county in the U.S., at one point the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrated reopening day in California with an in-person press conference and a slow transition away from mask-wearing. Conan Nolan reports for NBC4 on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.

Universal Studios welcomed back crowds at full capacity on Tuesday, the same day California reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic. Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 on June 15, 2021.

To align with the reopening of California’s economy on June 15, Disneyland Resort on Monday announced some relaxed coronavirus restrictions for guests. Here’s what parkgoers need to know.

A New Year’s Eve style countdown celebration to reopening took place at The Abbey in West Hollywood Monday night. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on June 14, 2021.

Adventure City doesn’t have global brand recognition to help it recover from the pandemic, the way some other theme parks do. But with June 15 comes a reopening for California, and for the family owned and operated park in Anaheim. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 on June 14, 2021.

Can you ditch your mask once California reopens on June 15? Let’s break down the new rules.

Low COVID spread and high vaccination rates mean California’s June 15 reopening is finally here. Patrick Healy reports on what to expect on that day for NBC4, on June 14, 2021.

On June 15, California is moving “Beyond the Blueprint” of the color-coded tier system and shedding most of its pandemic restrictions in a return to near pre-pandemic levels of activity. What will change?

It’s the last weekend before California’s June 15 reopening and SoCal businesses are looking to recharge their work forces with just some days before the reopening. 

Coming out of lockdown next week is causing anxiety for many local businesses, as they’re left with limited personnel and shortfalls in inventory. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on June 11, 2021.