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The Democratic mayor responded to backlash over the NFC Championship game photo, claiming there was “a zero percent chance of infection" from COVID-19.
The California congresswoman is one of the most prominent Black figures in U.S. politics.
If confirmed, Garcetti would leave midway through his second term as mayor.
The state had 1 million cases last month. The spike stems largely from ignoring stay-at-home warnings, officials say.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti said the measure, aimed at curbing a recent coronavirus spike, will focus on residents known to have “repeatedly engaged in such behavior.”
LAPD Chief Michel Moore apologized after saying looters were as responsible for the death of George Floyd as police officers in Minneapolis.
Former Sen. Chris Dodd, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will co-chair the presumptive Democratic nominee's selection committee.
The mayor revealed the projections that he said are keeping him awake at night.
Several states, including Washington and Illinois, and major cities like Los Angeles and New York, have prohibited dine-in services at eateries and drinking holes.
Officials have reportedly discussed clearing out encampments and moving homeless people into government-run facilities, according to one report.