Mayor Eric Garcetti said that all Los Angeles city parks will be closed over the next weekend
L.A. parks They will be closed on Easter Sunday.
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Reflecting an action previously announced by Los Angeles County authorities, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that All Los Angeles city parks will be closed from Saturday night through Monday to prevent people from gathering at Easter.
Garcetti said park rangers and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers will be at the parks to ensure that orders are followed as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
"I know that the heart breaks with many of the things that we have had to do," Garcetti said. “This is a very fun time for our children. This is a great tradition that many families have, but we cannot afford to have a group of only a few people together to pass this disease on to more people and kill them. ”
Garcetti said that city residents are doing very well trying to flatten the curve and weather the virus, but it's not time to go back Wednesday the county had 620 new cases of COVID-19 and the city of Los Angeles 230 new cases.
The Jewish holiday of Passover It started at sunset on Wednesday and ends at sunset on April 16. ANDl muslim holy month of Ramadan begins on April 23.
"Easter reminds us, like many of our religious holidays, that we do not live in fear, that we know that in the stories of humanity we have had dark moments … when we did not know when the light would come." Garcetti said.
Garcetti said on Twitter: “This is a watershed week in our battle against this virus: time to cut down on even essential errands, skip shopping if you have enough, and just stay home. We cannot be complacent. We cannot stop this fight. ”
More resources for homeless
Garcetti said that there are more resources for homeless people that will help them prevent the spread of the coronavirus, including the daily maintenance of hand washing stations and other sanitation centers.
Federal Judge David O. Carter visited Skid Row on Tuesday and found that some of the shelters were empty.
Through the County Roomkey Project and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, more than 1,000 beds in hotels and motels were made available to the most vulnerable homeless, older people or those with underlying health problemsGarcetti said.
Garcetti said he appointed John Vein, chairman of the Los Angeles Board of Convention Development and Tourism Commissioners, as an ambassador between the city and hotel and motel owners to find more rooms.
Hotel and motel operators can visit coronavirus.lacity.org/rooms if they want to reach an agreement with the city, Garcetti said.
Financial assistance
Although the city has been able to provide about $ 11 million in microloans, Garcetti said Los Angeles has received more than four times the loan applications it can handle, and that it has been talking to several California mayors to urge the federal government to authorize a second approved stimulus package to help small businesses.
Likewise, he argued that the convenience of extending the state income tax credit to undocumented Californians, which will immediately provide 600,000 people, including more than 200,000 children, much-needed relief. And he said this is common sense action, and it is the right thing to do.
