Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement California continues to see as its death toll approaches 5,000, causing alarm from some as the state continues to reopen its economy.But are caseloads the best measure of how well California is controlling COVID-19? Not necessarily, one of California’s top health officials said Friday as he announced that are eligible for reopening, including nail salons.AdvertisementThe move came as the state reported two consecutive record single-day increases in coronavirus cases, logging 3,620 new cases Thursday and 3,644 Friday. Los Angeles...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement California continues to see as its death toll approaches 5,000, causing alarm from some as the state continues to reopen its economy.But are caseloads the best measure of how well California is controlling COVID-19? Not necessarily, one of California’s top health officials said Friday as he announced that are eligible for reopening, including nail salons.AdvertisementThe move came as the state reported two consecutive record single-day increases in coronavirus cases, logging 3,620 new cases Thursday and 3,644 Friday. Los Angeles...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Wearing their masks, Donalene Ferrer and two other generations of family members were walking along an Oceanside neighborhood in April when a car pulled up and a woman yelled: “You started the corona!”The accuser, with a baby and a toddler in tow, turned out to be her mother’s neighbor, Ferrer said. Still in shock, the victim said she stepped near the woman to ask, “Why are you targeting us? I’m a nurse and my father fought for this country. You shouldn’t be teaching your children racism.”Ferrer, 41, a Filipina, remembered the...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Wearing their masks, Donalene Ferrer and two other generations of family members were walking along an Oceanside neighborhood in April when a car pulled up and a woman yelled: “You started the corona!”The accuser, with a baby and a toddler in tow, turned out to be her mother’s neighbor, Ferrer said. Still in shock, the victim said she stepped near the woman to ask, “Why are you targeting us? I’m a nurse and my father fought for this country. You shouldn’t be teaching your children racism.”Ferrer, 41, a Filipina, remembered the...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement VIDEO | 01:16 4 killed, including child, in mass shooting at Orange office complex Four people, including a child, were killed Wednesday evening and a fifth person was injured in a mass shooting in Orange. Four people, including a child, were killed Wednesday evening and a fifth person was injured in a mass shooting at an Orange office complex.It marks the third mass shooting in the United States in two weeks, coming after incidents at three Atlanta spas that killed eight people, including six Asian women, and at a Boulder, Colo.,...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement VIDEO | 01:16 4 killed, including child, in mass shooting at Orange office complex Four people, including a child, were killed Wednesday evening and a fifth person was injured in a mass shooting in Orange. Four people, including a child, were killed Wednesday evening and a fifth person was injured in a mass shooting at an Orange office complex.It marks the third mass shooting in the United States in two weeks, coming after incidents at three Atlanta spas that killed eight people, including six Asian women, and at a Boulder, Colo.,...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Adam Ho often asks himself why he lives in Los Angeles — its prices prevent him from buying a home or traveling as much as he dreams or entertaining to his delight.“In the beginning, it was the culture and the music, the pop-up food and the nightlife,” said the aficionado of downtown L.A., an out-of-work waiter. “These days, it’s COVID, peer pressure to wear or not wear masks, more fires than you ever imagined, and, man, the smog is brutal.”For several days now, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued unhealthful air...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Adam Ho often asks himself why he lives in Los Angeles — its prices prevent him from buying a home or traveling as much as he dreams or entertaining to his delight.“In the beginning, it was the culture and the music, the pop-up food and the nightlife,” said the aficionado of downtown L.A., an out-of-work waiter. “These days, it’s COVID, peer pressure to wear or not wear masks, more fires than you ever imagined, and, man, the smog is brutal.”For several days now, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued unhealthful air...WW…