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Los Angeles police officers patrol near the Hollywood Sign, Saturday, March 28, 2020, in Los Angeles. With cases of coronavirus surging and the death toll surpassing 100, lawmakers are pleading with cooped-up Californians to spend a second weekend at home to slow the spread of the infections. It has been more than a week since Gov. Gavin Newsom barred 40 million residents from going outdoors except for essentials. Even so, reports of crowds have prompted local and state officials to warn that ignoring social distancing, park and beach closures could spread the virus, which already is surging. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Eric Garcetti, L.A. mayor: ‘We’re not moving beyond COVID-19, we’re learning to live with it’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 20, 2020, file photo, members of the Los Angele Fire Department wear protective equipment as they conduct a COVID-19 test on a woman, left, in the Skid Row district in Los Angeles. California public health officials are now recommending health care workers and others in high risk settings who do not have symptoms be tested for the coronavirus. The change was outlined in a memo dated Sunday, April 19. The memo breaks with guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says only those showing symptoms should be tested. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Eric Garcetti provides free coronavirus tests to Los Angeles residents

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Mayor: LA 1st major US city offering all residents tests

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This photo from streaming video provided by the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti shows Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti giving his annual State of the City speech in an otherwise empty City Hall council chamber Sunday, April 19, 2020. He said thousands of Los Angeles city workers must take 26 furlough days, the equivalent of a 10 percent pay cut, over the course of the next fiscal year as the nation's second-largest city deals with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Garcetti warned of an economic blow far worse than the 2008 recession, when city leaders laid off hundreds of workers and eliminated thousands of jobs. (Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti via AP)

LA mayor calls for cuts, furloughs as virus shakes City Hall

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles police officers patrol a sparsely populated Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles. At least three police officers in California have died so far from COVID-19 and officers have been urged to wear masks when they are interacting with the public. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Los Angeles city workers forced to take 26 furlough days

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LA mayor calls for furloughs for thousands of city workers

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FILE - This Wednesday, April 1, 2020 file photo from a live stream video provided by the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti shows Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti wearing a protective face mask during his daily coronavirus news conference in Los Angeles. Garcetti is currently conducting all briefings and interviews remotely. On Monday, April 6, 2020 Garcetti discussed the COVID-19 outbreak in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. Garcetti is encouraged by a slowing rate of corornavirus infections but the city is preparing for potentially tougher restrictions if the numbers take a turn for the worse. (Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti via AP, File)

AP Interview: LA mayor could curb travel if virus cases soar

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti listens as California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks in front of the hospital ship US Naval Ship Mercy that arrived into the Port of Los Angeles on Friday, March 27, 2020, to provide relief for Southland hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. Admiral John Gumbleton, U.S. Navy stands behind Mayor Garcetti. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)

Coronavirus response highlights deepening partisan divide

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, discusses the meeting concerning the state's homeless situation he and other mayors of some of California's largest cities had with Gov. Gavin Newsom at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Eric Garcetti, LA mayor, threatens to cut power to noncomplying businesses: ‘We will shut you down’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, center, is joined by City Councilmember Joe Buscaino, left, and Project Director Santiago Reyes while on a tour at A Bridge Home Project homeless shelter in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Biden seeks to upstage Buttigieg in fight for California

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden makes a foreign policy statement, in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Joe Biden gets endorsement from Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti

By BILL BARROW and MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti eat their tacos at King Taco Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles mayor, endorses Joe Biden

By Bill Barrow and Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

In this Monday, July 1, 2019 photo, a homeless woman moves her belongings in early morning from a street near Los Angeles City Hall (in the background) as crews prepared to clean the area. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti wants President Donald Trump to visit the city and work with him on the homeless crisis. The Democratic mayor made the public invitation during a radio interview Tuesday, July 2, 2109, after the Republican president called the homeless crisis in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other big cities disgraceful and threatened to intercede. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

LA mayor to Trump: Let’s fix homeless crisis

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, at podium, surrounded by city officials and LA Sanitation and Environment employees, addresses the city's homelessness problem at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The two-term Democrat who not long ago flirted with a presidential run has been besieged by complaints about homeless encampments that have gotten so widespread he's facing a potential recall campaign. The low-key mayor who in 2016 helped convince voters to borrow $1.2 billion to construct housing for the homeless has found himself forced to explain why the problems have only gotten worse. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Homeless crisis spurs recall effort against LA mayor

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, at podium, surrounded by city officials and LA Sanitation and Environment employees, addresses the city's homelessness problem at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The two-term Democrat who not long ago flirted with a presidential run has been besieged by complaints about homeless encampments that have gotten so widespread he's facing a potential recall campaign. The low-key mayor who in 2016 helped convince voters to borrow $1.2 billion to construct housing for the homeless has found himself forced to explain why the problems have only gotten worse. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

LA mayor targeted by recall effort over homeless crisis

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Los Angeles mayor promotes aggressive sustainability goals

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Los Angeles looks to break up vast illegal pot sales

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Mayor: LA will ditch plan to rebuild natural gas plants

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FILE - In this July 24, 2018, file photo Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore speaks at a news conference at police headquarters in Los Angeles. Moore, who became chief in 2018, announced Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, that crime is down in every category in Los Angeles and homicides are at their second lowest in more than 50 years. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Los Angeles mayor touts major drops in crime in 2018

By AMANDA LEE MYERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 file photo Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, talks during a news conference at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. While Washington remains hobbled by a shutdown and deep partisanship, Garcetti says the resolution of a teachers strike shows that government can bridge divides and bring improvements to schools. &quot;It's a national model for what we can do,&quot; says Garcetti, who plans to soon decide if he will enter the 2020 White House contest. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

With strike deal, Garcetti looks again toward 2020 run

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press