California Gov. Gavin Newsom, here in Sacramento on Friday, has ordered face coverings be required in public spaces statewide. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said requiring masks is a necessary step as Californians continue to ignore recommended face-covering guidelines. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Tuesday
The 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people in all and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Wednesday
"We need to make a firm commitment to change, not just with words but with action," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Christian (left) and his wife Monze (right) were laid off from restaurant jobs in mid-March and not qualified to receive unemployment because they are undocumented immigrants. Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says places of worship can resume in-person services pending county approval. Attendance will be limited to fewer than 100 or 25% of the building's capacity, whichever is lower. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Wendy Schmidt, with husband Eric at a 2016 event, said of the gift to the NPR regional newsrooms: "Now more than ever, we depend on high-quality journalism for timely and critical information." Todd Williamson/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Powell's Steamer & Pub reopened to patrons on Wednesday. The pub is in Placerville, in California's El Dorado County, one area that's entered Expanded Stage 2 of reopening its economy. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Monday
Vehicles are seen parked at the Tesla car plant in Fremont, Calif., on Monday. The parking lot was nearly full; Tesla resumed production in defiance of an order from county health authorities. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Elon Musk Reopens California Tesla Plant, Defying Local Health Officials (Again)
Saturday
Among those protesting stay-at-home orders this week at the California Capitol in Sacramento were activists who oppose governments requiring vaccinations for schoolchildren. Katie Orr/KQED hide caption
Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters
Tuesday
The lawsuit is the first big test of a new state law that poses a serious threat to the ride-hailing apps' business models. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
A member of the AltaMed Health Services staff prepares to take a sample at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in Los Angeles. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
All 84 residents of Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., were evacuated from the facility in early April after 39 residents tested positive for the coronavirus. Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
Discharging COVID-19 Patients To Nursing Homes Called A 'Recipe For Disaster'
Thursday
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department van enters the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on April 1, 2020. California is planning to release as many as 3,500 inmates who were due to be paroled in the next two months as it tries to free space in cramped prisons in anticipation of a coronavirus outbreak, state officials said. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Friday
California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update to the state's response to the coronavirus, at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on Tuesday. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption