A woman receives a Pfizer vaccination booster shot from a nurse in Los Angeles. California Department of Public Health officials say that no fully vaccinated adult should be denied a COVID-19 booster shot in the state. Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption
A man attempts to stay dry while riding in Pasadena, Calif., during a rainstorm on Monday. Sarah Reingewirtz/AP hide caption
Caltrans maintenance supervisor Matt Martin walks by a landslide covering Highway 70 in the Dixie Fire zone Sunday in Plumas County, Calif. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's wildfires. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
A pedestrian walks with an umbrella near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco during a shower on Wednesday. Strong storms are expected to bring substantial rain to the Western U.S. within the next week. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Vanessa Bryant, pictured in a 2010 photo, and others sued over photos from the 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and others. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the Pacific Ocean off California have been recovered, the Navy said in a statement on Tuesday. An MH-60S helicopter, similar the one pictured, and five crew members were recovered from a depth of about 5,300 feet below the surface of the ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday. Ian Kinkead/AP hide caption
Cleanup contractors deploy skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further crude oil incursion into Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 3 after an oil spill off the Southern California coast. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
California public schools and colleges must stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
California's governor has signed a new law against removing a condom without a sexual partner's consent. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
This U.S. immigration processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is operated by GEO Group Inc., a Florida-based company specializing in privatized corrections. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
Oil is seen on the beach in Huntington Beach, California on October 3, 2021, after a pipeline breach connected to an oil rig off shore started leaking oil, according to an Orange County Supervisor. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Flowers in support of the Bruce family and George Floyd stand at Bruce's Beach in April in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Michelle Chester, director of employee health services at Northwell Health, prepares the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital. Hospitals and nursing homes across the country are preparing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Eduardo Munoz/AP hide caption
A worker sorts parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif., last month. Watchara Phomicinda/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption
Laura Sanchez got a COVID vaccine shot last month from nurse Noleen Nobleza in Orange, Calif. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption