Santa Ana Winds Rake Region, New Vaccine System | SoCal In Brief

LOS ANGELES, CA — As the weekend wraps up February 2021 and we head into March, we've rounded up all the stories you may have missed over the weekend to prepare you for Monday.

But before we jump into Southern California's top stories, Golden State residents should know that California's new coronavirus vaccine system, managed by Blue Shield, begins Monday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom also said he anticipates that the state will receive some 380,000 Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccines as soon as this week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the single-dose vaccine on Saturday.

From gusty Santa Ana winds that pummeled every county from Los Angeles to Riverside on Sunday morning to a very different Golden Globe Awards experience in 2021 — here are the top Southern California stories you might have missed this weekend.

'Our Kids Were Poisoned To Death': SoCal's Fentanyl Conversation

• Fraud and deception are killing Southlanders who buy pills on the black market.

Golden Globes 2021: What To Know About The Bicoastal Affair

• The 2021 award show will look a little different this year amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Here's what to expect.

Golden Globe Awards 2021: Winners Announced In Virtual Ceremony

• Golden Globe winners gave speeches virtually in the bicoastal show hosted by Tina Fey in New York and Amy Poehler in Beverly Hills.

Santa Ana Winds Take The Southland: See Top Wind Speeds

• From Los Angeles to Riverside County, gusty Santa Ana winds picked up high speeds, jostling trees and elevating fire danger.

Suspect Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Man On Trolley Platform

• A 27-year-old man was arrested in connection to the stabbing death of a 25-year-old man on a trolley platform in San Diego.

Anti-Vaccine Protestors Return To Dodger Stadium

• A group of protestors were seen carrying signs as they marched to Dodger Stadium for another demonstration.

College Graduates Are More Willing To Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Study

• Education level is turning out to be the biggest factor impacting people's trust of the coronavirus vaccines, USC researchers found.

Malibu Fire Burns About Four Acres

• The fire's forward progress was stopped by crews by 6 a.m. and a portion of Malibu Canyon Road reopened at 9 a.m.

Vehicle Launched Over Street Before Catching Fire, Killing Driver In Wildomar

• The California Highway Patrol Sunday continued to investigate a fiery crash in Wildomar that killed a 24-year-old man Saturday.

Meet The Giltinis: LA's New Rugby Team To Play March 1

• The Southland welcomes its newest professional sports team next month when the LA Giltinis rugby team begins open play at the Coliseum.

LA Police Probe Fire, Vandalism At Japanese Buddhist Temple

• Surveillance video caught a man jumping the security fences at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo on Thursday night.

Rumors Of Plane Crash At John Wayne Airport Not True

• Fire crews responded to a call of a suspicious odor at the airport in Santa Ana, an Orange County official said.

Lady Gaga's Dogs Returned Home Safely After Violent Robbery

• The singer's two French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were taken from their walker, who was wounded in a shooting in Hollywood on Wednesday.