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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Newsom and Garcetti face backlash as COVID forces more closures

California and Los Angeles have set records this week for the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Officials are shutting down businesses again.

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By Madeleine Brand • Jul 17, 2020 • 50m Listen

California and Los Angeles have set records this week for the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Officials are shutting down businesses again. Some people fault Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti for reopening too fast, and others for not reopening fast enough.

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