Los Angeles County’s remarkable COVID-19 recovery hit a new milestone Tuesday as the region progressed into the least restrictive category of California’s reopening system.
Moving into the yellow tier clears the way for the nation’s most populous county to unshackle its financial system to the widest extent currently possible, meaning a swath of businesses and venues — including gyms, movie theaters, amusement parks, stadiums, and museums — can operate at a higher capacity.
And some of the last indoor spaces that had yet to be cleared for reopening, including bars that don’t serve meals, saunas, and steam rooms, will be ready to do so beginning later this week.
Whereas the state’s tier assignments set the floor of what’s allowed, counties have the power to impose additional restrictions — something L.A. County has periodically done throughout the pandemic.
