Kathryn Barger

Los Angeles County Supervisor

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Los Angeles County has received the “green light” from Governor Gavin Newsom to continue to reopen, despite being the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California.

LA Supervisor Kathryn Barger: County keeps reopening deliberately and cautiously

Los Angeles County has received the “green light” from Governor Gavin Newsom to continue to reopen, despite being the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California.

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