Virus cases plunge and LA, San Francisco come back to life
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Dressed in a Star Wars theme to celebrate Star Wars Day, bartender Karissa Marston jokingly strikes a pose while making a cocktail for a customer at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a geek bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)FILE - In this April 7, 2021, file photo, people gather on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. Los Angeles County is expected to move Tuesday, May 4 into the least-restrictive yellow tier this week, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)In this Sunday, May 2, 2021, photo, Angeleno Wine Company owners Amy Luftig Viste, left, and Jasper Dickson pose for a picture in downtown Los Angeles. When Angeleno Wine Co. reopened its tasting room to the public, Luftig Viste teared up seeing old friends reunited for the first time since the pandemic had shuttered so many businesses that it left major cities looking like ghost towns. "It felt like the winery had come alive again," Luftig Viste said Sunday, the day after it officially reopened after being closed all but two weeks over the past 13 months. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)In this Sunday, May 2, 2021, photo, diners, some not wearing face masks, fill the sidewalk tables of Wurstkche, eating sausages and drinking Belgian and German beer in downtown Los Angeles. As spring warms up, freeways are becoming congested, workers are returning to offices and people are hitting restaurants and breweries. Los Angeles and San Francisco are poised Tuesday, May 4, to be the only major urban areas in the state to meet guidelines to move into the least-restrictive tier. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)FILE - In this April 4, 2020, file photo, a pedestrian crosses Grant Street behind the Dragon Gate, an entrance to Chinatown in San Francisco. San Francisco reached the least-restrictive yellow tier for a brief period in October, the only urban area to do so, before an alarming surge in cases forced a retreat. Los Angeles never emerged from the most restrictive tier until March 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)FILE - In this May 24, 2020, file photo, visitors set up inside circles designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing at Dolores Park in San Francisco. Los Angeles and San Francisco are poised Tuesday, May 4, 2021, to be the only major urban areas in the state to meet guidelines to move into the least-restrictive tier, amid the pandemic. It's a remarkable turnaround considering California was the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the U.S. just a few months earlier. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, passengers aboard the Grand Princess celebrate as they arrive in Oakland, Calif. A year ago, the Grand Princess captured the world's attention when it became clear the coronavirus pandemic had arrived on the shore of California, making the virus real to millions in the United States. San Francisco reached the least-restrictive yellow tier for a brief period in October, the only urban area to do so, before an alarming surge in cases forced a retreat. Now, in early May 2021, California has the lowest case rate in the country. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo, rectangle areas designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing line a city-sanctioned homeless encampment at San Francisco's Civic Center. San Francisco has a large exodus, both in housing and people working in offices. Residential rents plummeted, but are now climbing back up. Rent prices have gone down 10% in San Francisco but remained stable in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)FILE - In this April 17, 2020, file photo, people walk past a boarded-up storefront at Union Square in San Francisco.The city has suffered a large exodus, both in housing and people working in offices. When the lockdown order came in March 2020, an estimated 137,500 workers for companies that include Google, Facebook and Uber, seemingly vanished overnight. Moving vans carted off entire households for roomier suburban homes and younger people simply packed up their cars and left since they could work from anywhere. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)FILE - In this April 2, 2020, file photo, a sign advising people to stay home due to COVID-19 concerns is displayed at a MUNI bus stop in San Francisco. The city has suffered a large exodus, both in housing and people working in offices. When the lockdown order came in March 2020, an estimated 137,500 workers for companies that include Google, Facebook and Uber, seemingly vanished overnight. Moving vans carted off entire households for roomier suburban homes and younger people simply packed up their cars and left since they could work from anywhere. Residential rents plummeted, but are now climbing back up. Rent prices have gone down 10% in San Francisco but remained stable in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)Fans celebrate Star Wars Day at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a geek bar located on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest coronavirus infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Elen Monocroussos, left, and boyfriend, James Stevens, are dressed in Star Wars costumes as they celebrate Star Wars Day at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a geek bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Dressed in a Star Wars costume, Tim Brehmer, right, sits in a booth as customers gather to celebrate the Star Wars Day at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a geek bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Candice Tate, left, and her boyfriend Brandon Daniels celebrate Star Wars Day at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a geek bar located on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Bartender Guy Klender, right, shares a light moment with customers while celebrating Star Wars Day at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Customers chat at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Customers look at their smartphones while drinking at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Elen Monocroussos, left, and boyfriend, James Stevens, are dressed in Star Wars costumes as they celebrate the Star Wars Day at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a geekbar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Two fans chat while celebrating the Star Wars Day at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, motorists line up for COVID-19 vaccinations and testing in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death on Sunday, May 2. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)FILE - In this July 26, 2020, file photo, with the seats in Dodger Stadium empty, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias throws the ball to a San Francisco Giants batter during the third inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles. Los Angeles and San Francisco are poised Tuesday, May 4, to be the only major urban areas in the state to meet guidelines to move into the least-restrictive tier. It's a remarkable turnaround considering California was the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the U.S. just a few months earlier. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)FILE - In this April 10, 2020, file photo, Rev. Nicolas Sanchez takes a phone call from a parishioner after live-streaming the Good Friday Mass without parishioners due to COVID-19 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Los Angeles. Now, in early May 2021, California has the lowest case rate in the country. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)FILE - In this March 28, 2020, file photo, a sign is posted at the closed entrance to Innsdale Trail near the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Now, in early May 2021, California has the lowest case rate in the country. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, the TCL Chinese Theatre is shown with no people present in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Los Angeles County is expected to move Tuesday, May 4, 2021, into the least-restrictive yellow tier, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, tourists sit in a mostly empty sightseeing bus on Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Los Angeles and San Francisco are poised Tuesday, May 4, 2021, to be the only major urban areas in the state to meet guidelines to move into the least-restrictive tier. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)FILE - In this May 8, 2020, file photo, Spencer Kelly, dressed as the grim reaper, demonstrates in favor of the stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic at the pier in Huntington Beach, Calif. Now, in early May 2021, California has the lowest case rate in the country. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
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Dressed in a Star Wars theme to celebrate Star Wars Day, bartender Karissa Marston jokingly strikes a pose while making a cocktail for a customer at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a geek bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state's nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state's 60,000 deaths, didn't record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
