Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorJust minutes after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors closed the beaches for the long holiday weekend, a somber Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took to his podium.“This period will be our second big test,” said Garcetti ominously. “It is now time for a pause,” said the mayor. “We simply cannot risk people’s lives.”He then announced that, along with the beach closures, Fourth of July firework displays would also be prohibited in hope of keeping Angelenos from gathering in groups.“Gatherings of people you do not live with are not allowed,” he said.Garcetti said he did not see hard evidence yet that recent protests contributed to these spikes.
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