LA is experiencing another COVID surge. On an airplane of 50 passengers or in a restaurant of 20-30 diners, there’s a 90-99% chance that someone there has COVID, says Dr. Bob Wachter. The LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk has certified the results of the state primary election. Karen Bass is the frontrunner in the LA mayoral race, and progressive candidates beat established incumbents on LA City Council. With Roe v. Wade overturned, Meta is removing posts offering abortion medications, while Google says it’ll delete location tracking data that shows a trip to an abortion clinic. Hip-hop star and actor Ice Cube co-owns a 3-on-3 basketball league called the BIG3. Now he’s taking the game to the Olympics. Summer is the perfect time to bake a stone fruit or berry pie, and making a homemade pie crust is nothing to fear.