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The CDC hasn't budged on its guidance that vaccinated people can skip mask wearing but some local governments, faced with surging cases are going back to mandates, such as Los Angeles County which recently mandated indoor mask use, including at places like bars and restaurants.

Public Health Experts Call On CDC To Change Its Mask Guidance

The agency argues that vaccinated people are safe without masks. But the guidance leaves room for plenty of unvaccinated people to mingle dangerously, and many argue that this is fueling case surges.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and community leaders posing for pictures in front of the La Maestra Housing for Hope project house in City Heights after announcing a $5 million award for the project.

City And County Of San Diego Award $5 Million For Behavioral Health Services

The Behavioral Health Impact Fund is intended to provide one-time capital funding for mental health and drug treatment providers to expand their capacity to provide services to individuals.

This image from a video released by the Justice Department shows Capitol Police officers, including Brian Sicknick, attempting to hold back a crowd that ultimately breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

2 Men Charged With Assaulting Police In Capitol Riot Ordered Jailed Pending Trial

George Tanios and Julian Khater have been accused of conspiring to assault U.S. Capitol Police officers, including Brian Sicknick, who were protecting the Capitol on Jan. 6.

A nurse administers a COVID-19 nasal swab test at Tubman Chavez Community Center, Nov. 30, 2020.

San Diego County Crosses 1,000 COVID-19 Deaths As Hospitalizations Surge

San Diego County health officials reported 1,378 new COVID-19 infections and 22 deaths Tuesday as hospitalizations continue to surge with nearly triple the number of people hospitalized compared to a month ago.

A worker at When Pigs Fly BBQ in Vista prepping a to-go order using a polystyrene or styrofoam container, May 20, 2021.

Vista Taking Steps To Ban Single-Use Plastics

Under the proposal, Vista would require businesses to offer plastic utensils and straws only upon request starting this summer. The ban on Styrofoam would go into effect July 2023.

Protesters sitting in the middle of the Mission Gorge Road and Cuyamaca Street intersection in downtown Santee on Aug. 29, 2020, listening as one of the organizers reads a list of demands to make the city more inclusive for people of color.

Black, Latina Women March In Santee Demanding Racial Justice

About 100 protesters Saturday marched peacefully and made demands that the Santee City Council make the city more welcoming to people of color. Trump-supporting counter-protesters were also on hand, but there was no direct confrontation.

Phil Mickelson walks on the ninth hole during the final round at the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, S.C., May 23, 2021.

San Diego Native Mickelson Wins PGA To Be Oldest Major Champ

Phil Mickelson put himself in the record book Sunday by winning the PGA Championship to become the oldest major champion in golf history.

This image provided by Novo Nordisk shows a package of the company's semaglutide medication, named Wegovy. On Friday, the FDA said this new version of a popular diabetes medicine could be sold as a weight-loss drug.

The FDA Has Approved An Obesity Drug That Helped Some People Drop Weight By 15%

In company-funded studies, participants taking the Novo Nordisk drug Wegovy had average weight loss of about 34 pounds. In a comparison group getting dummy shots, the average loss was under 6 pounds.

Freida Yueh taps paddles at the end of a match with fellow pickleball players at the Meredith, Parks & Rec facility in Meredith, NH.

America's fastest-growing sport is a cross of tennis, pingpong and badminton

With 4.8 million people now playing, pickleball is ready for the big time.

A long line of people waiting to get tested at the USD Former USD Electronics Recycling Center testing site. Nov. 23, 2020.

San Diego County Reports Additional 959 COVID-19 Cases; Hospitalizations Up

San Diego County health officials reported 959 new COVID-19 infections Monday amid a surge in hospitalizations that have nearly tripled in a month's time.

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