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City council has decided to enforce the removal of parklets despite strong disapproval by some restaurants in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel declared an emergency proclamation on March 13, 2020, calling for the construction of parklets despite the violation of zoning laws. City council voted to remove the parklets, arguing it was no longer an emergency situation. But according to businesses in favor of parklets, it still is. "It was actually very sad and frustrating that the city does not understand to extend this until we get really out of the COVID era where like, as you see right now, China is...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief medical adviser, said Wednesday (April 28) that the new outdoor mask recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should motivate people to get vaccinated. The CDC said Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans did not need to cover their faces outdoors unless they were in crowds, and that they could enjoy activities such as exercising outside and eating outdoors at restaurants without masks.

After weeks of being limited to takeout and delivery, struggling restaurants in Los Angeles were allowed to reopen for outdoor dining Friday with new restrictions in place. Restaurants must require employees to wear a face mask and shield, tables must be eight feet apart and seat no more than six people, and televisions are not allowed to be turned on. "Televisions or any other screens that are used to broadcast programming must be removed from the area or turned off," the order from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health says. "This provision is effective until further notice." This no-TVs...

Leftists and mainstream media hate Dr. Scott Atlas. They hate that he has the President’s ear and they hate that he’s not calling for everyone to cower in fear of a “pandemic” with a 99.996% recovery rate. That’s why it’s not surprising they clutched their pearls harder than they have in weeks when he posted a Tweet in response to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s newest lockdown announcement. Scott W. Atlas @SWAtlasHoover · 7h The only way this stops is if people rise up. You get what you accept. #FreedomMatters #StepUp TWEET philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_ · 7h Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...