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George Floyd killed
George Floyd, a 46 year-old Black man, is killed by Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Floyd's death sparked months-long civil unrest that resulted in 19 deaths and over 14,000 arrests, as well as 428 recorded incidents of police brutality, with many more reported. -
United States rejoins WHO
Joseph Biden signs an order to rejoin the World Health Organization, after the Trump Administration withdrew from the WHO citing protests in the WHO's management of the pandemic. -
Insurrection at the Capitol
A protest turns into an insurrection as hundreds, perhaps thousands, fight police and storm the Capitol building to stop the certification of Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris' electoral win. Five people die during the insurrection. The certification is delayed but ultimately finished in the early hours of the 7th. -
Inauguration of Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris
Biden and Harris are sworn in as the next President and Vice President of the United States under heavy military protection at the U.S. Capitol, where two weeks before insurrectionists had stormed the building look to stop the certification. -
Presidential election is held
With 306 electoral votes, Joseph Biden and Kamela Harris are elected the next President and Vice President of the United States. Donald Trump and Mike Pence received 232 electoral votes. Despite the election being held on November 3rd, the election is contested by Donald Trump and his allies with unsubstantiated and unproven claims of voter fraud. Biden's win is certified by Congress on January 6th. -
Over 1 million in LA County sick
A local variant strain of the novel coronavirus, first detected in California in July, is thought to be fueling California's outbreak. Over 1,000,000 alone in LA County have tested positive for COVID-19. New York, Washington DC, and island countries in the Pacific Ocean have also reported cases involving the strain. -
1 of 14 people in United States tests positive
One out of every 14 people in the county has tested positive. Over the past week, San Diego County has averaged 2,042 new cases and 38.9 new deaths per day. The number of confirmed infections is currently doubling every 73.9 days. -
Outdoor business closures lifted
After seven weeks of closures, restaurants, museums, theaters and other businesses can resume outdoor operations immediately under state guidance. -
U.K. coronavirus variant found in Colorado.
The recently discovered novel variant found a week prior in the United Kingdom is detected in a Colorado man in his 20s with no travel history. Scientists say they are concerned, but not surprised, since viruses are known to mutate. -
Statewide ICU capacity at 0%
Statewide ICU capacity reaches 0%. Southern California has already been at 0% capacity for several days. -
California breaks 2 million cases
California becomes the first state to record more than 2 million coronavirus cases. More than 23,000 Californians have died. -
Grim new records for California
The state set new highs for positive cases and deaths. Nearly 22,000 Californians have died as a result of the coronavirus. -
San Diego County enters purple tier
San Diego County’s state-calculated, adjusted case rate is 7.4 per 100,000 residents and the region enters its first week of Purple Tier or Tier 1. -
U.S. records 85,000 new cases, fears of another surge
The U.S. records more than 85,000 new coronavirus cases. The surge takes place primarily across the Midwest and Mountain West. After a September lull, nationwide cases per day are now approaching the highs of the summer. -
Rose Garden ceremony infects at least 34
The cluster of people infected by the COVID-19 outbreak connected to the Rose Garden ceremony for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett numbers at least 34, including several White House staff members, according to The Washington Post. CDC experts offer assistance with contact tracing, which the White House declines, per the New York Times. -
President Trump, Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19
President Donald Trump announces that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. After experiencing mild symptoms of the disease, Trump is later taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, “out of an abundance of caution," per Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. -
1,000,000 deaths worldwide
The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 worldwide crosses the 1 million mark, according to The New York Times, surpassing the deaths caused by HIV, dysentery, malaria, influenza, cholera, and measles combined in 2020. -
Newsom signs two laws
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs two laws, one making workers eligible for compensation benefits if they’ve contracted COVID-19, the other mandating businesses tell employees if they’ve been exposed to someone known to have tested positive for coronavirus, been ordered to quarantine because of it, or died from COVID-19. -
Music concert draws thousands to Capitol steps
A Christian music concert draws thousands to the steps of the state Capitol over Labor Day weekend. Very few of the thousands of at the concert wore masks. State Senator Shannon Grove, a Bakersfield Republican, speaks to the crowd, violating the 14-day quarantine she is supposed to be in after she and other state Republicans were exposed to a colleague who tested positive for coronavirus. -
United States declines participation in COVAX initiative
The United States says it will not participate in an initiative by the WHO to develop, make, and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine. COVAX, with 172 countries participating, was launched so that an eventual vaccine could be distributed evenly to poor and developing countries. -
First COVID-19 reinfection in U.S. is confirmed; reinfection happened in late May
A 25-year-old man from Nevada became reinfected with COVID-19 in late May after recovering from a mild case in April, reports say. It marks the first reported case of reinfection in the United States; the second occurrence resulted in a much more severe case, requiring hospitalization and oxygen. A full study of the case is published in Lancet Infectious Disease Journal in October. -
Wildfires blaze across California
367 wildfires blaze across California, many started by the previous weekend’s thunderstorms. The wildfires mean that some parts of California are now contenting with raging fires, a heat wave, poor air quality brought on by the fires, and the still-uncontrolled coronavirus pandemic. -
United States deaths from coronavirus exceed 1000/day
The COVID-19 disease is the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. Deaths exceed 1000 per day and nationwide cases exceed 5.4 million. Testing has dropped by an average 68,000 per day, despite death being 8 times more likely in the United States vs in Europe. -
First blackouts in state since 2001
Electricity providers call for rolling blackouts to deal with the demand on the energy grid, stretched thin by Californians cranking up the AC in their homes to deal with a triple digit heat wave. Many large places where people could traditionally find respite from the heat — like movie theaters — are closed. -
Dr. Sonia Angell resigns
Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the state Department of Public Health, abruptly resigns. Governor Gavin Newsom refuses to tie her resignation to the recent data glitch that led to underreporting coronavirus cases, but says it was appropriate for him to accept her resignation.