Mayor Garcetti on curbing coronavirus

Mar. 13, 2020 Coronavirus

LA City Hall. Photo by Amy Ta/KCRW

LAUSD is suspending classes as of March 16 for at least two weeks. The City Council is working on legislation that would ban evictions for people who can't pay their rent during this crisis. LA Mayor Garcetti discusses this -- and what else individuals, the city, state, and federal government can do to curb the spread of coronavirus.

From this Episode:

Mayor Garcetti on LAUSD closures and lack of national leadership on coronavirus

LAUSD is suspending classes as of March 16 for at least two weeks. The City Council is working on legislation that would ban evictions for people who can't pay their rent...

11 min

Dealing with coronavirus when you don’t have paid sick days or a place to self-isolate

There are some 40 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles, and officials are hoping to keep the risk of exposure low. That means they want people with a fever and cough...

4 min

Irvine Congresswoman Katie Porter on coronavirus testing for all Americans

Irvine Congresswoman Katie Porter and the director of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr.

13 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin