COVID-19 ‘State of Emergency’ Keeps LA Residents Under Health Official’s Thumb

COVID-19 ‘State of Emergency’ Keeps LA Residents Under Health Official’s Thumb
Los Angeles County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer speaks at a press conference on COVID-19, in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 6, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
James Breslo
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This week Angelenos got some good news when the county health director announced that, for now, she will not subject them to another indoor mask mandate. But the announcement begs the question: How is it that she continues to have the power to issue such mandates nearly two and a half years after the emergency was first declared?

James Breslo
James Breslo
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James Breslo is an attorney and host of the “Hidden Truth Show” podcast. He is a former partner at the international law firm Seyfarth Shaw and public company president. He has appeared numerous times as a legal expert on Fox News and CNN, and serves on the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 Public Diplomacy committee.
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