Across California over the weekend, there were parades and fireworks — legal and not. Dogs were dressed for the occasion, and so were their people. The Fourth of July weekend felt like a preview of the summer to come in California, without limits on businesses or gatherings. Gavin Newsom and state tourism officials have been trying to juice back up what was a $145-billion-a-year industry. Tourism officials have framed vacationing in California by Californians as a kind of act of local patriotism.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2021 12:45 UTC