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LA empties out
Mayor Eric Garcetti has closed restaurants and bars around LA. There are exceptions for food take-out, drive-thru and delivery. But even before restaurants closed, few Angelenos were going out over the weekend. Many are feeling the economic pinch.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenMayor Eric Garcetti has closed restaurants and bars around LA. There are exceptions for food take-out, drive-thru and delivery. But even before restaurants closed, few Angelenos were going out over the weekend. Many are feeling the economic pinch.
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Even for a rainy day, Jared Koziak said he could not remember seeing his restaurant so empty. “Normally, we would at least have a couple of people in,” says Koziak, who works as a server at Sawyer restaurant in Silver Lake.
Read the story7 minLAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner on closed schools and taking care of kids amid coronavirus
“We’re trying to work towards a plan where we might be able to take care of children. We’re not there yet. We need the support of the state and county, to know that we can do it in a way that’s safe for the adults and children who are there. … At a minimum, we’ll provide nutrition. … We’ll be opening those centers on Wednesday,” says Beutner.
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