A Garcetti spokesperson has said they're still reviewing the letter, but Los Angeles County's director of public health said the lockdown could extend into August.
On Friday, the Trump administration wrote a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warning that his plans to extended his citywide Safer at Home orders cold be"arbitrary and unlawful." A Garcetti spokesperson has said they're still reviewing the letter.
"Reports of your recent public statements indicate that you suggested the possibility of long-term lockdown of the residents in the city and county of Los Angeles, regardless of the legal justification for such restrictions," wrote Eric S. Dreiband, assistant attorney general for the department's Civil Rights Division."Any such approach may be both arbitrary and unlawful."
Dreiband pointed to recent comments from Garcetti and Los Angeles County's director of public health, Barbara Ferrer, which implied that the twice-extended March 19 orders could be prolonged to stay in effect until mid-August. Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, speaks to the guest during Non Profit Launch Of"LA Collab" With Mayor Garcetti at The Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory on January 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.On May 12, Garcetti released a statement clarifying"While the city's Safer at Home order will remain in place beyond May 15, we will also continue to adjust the order gradually—to safely allow more activities, more businesses to operate, and more Angelenos to get back to work.
On Friday, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus response coordinator, identified Los Angeles a region experiencing a concerning and ongoing spread of COVID-19.
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