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title: ""Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has authorised the city’s Department…"
date: 2020-08-06
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# "Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has authorised the city’s Department…

*August 6, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-parties-los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-water-electricity-a9657451.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-parties-los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-water-electricity-a9657451.html){target="_blank"}
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\"Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has authorised the city's Department of Water and Power (DWP) to shut off utility services for houses where large gatherings are held, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.\
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Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, Mr Garcetti told reporters that he had become concerned by reports of large gatherings in residence's in the city, which he said had "essentially become nightclubs in the hills."\
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The mayor confirmed that from Friday, the DWP will be given permission to shut off electricity and water in "egregious" cases where large gatherings have taken place.\
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"If the LAPD responds and verifies that a large gathering is occurring at a property, and we see these properties reoffending time and time again, they will provide notice and initiate the process to request that shut off service within the next 48 hours," the mayor said.\
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Under California governor Gavin Newsom's executive order, indoor gatherings of more than 25 people are banned in order to stop the spread of Covid-19, as the state has seen record daily coronavirus totals over the last few weeks.\"\
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[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-parties-los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-water-electricity-a9657451.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-parties-los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-water-electricity-a9657451.html){target="_blank"}
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