Los Angeles will shut off water, power to those caught violating COVID-19 orders
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"Mayor Eric Garcetti said the measure, aimed at curbing a recent coronavirus spike, will focus on residents known to have “repeatedly engaged in such behavior.”
"With bars and nightclubs shuttered, officials say many of the city’s young adult residents are nonetheless taking a cavalier approach to coronavirus health restrictions and flocking to private house parties, often without wearing masks.
“These large parties are unsafe and can cost Angelenos their lives,” Garcetti said Wednesday.
"His announcement followed a large house party in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles that drew noise complaints and continued past midnight on Tuesday. It ended in a shooting that left one woman dead and four other people injured.
"According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, there had been more than 197,912 cases of COVID-19 across LA County as of Thursday afternoon."
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.There is a way to shutoff at the meter, on both the electricity and the water.
dalefvictor
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Aug 7, 2020
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That's a great idea, but I'm wondering how they would implement that. A utility truck parking in front of the house? A worker climbing a pole? I'm afraid there would be drunken gunfire.
Here in my city we have a noise ordinance. I would loooooove to see this happen here!
BitFlipper
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Aug 7, 2020
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How will they wash their hands with no water?
Cutiebeauty
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Aug 7, 2020
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Electricity will be cut off. No air conditioning, lights or power. It gets extremely hot in Los Angeles in August.
This will make people leave parties.
@LiterateHiker i think they should each be fined $1000 and power and water shut off overnight to disperse the party goers..
Utility managers must wait for police reports. They need documentation of repeated parties in the same location.
Seems extreme to me, just cut their unemployment!
TeresaWyckoff
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Aug 6, 2020
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Read the article. Hordes of reckless young people are crowding houses without wearing masks, drinking and partying.
The city is targeting repeat offenders. It's not extreme to me.
@LiterateHiker I re read the article, perhaps we can add my suggestion to what the city is planning to do!
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