California's first surgeon general, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, is sworn in by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February 2019. A leading voice on health care equity, she's helping shape the state's vaccination makeover following its rocky start. CA Governors Office. hide caption
Clinicians care for COVID-19 patients last week in a makeshift intensive care unit at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif. California is lifting regional stay-at-home orders, but county and local authorities can keep other restrictions in place. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
By the end of the day, more people received an injection on Monday than have been vaccinated since the start of the vaccine program on Dec. 18, Judson Howe, president of Adventist Health said. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
The coronavirus crisis in Los Angeles County hospitals has become so bad that ambulance services have been told not to transfer patients with a low chance of survival in order to preserve hospital beds. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A coronavirus outbreak occurred at the Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center's emergency department, with 44 staff members testing positive for the virus between Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. pablohart/Getty Images hide caption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the first known case of the new coronavirus variant in the nation's most populous state during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci. The first U.S. case was found in Colorado. Office of the Governor/AP hide caption
A California National Guard medic prepares to check the vital signs of an incoming patient in front of triage tents outside St. Mary Medical Center last week in Apple Valley amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds up a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week at a Los Angeles medical facility. Coronavirus cases continue to soar in the state as hospitals struggle to keep up with the surge. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
A demonstrator holds a sign in the Mission in San Francisco on Nov, 16 calling for shelter-in-place hotel rooms to remain available for unhoused residents. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption
These days only park rangers and loggers are allowed in to Big Basin Redwoods State Park following a devastating wildfire that destroyed most of the infrastructure in California's oldest and one of its most iconic state parks. Big Basin is home to the largest continuous stand of ancient coastal redwoods south of San Francisco. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption
A nurse cares for a coronavirus patient in the intensive care unit at El Centro Regional Medical Center in California's hard-hit Imperial County on July 28. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
The captain of the dive boat that caught fire last September was charged with 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter after prosecutors found his failure to follow safety rules during the three-day diving trip resulted in the death of 33 passengers and one crew member. Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP hide caption
A patient is treated for COVID-19 at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles. Hospitalizations because of the coronavirus are surging in California. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a coronavirus testing facility last month in Valencia. Newsom says his family will quarantine for two weeks after three of his children came into close contact with someone who tested positive for the virus. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured receiving a coronavirus test on Oct. 30, apologized to residents on Monday for attending a birthday party with too many guests. "I need to preach and practice, not just preach," he said. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption