LOS ANGELES—The City of Los Angeles extended its COVID-19 state of emergency for another 30 days, while community members expressed concerns over the simultaneous extension of eviction protections and of the moratorium on parking enforcement—which some claimed to have encouraged homeless vehicle encampments.
On Feb. 1, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11–2 to extend Mayor Eric Garcetti’s declaration of local emergency—enacted on March 4, 2020, and extended by the council every 30 business days ever since—with Councilmembers Joe Buscaino and John Lee dissenting. Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de Leon, Curren Price, and Mike Bonin were absent.
