National Anger And Fear As Asian American Seniors Targeted In Bay Area Attacks The assaults have prompted some businesses to close early, while volunteers have set up protective escorts for older residents. Eric Westervelt
Health Supreme Court Rules Against Calif., Doubles Down On Religious Rights Amid Pandemic The court sided with two churches that said a ban on indoor church services violated their rights to free exercise of religion. But the justices let stand restrictions that cap attendance at 25%. Jason Breslow Nina Totenberg
National COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: How High-Tech California Is Now Trying To Fix It The nation's most populous state says it's pivoting fast following a chaotic and inefficient county-based rollout of the vaccine. Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris tells NPR about the do-over. Eric Westervelt
National LA Paramedics Told Not To Transport Some Patients With Low Chance Of Survival Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases that have inundated ICUs, the Southern California county is also asking ambulance crews to conserve bottled oxygen. Jaclyn Diaz
Health Costume May Have Contributed To An Outbreak At California Hospital, Infecting 44 Hospital officials in San Jose are investigating whether an inflatable costume contributed to an emergency department outbreak. One hospital employee died after testing positive for the coronavirus. Reese Oxner
National California Identifies A Case Of Coronavirus Variant First Seen In U.K. Newsom made the announcement during an online conversation about the pandemic with Dr. Anthony Fauci, but offered little additional information about the circumstances of the diagnosis. Vanessa Romo
National California Is 1st State To Hit 2 Million Cases, And Hospitals Are Out Of ICU Beds Coronavirus cases in the state have skyrocketed over the last two months, and the ICU capacity is now zero in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. Laurel Wamsley
National Quarantined Health Workers Compound Staffing Shortages At California Hospitals With a spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitals in California's San Joaquin Valley are suffering from a staffing shortage. It's made worse because hundreds of health care workers are quarantined. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Politics California Voters Give Uber, Lyft A Win But Some Drivers Aren't So Sure Uber and Lyft are cheering the passage of Prop 22, which says they don't have to treat their drivers as employees and provide benefits like paid sick leave. Critics say they'll keep fighting. Shannon Bond
Technology Uber And Lyft Must Make Drivers Employees, California Court Rules The ruling is a blow to Uber and Lyft, which have argued they are not subject to state labor law. But the court's order could still be upended by a ballot measure backed by the ride-hailing companies. Shannon Bond
