Tell us how the COVID-19 emergency changed your life

Tell us how the COVID-19 emergency changed your life

With California's COVID-19 state of emergency ending just shy of three years to the day it took effect, we want to hear from you about the biggest impact the pandemic has had on your life. Share your experience about what affected you most acutely — whether that was a physical or mental health issue, the loss of loved ones, economic hardships, educational impacts, or changes in relationships or social connections. Please keep your responses to the requested word counts so we can feature as many of your experiences as possible in a future edition of Essential California.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
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Where do you live? (city, state)*
How has your life changed most since March 2020? What was the biggest impact the pandemic had on your life over the past three years of emergency orders? (keep responses to 150 words)*
Is the pandemic still impacting your life? If so, how are you still dealing with those changes? (keep responses to 100 words)*
*By submitting your story to us, you are representing and warranting that the content is original and accurate in all respects and does not defame any person, invade any rights of publicity or of privacy, plagiarize from anyone, or infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any proprietary rights of any third party, including intellectual property rights (e.g., copyrights, trademarks). You agree that the Los Angeles Times may edit your submission and may publish your submission on any of its platforms, including without limitation in the Essential California newsletter, on latimes.com, in print, and on Los Angeles Times social media accounts, and may authorize third parties to publish your submission. You agree to abide by our terms of service.

*Al someter su historia con nosotros, usted está representando y garantizando que el contenido es original y exacto en todos los aspectos y que no difama a persona alguna, invade ningún derecho de publicidad o privacidad, que no se ha plagiado contenido de nadie, o se han infringido, mal apropiado o violado cualquier derecho de propiedad de un tercero, incluyendo derechos de propiedad intelectual (por ejemplo, derechos de autor o de marca). Usted acepta que Los Angeles Times pueda editar y publicar sus colaboraciones en cualquiera de sus plataformas, incluyendo, pero no limitado a latimes.com, en el periódico impreso y en las cuentas de redes sociales de Los Angeles Times, y podría autorizar a terceros que publiquen sus colaboraciones. Usted acepta regirse bajo nuestros términos de servicio.
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