A number of cities within Los Angeles County have already said they won’t enforce mask mandates if authorities decide to reimplement the health measures this week.
El Segundo, Beverly Hills, Long Beach and Pasadena have all said that they won’t impose a mask mandate on anyone, and instead continue to encourage people to wear masks.
“My City Council colleagues and I strongly believe the decision to wear a mask should be the choice of the individual and should not be imposed by L.A. County,” El Segundo Mayor Drew Boyles said in a statement.
The city of Long Beach said in a statement that its health department “strongly encourages people to practice personal responsibility and common-sense measures to protect themselves, their loved ones and the greater community from Covid-19.