Wednesday: The answer to that, and other questions you may have about California’s reopening. Also: A deadly crash near the border.

By Jill Cowan

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Good morning.

Coronavirus cases have continued to recede. President Biden said that there will be enough vaccine available for all American adults by the end of May, sooner than previously expected, because of a deal with Johnson & Johnson to boost supply. More than nine million shots have already been administered in the Golden State.

This time, it seems, the reopening of California will be different. Gradual, yes — California, as Gov. Gavin Newsom pointedly noted, isn’t Texas — but lasting. Really.

At least, that’s how officials across the state are framing the progress in the last couple of days.

On Tuesday, state public health officials said that seven counties were moving from the state’s most stringent purple tier to the second most restrictive red tier. It was the most significant easing of restrictions since state leaders abruptly announced that they were lifting stay-at-home orders meant as a kind of “emergency brake” to halt what spiraled into the state’s deadliest surge.

[Read about how Texas dropped all of its coronavirus restrictions as states across the country continued to reopen.]

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