Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Newsletter The stories shaping California Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. After a thumbs-up earlier this week from an advisory panel, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared child-size doses for emergency use. Northern California was battered by record rain this week , causing flooding and debris flows after a year of dry conditions and destructive wildfires. Daily ticket prices are jumping 3% to 8%, with standard daily parking rates going up by 20%.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 31, 2021 00:26 UTC