Under the new law, businesses must require proof of vaccination when customers enter indoor facilities starting on Nov. 4, including coffee shops, gyms, museums, bowling alleys, spas and a range of other venues.
A doorman checks proof of vaccination of customers entering the bar at Permanent Records Roadhouse in July in Los Angeles.that requires proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter indoor restaurants, shopping centers, movie theaters, hair and nail salons and many other indoor venues.when Councilman Joe Buscaino said he would withhold his vote after raising concerns about how the new rules would be enforced.
Mayor Eric Garcetti plans to sign the ordinance into law, spokesman Harrison Wollman said ahead of Wednesday's vote. Businesses that violate the rules can face escalating penalties under the ordinance, starting with a warning for a first violation, then a $1,000 fine for a second violation, eventually reaching a $5,000 penalty for a fourth or subsequent violation. The fines would begin to be enforced starting Nov. 29, according to the ordinance.L.A.
Other critics who phoned into the council meeting argued that the rules would infringe on their rights, denouncing them as a divisive and unnecessary form of discrimination against unvaccinated people. "I am appalled that the City Council is even putting forth such a draconian, unconstitutional, immoral mandate," one said in a letter to council members.
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