Leaders in California are scrambling to prepare the state amid a shortage of hospital beds, limited access to masks and ventilators and a patchwork approach to testing, as a surge of cases in New York provides a warning of how quickly the coronavirus crisis could spiral out of control.

California's Franchise Tax Board had announced Wednesday that it was postponing its deadline to July 15. Mnuchin urged anyone who might have a refund coming their way to file now to get their money sooner. Hikers in Malibu last March. This is still OK, but please adhere to social distancing protocols. (Mario Tama/Getty Image)s Our friends at ...

From there, the masks will be distributed to medical centers, the sheriff said. After a "safer-at-home" order appeared to go unheeded on Southern California's coast over the weekend, county officials on Monday shut down the parking lots at Malibu beaches to discourage large crowds from coming. Images and videos of large numbers of people at ...

California is scrambling to obtain protective gear for healthcare workers and first ... Local officials had already moved to close parking at the state's best-known beaches in Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco to curb crowds. Parks in scenic Marin County, north of San Francisco, were closed and access was restricted ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is scrambling to obtain protective gear for healthcare workers and first responders, reaching out worldwide and working with locals to ratchet up production as the

Beach parking lots are also closed in Venice Beach, Santa Monica and Malibu. Times staff writers Phil Willon, Sarah Parvini, Colleen Shalby, Taryn Luna, Luke Money, Rong-Gong Lin II and Christopher Goffard contributed to this report.

Californians are navigating a new reality and finding that “stay at home” isn’t a black-and-white order.

California’s sweeping stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus ... Please stay at home!” the Sheriff’s Office said. Malibu city officials also have received reports of people flocking to beaches and hiking trails, the city said in an update posted to its website. The city pointed out that it did not own or operate county ...

On Monday evening, Governor Newsom ordered closures of many state park beaches and parking lots – primarily in San Diego County and Central California – in an effort to discourage large ... For instance, surfers were still in the lineup at Malibu (watch the live cam here) on Tuesday morning, and that’s one of the beaches on the list.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a shelter in place order directing the state ... Meanwhile, the city of Santa Monica closed its beach parking Sunday to deter people from flocking to the beach. Nearby, the city of Malibu issued additional guidance urging residents to maintain a safe distance if they were heading outside for a hike or ...