COVID masks are back in Newsom’s California

California is experiencing an “upswing” in coronavirus cases, and officials are urging residents to mask up again.

The Los Angeles Times reported that a “COVID wave is washing over” the Golden State, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the “wastewater viral activity level for COVID-19 is currently High” there.

“The extent of the recent increases has prompted some county-level health officials to recommend that residents once again consider wearing masks in indoor public settings, at least until transmission has declined,” the LA Times noted Wednesday.

Traveling? The U.S. is experiencing a summer COVID-19 surge. Lower your chance of catching COVID-19 by masking in indoor public places like airports and planes. Wear a high-quality mask like an N95, KN95 or KF94 to stay protected. Learn more: https://t.co/UqPYkNWTXM pic.twitter.com/G82zVIUWTZ

— California Department of Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) August 30, 2025

Dr. Aimee Sisson, the health officer in Yolo County, said the state “is experiencing a summer COVID wave.”

“Sisson recommended that everyone age 2 and up in West Sacramento ‘wear a mask when they are around others in indoor public spaces,’ since coronavirus levels in sewage there are high,” the report continued.

“Wearing a high-quality mask such as an N95, KN95, or KF94 that fits well continues to provide strong protection,” Sisson said.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, again, again, again, again, again

Southern California is experiencing a summer surge of COVID-19 cases.

Local health officials are again urging people to wear masks in public indoor settings while the surge continues.

Will you comply? pic.twitter.com/XG9YU4zwVc

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) September 4, 2025

In familiar warnings, the San Francisco Department of Public Health urged people “to consider wearing a well-fitted mask in crowded indoor spaces, including when traveling, and to stay at home if they feel sick.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was infamously caught at a fancy Napa Valley restaurant in 2020 at the height of his draconian lockdown of California residents, this week formed an alliance with the state’s neighbors.

During Covid Gavin Newsom was closing beaches in California at the same time he was eating maskless inside fancy restaurants with friends. pic.twitter.com/saLEpafBYq

— Gain of Fauci (@DschlopesIsBack) August 23, 2025

The Democrat joined the governors of Oregon and Washington to form the West Coast Health Alliance in response to their fear-mongering claims that President Donald Trump is politicizing the CDC.

“The CDC has become a political tool that increasingly peddles ideology instead of science, ideology that will lead to severe health consequences,” a joint statement from the governors read.

The Alliance will help safeguard scientific expertise by ensuring that public health policies in California, Oregon, and Washington are informed by trusted scientists, clinicians, and other public health leaders.

Through this partnership, the three states will start…

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 3, 2025

“Democrat-run states that pushed unscientific school lockdowns, toddler mask mandates, and draconian vaccine passports during the COVID era completely eroded the American people’s trust in public health agencies,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Andrew G. Nixon said in a statement.

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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.

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