Reopening Day in California

But as the day wore on, the changes were more palpable.By Jill CowanGood morning.If you didn’t know it was reopening day, Tuesday morning in Los Angeles might have felt like any other — or at least, any other in the recent downslope of a pandemic that has restricted life in California for more than a year.Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights was quiet. It felt normal.For more:Gov. Gavin Newsom marked California’s reopening with a lottery, a Hollywood robot and no mask.While many Californians were celebrating the state’s reopening, a complaint emerged from some residents and officials in the redder parts: It should have happened a long time ago.The Los Angeles Times has a list of attractions that have yet to open.Compiled by Jonathan WolfeA federal watchdog backed the legality of President Biden’s suspension of wall construction along the Mexican border.Vice President Kamala Harris hosted women of the Senate for dinner at the Naval Observatory.Dana Rohrabacher, the former representative for Orange County who lost his congressional seat in 2018, admitted that he participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol march, but said he did not storm the building.In some areas of California, drought is a continuous state of being, CalMatters reports.The manager of the state’s electricity grid warned of rolling blackouts in some areas of the state this week ahead of an upcoming heat wave, The Sacramento Bee reports.An I.R.S. backlog is stalling coronavirus stimulus and tax credit payments that California offered to undocumented families, The Sacramento Bee reports.A judge ruled that Harvey Weinstein can be extradited to Los Angeles to face rape charges.Southwest Airlines flights in the U.S. were temporarily suspended on Tuesday afternoon, the second major disruption to the company’s operations in less than 24 hours.CalMatters explores whether the reopening will bring travelers and tourism back to the state.The Associated Press explores why stolen Army rifles keep showing up in California.Valley Boulevard, Los Angeles’s Chinese main street, was decimated by the pandemic.