Congress has cut federal funding for public media — a $3.4 million loss for LAist. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism.
LA Has A New 'Safer At Home' Order And It Starts Today
A nurse at a Nov. 23 vigil outside UCLA Medical Center for health care workers who died from COVID-19. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
()
As the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge, L.A. County officials on Friday afternoon issued a new safer-at-home order that bans public and private gatherings with people not in your household, except for church services and protests.
The order goes into effect Monday, Nov. 30, and lasts three weeks, until Dec. 20.
It allows most businesses that were open to remain open, but it reduces their maximum occupancy. Playgrounds and cardrooms must close.
Schools and day camps can remain open as long as they stick to reopening protocols, but if they have a COVID-19 outbreak (three or more cases over 14 days), they must close for 14 days.
Support for LAist comes from
()
The new order urges everyone to stay home as much as possible, and to cover their mouth and nose when in public. Here are the other details:
- Occupancy limits at various businesses; all individuals at these sites are required to wear face coverings and keep at least six feet of distance:
- Essential retail (such as grocery stores) - 35% maximum occupancy (currently it's 50%)
- Non-essential retail (includes indoor malls) and libraries - 20% maximum occupancy (currently it's 25%)
- Personal care services - 20% maximum occupancy
- Fitness centers operating outdoors - 50% maximum occupancy
- Museums galleries, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens operating outdoors - 50% maximum occupancy
- Mini-golf, batting cages, go-kart racing operating outdoors - 50% maximum occupancy
- Outdoor recreation activities, all of which require face coverings (except for swimming) and distancing:
- Beaches, trails, and parks remain open; gatherings at these sites with members outside your household are prohibited.
- Golf courses, tennis courts, pickleball, archery ranges, skate parks, bike parks, and community gardens remain open for individuals or members of a single household. Pools that serve more than one household may open only for regulated lap swimming with one person per lane.
- Drive-in movies/events/car parades are permitted provided occupants in each car are members of one household.
Earlier this week, county officials halted in-person service at dining and drinking establishments, requiring restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries to return to only takeout, delivery and drive-through.
On Friday, L.A. County's Department of Public Health confirmed 4,544 new cases of COVID-19, 24 new deaths from the virus and 1,893 current hospitalizations. That put the five-day average of new cases at 4,751, above the 4,500-threshold officials had said would trigger a new safer-at-home order.
The infection rate has risen dramatically over the past month; officials now estimate that one out of every 145 L.A. County residents are infected with COVID-19.
Two months ago, it was projected that one in every 880 L.A. County residents were infected with COVID-19. Now, it’s estimated it's one in every 145.
— MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) November 27, 2020
We have to act now to slow the spread.
Please stay home as much as possible.
The spike in cases has health officials worried that hospitals — and their staff — will be overwhelmed by sick patients.
Support for LAist comes from
As Editor-in-Chief of our newsroom, I’m extremely proud of the work our top-notch journalists are doing here at LAist. We’re doing more hard-hitting watchdog journalism than ever before — powerful reporting on the economy, elections, climate and the homelessness crisis that is making a difference in your lives. At the same time, it’s never been more difficult to maintain a paywall-free, independent news source that informs, inspires, and engages everyone.
Simply put, we cannot do this essential work without your help. Federal funding for public media has been clawed back by Congress and that means LAist has lost $3.4 million in federal funding over the next two years. So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us.
We rely on donations from readers like you to stay independent, which keeps our nonprofit newsroom strong and accountable to you.
No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, press freedom is at the core of keeping our nation free and fair. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community.
Please take action today to support your trusted source for local news with a donation that makes sense for your budget.
Thank you for your generous support and believing in independent news.
Chip in now to fund your local journalism
(
LAist
)
Trending on LAist
-
Censorship has long been controversial. But lately, the issue of who does and doesn’t have the right to restrict kids’ access to books has been heating up across the country in the so-called culture wars. -
With less to prove than LA, the city is becoming a center of impressive culinary creativity.
-
Nearly 470 sections of guardrailing were stolen in the last fiscal year in L.A. and Ventura counties.
-
Monarch butterflies are on a path to extinction, but there is a way to support them — and maybe see them in your own yard — by planting milkweed.
-
With California voters facing a decision on redistricting this November, Surf City is poised to join the brewing battle over Congressional voting districts.
-
The drug dealer, the last of five defendants to plead guilty to federal charges linked to the 'Friends' actor’s death, will face a maximum sentence of 65 years in prison.
Best of LAist