LA County leaders reject motion by 2 supervisors to reconsider outdoor dining ban
LOS ANGELES - It appears LA County's ban on outdoor dining will still take place as scheduled, despite a push from two county leaders to get the rest of the board to reconsider the ban.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors rejected a motion to overturn the health department's decision to restrict outdoor dining by a vote of 3-2. The latest development comes as the county's supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn put forward a motion to reconsider the ban.
With the motion being rejected, the ban on outdoor dining is expected to start as scheduled for Wednesday, November 25 at 10 p.m.
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Earlier in the day, California Restaurant Association took to court in hopes of blocking Los Angeles County's ban on the dine-in option.
"The recent order with no stated scientific basis from L.A. County singles out a specific industry and could jeopardize thousands of jobs," Jot Condie, president/CEO of the California Restaurant Association, said in a statement announcing the legal challenge. "There are thousands of restaurants and many thousands more employees who could be out on the street right before the holiday season."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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