California

Pecolia Manigo of Reparations for Black Students speaks in a press conference at Oakland City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2022. MediaNews Group/The Mercury News/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption

Justice Patricia Guerrero was sworn in as the newest judge of California's Supreme Court Monday, becoming the first Latina woman in the role. Office of Governor Gavin Newsom hide caption

Gabriela Chirinos places the handle back on the pump after filling her vehicle with gas at a Miami Shell station on Nov. 22, 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would ask state lawmakers to temporarily "zero out" state gas taxes next year. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

Rep. Vic Fazio, joined by his wife Judy, announces to a gathering of friends and supporters in the Woodland Hote, in Woodland, Calif., on Nov. 17, 1997, that he will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives next term, following a 10-term career in Congress. Dick Schmidt/AP hide caption

Hank the Tank is "our big bear friend who has adopted the Tahoe Keys neighborhood as his residential area," police in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., say. Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife say that DNA samples show that at least two other large bears have broken into nearly two dozen homes. Bear League hide caption

Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, walks through rows of boxed personal protective equipment with dignitaries and elected officials, as he prepares to announce the next phase of California's COVID-19 response on Thursday. Watchara Phomicinda/AP hide caption

Mickey and Minnie Mouse perform during a parade as they pass by the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Florida. The theme park resort announced Tuesday that face coverings will be optional for fully vaccinated visitors in all indoor and outdoor locations. John Raoux/AP hide caption

California is suing Tesla after a three-year investigation in which the state says it found racial discrimination against Black workers at Tesla's plant in Fremont, Calif. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

A sign reminds customers that masks are required in their store in New York in December. A growing number of states are lifting their indoor mask mandates in the coming weeks. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

Supporters of single-payer health care march to the California capitol in 2017. On Monday, the author of a universal health care bill in the legislature didn't bring the measure up for a vote on the final day it couldn't be considered because he didn't think it would pass. Rich Pedroncelli/AP file photo hide caption

Save the Redwoods League has donated more than 500 acres of redwood forestland to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, a coalition of Native tribes that have been connected to the land for thousands of years. Max Forster/Save The Redwoods League hide caption

The Colorado Fire burns along Highway 1 near Big Sur, Calif., on Saturday. Nic Coury/AP hide caption

Sirhan Sirhan is seen arriving for a parole hearing in August 2021 in San Diego. On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked the parole recommendation for Sirhan, who killed Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/via AP hide caption

A young person wears a mask while waiting in line at a COVID-19 testing site on the Martin Luther King Jr. medical campus on Monday in Los Angeles. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption