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Beverly Hills City Council Votes Unanimously to Not Enforce County Mask Mandate

July 26, 2022 12:35 pmJuly 27, 2022 8:18 am

The Beverly Hills City Council voted to not enforce an all but certain return of the Los Angeles County indoor mask mandate on Monday night. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is only a few days away from...

LA County Restaurants, Bars Prepare for Indoor Mask Mandate Return

July 26, 2022 6:00 amJuly 25, 2022 9:13 pm

Los Angeles County restaurants continue to prepare for the likely return of public indoor mask mandates by the end of the month, with many looking for possible ways around the ban. For the last several months, the rise in cases of...

LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer Faces Conflict of Interest Allegations

July 22, 2022 6:10 amJuly 21, 2022 10:19 pm

One week before an indoor mask mandate is likely to be reinstated in LA County due to reports of rising new cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19, new allegations that Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer used a study...

LA County Reached CDC ‘High’ COVID-19 Level, Will Likely Reinstate Indoor Masking Mandate

July 15, 2022 12:50 pmJuly 15, 2022 12:51 pm

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced on Thursday that Los Angeles County has officially reached the “High” level of new COVID-19 cases and County hospitalization rates, giving the County two weeks to fall back below or else...

LA County Healthcare Director Warns Indoor Mask Mandate May Return Soon

July 9, 2022 2:30 amJuly 8, 2022 9:05 pm

Los Angeles County Health officials said on Thursday and Friday that LA County may bring back public indoor mask mandates as soon as the end of July, signaling a regression in COVID-19 policies as new COVID-19 omicron variants come into...

COVID-19 Fatigue: CA County Health Departments Push For More 17-Under Vaccinations with New Variant

July 6, 2022 2:30 amJuly 6, 2022 12:42 pm

COVID-19 transmission statistics from late June to early July have found that California is experiencing a similar summer surge in cases similar to what they experienced in 2020 and 2021. On July 4, 2022, the seven day average for new...

CDC Announces Indoor Mask Mandate Recommendations for 13 Calif. Counties

June 4, 2022 2:45 amJune 4, 2022 7:06 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that 13 counties in California, roughly one-quarter of the state, have reached ‘High’ levels of COVID-19 and are recommended a return of indoor masking in those counties. All 13...