https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/12/07/coronavirus-california-is-scrambling-as-many-regions-begin-the-biggest-shutdown-since-spring/

As millions of Californians on Monday entered into the strictest lockdown since the first months of the pandemic, a dangerous coronavirus surge was inundating hospitals with patients, the largest school system in the state shuttered, and outdoor playgrounds were forced to close in an effort to stem further infections.

The situation has become so bleak that Bay Area hospitals were canceling elective surgeries and anticipating a need to start transferring patients to other facilities in the coming days. The overall ICU capacity in the San Joaquin Valley region sank to a frightening 6.3%. Los Angeles public schools on Monday announced a shutdown for all in-person tutoring and special services, effectively ending what little face-to-face teaching was occurring in the second-largest school district in the country.