Gavin Newsom's administration announced the new mandate will start Wednesday and last until Jan. 15. Hikers and bikers traverse the Santa Fe Dam trail as county parks officially reopen to the public. A woman wearing a protective mask walks past a shuttered business in Long Beach. A full body orgasm at the L.A. Phil? California indoor mask mandate returns Wednesday If you dont want to spread it, you wear it, if youre not bothered, you shouldnt be forced.. It doesnt really have to be mandatory.. The new guidelines recommended masks for all people over age 2 who were in a public setting, traveling or around others in the same household who might be infected. A scene from Knives Out, with actor Don Johnson, seen at the Mission Tiki Drive-in Theatre in Montclair. Some Californians have openly rebelled against directives to wear face coverings, which they consider to be government overreach and an infringement on their personal freedom. Luke Money is a Metro reporter covering breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. The new guidance permits facilities to develop mask policies specific to their needs. Hannah Fry is a Metro reporter covering Orange County for the Los Angeles Times. California's Mask Mandate Ends June 15. Here's Why Some Fully - KQED You have to do some very intentional things to promote safety behavior, like wearing safety equipment, he said. No other California county has publicly tied its placement on the CDCs community level scale to a renewal of masking orders. All Californians must wear masks indoors starting Dec. 15 | The Apprentice tattoo artist Peter Hawks wears a mask as he sweeps inside Three Kings Tattoo in Highland Park. "We hope that those are few and far between, that most people see the purpose of doing this over the next month as something to protect them and their communities during a very tough time.". A woman, masked against COVID-19, walks past a building that features the image of Britney Spears at a shopping center in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. Newsom issues mandatory California coronavirus mask order - Los Angeles Officials in at least 20 counties including Ventura, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and a large swath of the San Francisco Bay Area would eventually follow suit. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News. A month ago, it made up 17% of cases. Californians will continue to be able to access COVID-19 vaccines, testing and therapeutics with no out-of-pocket costs, according to the state Health and Human Services Agency. I think we kind of owe it to each other to do whatever we can to reduce that burden, and to really acknowledge that it has disproportionately affected people who are either older, have serious underlying health conditions, or have more exposures, which tends to be people who are our essential workers, Ferrer said. He lives in Irvine and his city required it before the state did. Almost exactly one year ago, the county took the same step to combat a surge fueled by the Delta variant of the coronavirus. In California: Mask mandate to end June 15 (?) and 'Ellen' to sign off This applies regardless of vaccination status. California, for example, waits until June 15 to lift masking requirements for vaccinated people in most public places. Thats in part why face coverings have become political, he said.