Eric Garcetti put on his poker face, but the L.A. Mayor did not look pleased today of the less stringent restrictions that are about be allowed in a still COVID-19 battered City of Angels. “This is…
the town. “Data drives decisions, not political pressure,” he sharply added in a clear swipe at Sacramento and county officials seemingly abrupt moves. “If the data shows us that we are taking too many steps backwards, we are going to have to stop or even retreat.”
In that context, with confirmed cases of COVID-19 now at over 28,600 in L.A. County and another 55 deaths today bringing the fatalities up to 1,367, Garcetti was walking a tight rope of inevitabilities tonight – and he wasn’t hiding that fact. “This is guidance for businesses,” the Mayor sternly noted following the unveiling earlier on Wednesday by L.A. County officials of a slow loosening of the lockdown that has shuttered shops and seen near empty streets in America’s second largest city since late March. While trials will open on Saturday under law enforcement supervision, the very popular Runyon Canyon will remain close for the time being.
“Do what you need to do to make sure you are safe, that you feel secure and that your people are protected as well as your customers,” the Mayor poignantly told Angelenos, many of whom have seen jobs and bank accounts dry up over the weeks as the economy falls to lows not seen since the Great Depression.
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