Covid Mask Mandate: Beverly Hills, 3 Other Local Cities Will Not Comply With L.A. Order
28.07.2022 - 04:45
/ deadline.com
With a decision expected tomorrow on whether Los Angeles County will re-impose an indoor mask-wearing mandate due to the rise in cases from the more infectious BA.5 variant, the city of El Segundo today added its name to the list of local cities that will decline to enforce such a rule if it is implemented by the county.
“My City Council colleagues and I strongly believe the decision to wear a mask should be the choice of the individual and should not be imposed by L.A. County,” El Segundo Mayor Drew Boyles said in a statement. “Individuals should review the data available and consider their own circumstances and make their own decisions about wearing a mask. Businesses need to consider the various agencies that regulate their businesses as part of deciding how they will react to a potential change to mask requirements.”
The council voted during a special meeting Tuesday night against enforcing a possible mask order.
The Beverly Hills City Council cast a similar vote Monday night, saying it will not enforce any new mask mandate. Ironically, in 2020 Beverly Hills was among the first cities in L.A. County to institute an outdoor mask mandate. City officials decreed that everyone had to sport some type of face covering whenever they left their homes.
The cities of Long Beach and Pasadena — both of which operate their own health departments separate from the county and so actually have the authority to decide on their own health officer orders — announced Tuesday they will not issue mask mandates, even if the county does.
“The [Long Beach] Health Department strongly encourages people to practice personal responsibility and common-sense measures to protect themselves, their loved ones and the greater community from
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