Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t thwarted Mother Nature’s springtime show in the Antelope Valley, where rolling hillsides are blanketed in a fiery orange hue from a recent poppy bloom. But like everything else deemed nonessential during the pandemic, the near Lancaster — where crowds have flocked in years past to witness the breathtaking bloom — is closed to visitors. The California Department of Parks and Recreation has set up a of the bloom in the hopes that people will enjoy the spectacular sight from home. State parks officials have also set up...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t thwarted Mother Nature’s springtime show in the Antelope Valley, where rolling hillsides are blanketed in a fiery orange hue from a recent poppy bloom. But like everything else deemed nonessential during the pandemic, the near Lancaster — where crowds have flocked in years past to witness the breathtaking bloom — is closed to visitors. The California Department of Parks and Recreation has set up a of the bloom in the hopes that people will enjoy the spectacular sight from home. State parks officials have also set up...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement California will begin the first steps in easing .The latest changes in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s four-stage plan to gradually reopen the state expand decision-making at the local level, allowing some communities to move further ahead into the second phase of the reopening process at their own pace and open more businesses beyond those outlined in the statewide policy.The changes will affect a small set of businesses at first and are unlikely to jump-start the coronavirus-battered economy in a significant way.But officials say it’s a...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement California will begin the first steps in easing .The latest changes in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s four-stage plan to gradually reopen the state expand decision-making at the local level, allowing some communities to move further ahead into the second phase of the reopening process at their own pace and open more businesses beyond those outlined in the statewide policy.The changes will affect a small set of businesses at first and are unlikely to jump-start the coronavirus-battered economy in a significant way.But officials say it’s a...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Memorial Day weekend is shaping up to be a major test for California amid eased coronavirus restrictions, as officials warn to prevent new outbreaks.Many parks, beaches and trails will be open, but officials are urging people to keep their distance and not spaces.In many counties, , retailers and even shopping malls will be open, though not in hard-hit areas like and many parts of the Bay Area.“The virus is still out there waiting for us to let our guard down,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis warned Thursday.Los Angeles...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Memorial Day weekend is shaping up to be a major test for California amid eased coronavirus restrictions, as officials warn to prevent new outbreaks.Many parks, beaches and trails will be open, but officials are urging people to keep their distance and not spaces.In many counties, , retailers and even shopping malls will be open, though not in hard-hit areas like and many parts of the Bay Area.“The virus is still out there waiting for us to let our guard down,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis warned Thursday.Los Angeles...WW…