Mike Solana

ooooof "There was not one available bed for at least 30 patients who needed intensive or intermediate levels of care, and the hospital had to shut its doors to all ambulance traffic for 12 hours"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-29/l-a-county-hospitals-at-the-breaking-point-turn-away-ambulances …

to some extent, yes: https://la.eater.com/2020/12/1/21783612/outdoor-dining-data-restaurants-los-angeles-county-public-health-coronavirus-why-numbers … a broader lesson here is that people have difficulty absorbing the effects of exponential growth when considering policy responses. The political support would clearly be much higher today if LA had waited to close outdoor dining