LOS ANGELES – A legal challenge brought by the California Restaurant Association to block the Los Angeles County Health Department’s order to shut down outdoor dining Wednesday was rejected by a LA County Superior Court Judge Tuesday.
The restaurant association were asking that the court delay to prevent the closure of outdoor dining until public health officials provide medical or scientific evidence that outdoor restaurant dining poses an unreasonable risk to public health.
The ban on outdoor dining takes effect on Wednesday at 10 p. m. and is slated to remain in place for at least three weeks. In issuing the order this past weekend, the Los Angeles County Health Department stated; “The persistent high number of cases requires additional
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