The California Department of Public Health is once again requiring masking for all public indoor settings, in effect as of yesterday through January 15th. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Concern regarding the Delta & Omicron variants and the approaching holiday season, when people are more likely to travel and be indoors in groups have motivated the CDPH. State health officials cite a 47% increase in California’s COVID-19 case rate since Thanksgiving, along with a 14% increase in hospitalizations statewide