Less than a week after a photo surfaced of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Magic Johnson maskless at SoFi Stadium, County Supervisor Katheryn Barger has ratcheted up the pressure on health offi…
Without mentioning the mayor by name Barger observed, “This past weekend, we witnessed more than 70,000 fans in attendance for the National Football League NFC Championship game at SoFi Stadium, with a vast majority not wearing masks.” A
Barger said that L.A. Public Health officials have indicated “we have not observed any Covid-19 spikes resulting from prior games this season from games at that stadium.” She also maintained that she fully expects next week’s Super Bowl, also at SoFi, “will see even lower masking compliance.” The the logic of easing a regulation simply because it is not followed or enforced is not air tight; There is also the option of increasing enforcement. But local officials have been loath to do that, saying they prefer “educating” business owners, especially after restrictions on restaurants early in the pandemic roused strenuous objections from that sector. As of this moment, however, L.A. Public Health officials are standing their ground on masking at outdoor mega-events.
Board of Supervisors Chairperson Holly Mitchell also rebuffed Barger this week, saying Covid transmission remains too high in the county to relax the masking rule.to her web site about the letter she sent to Public Health officials. You can read it below.
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