The Department of Public Health, which issued the order in late November, said the law is clearly on its side. Just this week, the county public health department has reported 272 deaths and nearly 41,000 cases. Outdoor dining had offered a lifeline to some restaurants struggling amid the pandemic. AdvertisementOfficials “in nine months have not seriously looked at outdoor dining, and then ... impose a restriction preventing outdoor dining,” Chalfant said at the hearing. Advertisement“It is not a court’s prerogative to second-guess the county’s response to a public health crisis and to prescribe the evidence upon which public health officials may and may not rely,” the suit states.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 18, 2020 00:29 UTC