The California Report for Friday February 4th

Los Angeles’ lowest paid workers will get a pay bump this summer. Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced that the city's minimum wage will rise to more than $16 an hour on July 1.

Reporter: Darrell Satzman, KCRW

The 2022 Winter Olympic Games open in Beijing Friday. And that sporting spectacle has some people remembering the one and only time the Winter Games were held here in California. It was 1960 at the then named Squaw Valley near Lake Tahoe.

Guest: David Antonucci, Author of the book "Snowball’s Chance: The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games"

LA County health officials have announced their new criteria for when that county indoor mask mandate can be lifted. 

Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KPCC

In response to the omicron surge, the Newsom administration is increasing its reliance on a border wall company to provide medical staffing around the state.

Reporter: Scott Rodd, CapRadio  

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