Local health officials give catastrophic estimates of potential coronavirus deaths if stay-at-home orders aren't followed.

As Bay Area coronavirus infection rate eases, the focus turns to Southern California, especially L.A. County, with 6,000 cases and rising: a good week to "skip shopping altogether."

The public should realize that COVID-19 cases are likely to rise when stay-at-home orders are eased, officials said.

California coronavirus curve: Fewer deaths, long quarantine

After the coronavirus pandemic cools down, how will California start getting back to normal? Slowly, methodically and in stages.

A UCLA medical epidemiologist and infectious disease expert discusses a possible timeline for reopening California after the coronavirus shutdown.

It could be sometime in May before California officials begin to seriously contemplate how they might start to gradually ease the stay-at-home order.

A new study by Stanford University, using antibody blood tests, estimates that the number of cases in Santa Clara County may be 50 to 85 times greater than what was previously known.

California is now giving coronavirus testing priority to asymptomatic people in high-risk settings such as nursing homes and prisons.

Coronavirus: Autopsies reveal the first confirmed U.S. COVID-19 deaths occurred in Bay Area in February.

Coronavirus: After weeks of backlogs, it's getting easier to obtain a coronavirus test in California.

Robert Kim-Farley, infectious disease expert, says Stage 4 of Gov. Newsom's reopening plan for California may not be implemented until mid to late 2021.

Ditte and Nicolaj Reffstrup call their fashion brand's sustainabilty efforts "a moral obligation."

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The action comes on the heels of the temporary closure of all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District and schools in most of the state's largest cities, some of which made the decision to close earlier this week.

California public schools are likely to be closed for the remainder of the school year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday to anxious parents and educators.

Coronavirus: Will California schools really be closed through the end of the academic year?

California regulations may prevent thousands of nursing students from graduating, despite frantic effort to boost numbers of healthcare workers amid the pandemic.

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, state public schools are unlikely to reopen, state schools Supt. Tony Thurmond said Tuesday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced donations and other efforts to provide computers and broadband to students during the coronavirus pandemic, while saying "we continue to need to do much, much more."

Schools in rural parts of the state are struggling not only to teach but to reach students. Many lack internet access and rely on schools for food.

What will it take to reopen California schools? Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking toward an earlier start, possibly in late July, but there's not yet a plan for doing so.

Several medical trade groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom for extraordinary immunity for their triage decisions.

California starts to reopen from coronavirus lockdown. But if we relax vigilance now, we could go back to shutdowns again.

In all, the state received some 3 million surgical masks made by BYD, a company known for building electric vehicles with an assembly plant in Los Angeles County.

California on Monday sued two gasoline trading firms, alleging they took advantage of a 2015 refinery explosion in Torrance to improperly drive up the price at the pump.

An L.A. woman was to fly from LAX to Toronto and back. The airline canceled the flight. It won't give her a refund nor will the booking agency.

The program will provide $66 a day per senior in funding for daily meals. Newsom said the effort will launch immediately, focused on seniors who are at risk for COVID-19 or have limited income.

Newsom says low-income families will receive $365 per child to buy food to make up for the loss of free and reduced-priced lunches provided by schools.

Rishi Reddi's "Passage West" plumbs an important story of Indian immigrant farmers, but isn't quite up to the task as fiction

Gov. Newsom has taken to calling California a "nation-state" when discussing its efforts to fight the coronavirus. Constitutionally, that's not true.

A call to split the U.S. into separate republics based on our deep political divisions draws support from readers.

Calls to open all beaches because Californians have a right to them are silly and dangerous. Gov. Newsom is making the right call.

Californians feel hopeless, so some are protesting. The solution is to limit access to public spaces without completely closing them.

California's climate deal with automakers shows the proper solution to Trump is to go around him.

Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW reach deal with California regulators on fuel efficiency standards

Neptune's Net, the most-beloved hangout in Malibu, is a roadhouse that is equal parts good grub and floor show. Neptune's Net tastes like that wave that just broke your board.

Trump wants to dump Obama-era emissions regulations. Auto industry seeks regulatory certainty to guide future investment.

EV sales rose 65% in California in the first half of the year, led by Tesla. But that doesn't mean consumers are suddenly in love with electric cars.

California's unique authority to set its own tailpipe emissions standards has made the state an environmental leader and irked the Trump administration.

With Tesla's Smart Summon feature, the car drives itself to its human owner. It's already being abused, raising public safety questions.

Waymo wants to deploy a robotaxi service for the general public in parts of California as soon as possible.

Starting in December, those looking to buy electric vehicles with a price tag of more than $60,000 won't qualify for rebates — nor will plug-in hybrids with less than 35 miles of all-electric range.

California has joined other states in filing a second lawsuit against the administration for revoking the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.

Lowrider magazine was once among the bestselling newsstand automotive periodicals in the country. After 42 years, it will cease to print this year.

The fight over emissions between California and the White House could last years.

Ferrari's 488 Pista, which replaces the 458 Speciale, is driven by the most powerful V8 engine Ferrari has ever put in a road car.

The Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. sees California as a world hub for electric mobility.

California has no clearinghouse yet to help businesses interpret Newsom's stay-at-home order.

Heatstroke danger: Never leave an unattended child or pet in a car, even if the windows are down.