L.A.'s pandemic-era temporary outdoor dining program was about to end. Then the mayor signed a last-minute reprieve extending the deadline for permanent permits. Is it enough?
After an outcry from city restaurateurs, a pandemic-era outdoor dining program that was set to end Wednesday was given a last-minute reprieve by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. On Tuesday, Bass announced an extension of the Al Fresco Temporary Authorization initiative, which for years served as a lifeline for struggling Los Angeles restaurants. 'After weeks of immense advocacy and mobilization, we received this great, hard-earned news for the L.A.
” Restaurant operators had welcomed the permanent program but urged city officials to push the deadline to apply, describing the process as too onerous and time-consuming. 'During this current economic environment we are living in,' Navarrette said, ' only six months to file for a building permit to be compliant by July 31 is insane.
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