The mayor supported the county’s original decision to shutter outdoor dining, a move that made him a target of local restaurant owners. AdvertisementL.A. County health officials suspended outdoor dining in late November, prompting immediate outcry from pandemic-battered restaurateurs and pushback from residents and some politicians. The state’s decision to lift the regional stay-at-home order means all areas of the Southland can now resume outdoor dining, if they so choose. Clow closed outdoor dining at his three locations for about a week when California issued the expanded stay-at-home order in December. Pasadena grabbed headlines in late November when officials there opted to keep outdoor dining open even after the county issued its health order to suspend such operations.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 25, 2021 22:30 UTC