The latest coronavirus lockdown restrictions announced by California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti are getting a strong push back from business owners, mayors, lawmakers, and sheriffs who say banning outdoor dining and closing children’s playgrounds are unnecessary and ‘not supported by science.’
California’s Department of Public Health on Saturday announced that the Golden State recorded 25,068 new cases of COVID-19 – a record case count for a 24-hour period since the start of the pandemic. The surging number of cases has prompted the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, and Southern California to impose lockdowns.
But the mitigation measures are being met with anger from business owners who say they are being unfairly punished.
Bar owner in Los Angeles CA is livid to see that mayor Garcetti has approved an outdoor dining area for a movie company directly across from her outdoor dining area (which was shut down) pic.twitter.com/jkUP2CWg35
— Jake Coco 💙🇺🇸🎶🐻 (@jakecoco) December 4, 2020
