announced the loosening of state restrictions earlier Wednesday. But local health officials have the authority to be more restrictive than the state. L.A. health officials have in the past exercised that option. At restaurants, for instance, L.A. officials prohibited TV screens outdoors even though state guidelines permitted it.
Whatever the case, said Ferrer, “I am going to ask everyone to take a look [at the new rules] tomorrow and be compliant.” vaccine doses in low-income, hard-hit communities. That will trigger a change in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy advancing Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties into the “red” tier of that matrix. That red tier provides a path for more businesses to reopen. L.A. has been in the most restrictive tier of the governor’s Blueprint since August.
On Tuesday, however, two members of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors said they support fully aligning with state guidelines ASAP.