Top L.A. Officials Blast County’s Mask Mandate Amid Rampant Non Compliance At Super Bowl

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“It seems like when we have something high-profile, like the Super Bowl or the Emmys, the rules just don’t seem to matter any more,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn at a board meeting on Tuesday.

The context: While the state of California will lift its Covid indoor mask-wearing requirement for vaccinated people tomorrow, Los Angeles County will continue enforcing its own indoor face-covering rule, despite growing dissent among L.A.’s powerful Board of Supervisors.Last week, Supervisor Kathryn Barger called on the county to align with the state, formally requesting that county public health officials lift its indoor mask mandate before the Super Bowl.

She said the rule creates too much confusion and frustration among residents to have stricter local rules than the state’s. The County Public Health Department indicated last week that it could be late April before the indoor mask mandate was lifted.On Tuesday, Supervisor Hahn joined Barger in her call to end the mandate now — pointing to rampant violations of the county’s outdoor mask-wearing rule during Sunday’s Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium.“Businesses, schools and churches were fined or shut down for far less,” Hahn said during Tuesday’s board meeting.Just finished being briefed on @CountyofLA post-surge #COVID19 plans during @LACountyBOS meeting.

I continue to call on our Board to align with the state. Ending indoor masking mandates may be around the corner but isn’t happening fast enough.— Supervisor Kathryn Barger (@kathrynbarger) February 15, 2022By a cursory Deadline count based on NBC’s broadcast, only about 15% of attendees at the Super Bowl were wearing masks, even though every person entering the stadium was handed one and heath officials had