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Santa Monica Faces Pandemic Pollution

Trash pollution on Santa Monica’s local beaches has increased due to previous COVID-19 protocols at restaurants. Single-use plastic masks litter the beaches and take-out bags flood the shores in an attempt to protect people from the virus.

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California Incentiveses COVID-19 Vaccine

Maxim Elramsisy | The Corsair

The Dodger Stadium COVID-19 vaccination site in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The parking lot was converted to one of the largest vaccination sites in the country.

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Open Season

As the number of vaccinated Californians rises and the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline, California remains on a slow but steady pace toward reopening. Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidance that allows for fully vaccinated people to enter public indoor areas unmasked, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state's mask mandate will remain through June 15. With a majority of the state’s counties being in the orange tier, the state has hopes to reopen on June 15.

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