On Feb. 7, Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the mask mandate put in place for the state would be lifted on Feb. 16 following a recent drop in COVID-19 cases after a winter battle with Omicron.

California 'roars back' as the state lifts most COVID restrictions including the Mask Mandate. After 15 long months, California is back. On June 15, most COVID-19 restrictions were lifted for vaccinated individuals including the mask mandate.